Out of the 176 accounts with a clear outcome; 1 more doesn’t say how it went.
How it went
Did it last?
- 2 of 177 said the benefit of a treatment in this approach wore off (including the 1 who relapsed).
- 39 of 177 needed to keep up a treatment to stay well, not always this one.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Recovered | 80 | 45% |
| Near normal | 53 | 30% |
| Much better | 26 | 15% |
| Somewhat better | 15 | 8% |
| Relapsed | 1 | 1% |
| No benefit | 1 | 1% |
| Outcome unclear | 1 | — |
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered or near normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | 6 | 50% | |
| Moderate | 45 | 73% | |
| Severe | 86 | 83% | |
| Very severe | 18 | 89% |
22 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Treatments in this approach
- TreatmentHow it wentRecoveredFaded
- Meditation, yoga, breathwork175 accounts
75% 1%
- Qigong, tai chi and isometric yoga9 accounts
89% 0%
Within the accounts on this page. Grey numbers rest on fewer than 10 accounts; a faded share in red is a third or more.
All 177 accounts
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Jonathan Groves' Story
After a flu and upper respiratory infection in May 2021, Jonathan had severe ME/CFS for about 19 months, with headaches, pain and light and sound sensitivity. He credited fasting on the 11th lunar day, which he said took away his pain from the neck down…
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Six Things I Did NOT Do to Heal
Ariel had long covid, with supplements often making symptoms worse and attempts to keep a schedule leading to illness. Ariel credits JournalSpeak, somatic meditation and emotional releases, plus an eat-what-you-want approach to food, for the recovery.…
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Coming out of hibernation
Amy had long COVID for five years and lived on disability benefits for 3.5 years before she started earning again. She joined CFS Recovery in April 2025 at about 75% recovered and credits the program for getting her to near-full recovery. A flare after a…
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211: The Childhood Pattern Behind Slow ME/CFS Recovery - Teresa Hobbs
Teresa was ill for over 20 years, somewhat functional for the first 12, then fell into severe ME/CFS after a toxic relationship, further stress and a fender bender. She credits slowing down to small steps, calming her nervous system and brain retraining…
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Some thoughts on exercise and long covid
Ariel was bedridden by September 2020 after running while still tired, and it was a couple of years before she ran again. She credits emotional processing through JournalSpeak, shaking and somatic meditation, then a gradual walk-jog routine paced by…
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162: She Tried Everything for Lupus, Mold & Chronic Fatigue... Only This Worked (Lori Clemmons' Story)
Lori Clemmons was bedbound for about a year and a half after an illness that began around 1989, sleeping up to 20 hours a day and relying on her husband for food. Later, after a move, she became homebound for a few years with chemical and food sensitivities.…
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165: From Bedbound to Breakthrough: Stuart Porter's Way Out of ME/CFS
Stuart Porter was bedbound with ME/CFS from a sudden collapse in December 2021, and at his lowest could not feed or wash himself. From early 2023 he built his own RESTAND framework, drawing on the ANS Rewire program, reverse therapy, meditation, and pacing…
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Recovery from post-viral fatigue
Anne de Vries was studying psychobiology when Epstein-Barr virus left her with fatigue, headaches and brain fog. Rest, painkillers, pacing and diet changes did not stop her decline; a new COVID infection left her barely able to sit up for two months. She…
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William Groves' Recovery Story
William had mild CFS with occasional moderate spells from March 2018, and kept working most of the time. From Easter 2021 he credits a year of deep rest and pacing, plus meditation, self-hypnosis, ear TENS, infrared sauna, nutrition advice and the Gupta…
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154: This Got Me Out of Severe Long Covid: Carissa Conrad, Doctor of Physiotherapy
Carissa Conrad, a physical therapist, was couch-bound for about six months after COVID in 2022, with severe fatigue, anxiety and insomnia. She credits low-dose naltrexone and a quarter-dose SSRI for getting her off the couch, and vagus nerve stimulation with…
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158: After 7 Years With ME/CFS, I'm Finally Breaking Free (Carolynn Woolstone's Story)
Carolynn Woolstone from Vancouver became ill with ME/CFS after shingles in 2018 and later stopped working. She credits brain retraining with ANS Rewire, a Buddhist-informed counselor, daily meditation, yoga nidra and vocal toning. By the interview most of…
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Incredible recovery after 30 years of ME/CFS!
Laura S was first ill with ME/CFS in 2011. She thought she had made a full recovery using meditation and pacing, then became very physically active and relapsed about three and a half years before writing. She then did the Gupta programme for a year, which…
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Recovery from ME/CFS
Her ME/CFS began after an unknown virus became a kidney infection in late 2018, leaving her housebound with severe migraines through 2019 and 2020. She credits mitochondrial supplements, an antioxidant-rich diet, neck physiotherapy, FND treatment and deep…
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148: The Long Covid Recovery Path (Almost) No One Talks About - Suzy Bolt's Story
Suzy Bolt caught COVID in March 2020 and was at her worst bedbound, with her husband feeding her. She credits yoga nidra for calming her nervous system and emotional healing, including ending her marriage, for starting her recovery. She no longer meets the…
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Karen Wright's Story
Karen Wright was 40 when Covid-19 in autumn 2021 left her with long COVID, with severe fatigue, brain fog and crashes after minimal activity. She credits a low-histamine diet, pacing, and meditation, yoga and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. By spring 2024…
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Russ Seigenberg's Recovery Story
Russ Seigenberg got mono in college and was left unable to exercise safely. After a sudden collapse in June 1976, he was ill for years and at his worst spent much of the day in bed. He credits strict pacing and gradual walk-jog exercise for regaining…
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Incredible recovery after 30 years of ME/CFS!
Marilyn Lemmon had ME/CFS for about 30 years, and even a little grocery shopping set off symptoms. After starting Rebecca Tolin's online course Be Your Own Medicine in April 2024, with its meditation and breathing techniques, she said by July it was clearly…
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125: She Could Barely Walk. Now She's 90% Back (Yulie's Story)
Yulie had severe ME/CFS from April 2023, at worst lying at home and not showering, before moving from the US to Spain. She credits graded exercise from February 2024 and an animal-based elimination diet from September 2024, with brain retraining and later…
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Heather had glandular fever at 17 in 1981, then years of fatigue, brain fog, POTS and PEM, and had to stop working at 52. She credits the Gupta Program from 2017, plus somatic tracking, meditation, EFT and fitness, and says she recovered over about six…
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Lisa Ginsburg Lewis had CFS and POTS from age 25 for about four decades, including about 3 years mostly in bed. Acupuncture slowly helped, but marital stress and a 2021 dizziness relapse set her back. She credits nervous system regulation, found through…
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Jill Hermon had ME/CFS from age 41, later also POTS, and was bedbound for most of 2020 and housebound for most of 2021. She credited early rest and avoiding outside stress, then the CFS Health program from late 2021, followed by somatic, mindfulness and…
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Kate got ill with ME/CFS at 48 while working as a full-time teacher and describes it as moderate-to-severe. She reports recovery after 13 years. She credits pacing first, then yoga, which she says did not markedly improve her symptoms but gave groundwork for…
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Long Covid Healing Resources
Greta Morgan's long COVID began with a 2020 infection and worsened after reinfections in 2022 and 2023; in summer 2023 she was too weak to care for herself. After a Mayo Clinic program from January 2024, she credits low-dose naltrexone and the Gupta Brain…
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Recovered from ME/CFS after 30 years
Shastamax had ME/CFS for about 30 years, with post-exertional malaise and brain fog. Six months of the Gupta programme brought no improvement, but six months of Rebecca Tolin's Be Your Own Medicine course, with calming breath work and box breathing, left…
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113: This Cured Aly John's SEVERE Long Covid (After 2 Years of Suffering)
Aly John had long COVID for about two years after a virus in late 2022, with fatigue, brain fog and depression, and needed daily naps. Thyroid medication did little and was stopped after she was told she was allergic to it. She credits a brain-retraining…
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Leonie's Success Story (26, Germany, Long COVID)
Leonie developed long COVID after a January 2022 infection and was housebound, with others doing her cooking, cleaning and shopping. From May 2022 she followed the Gupta programme, which she credits, alongside structured walks and physiotherapy, reaching…
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Helene's Success Story (37, ME/CFS)
Helene got ME/CFS after a viral infection in July 2023. After a crash in October 2023 she was mostly in bed and could not leave home for long periods. Pacing and relaxation brought slow gains in spring 2024. She credits the Gupta Program, started in May 2024…
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Alisha's Recovery Story
Alisha had Long Covid for almost three years, and for one and a half of them she was couch-bound. She credits TMS mind-body work (Dr. Sarno, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Rebecca Tolin), with meditation and somatic tracking, and says she made a full recovery about a…
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Overcoming Long Covid: Sue's Story
Sue Holly-Rodway had Long Covid and at her most unwell felt totally stuck, unsupported and isolated. She credits the Rest Repair Recover community programme, with Yoga Nidra, breathwork and learning to rest properly, for a shift toward healing. She now does…
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Hannah Recovers from Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome / Long Covid
Hannah became ill with chronic fatigue in October 2020, with insomnia and anxiety, and at her worst could not walk to the bottom of her garden. About eight months later she started the ANS REWIRE brain retraining program, crediting it with its diet and…
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Chronic Pain Success Story - Andrea's Journey Back to Health
Andrea of Toronto was ill for about 5½ years, beginning with neck pain after surgery and later developing CFS; at her worst she spent about three months mostly in bed. She credits the ANS REWIRE program, including its meditation, sleep routine and diet…
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Julia Shares How ANS REWIRE Helped Her Overcome MCS
Before ANS REWIRE, Julia was mostly bedbound with MCS, ME, CFS, fibromyalgia and POTS, at times managing only five basic tasks a day. She credits the program's nervous system training alongside diet, environmental changes, meditation, gradual re-engagement…
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Six Years Healthy - CFS Free
Susie had severe ME/CFS for 4.5 years, with months in bed. She credits pacing from a baseline, progressive overload, meditation and the CFS Health recovery program. She now works full time, hikes, skis and rows, and says she has been fully recovered for six…
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2 Decades of ME/CFS - Gone in 6 Months: Eric's Story
Eric, an animator, had ME/CFS for about 20 years, worsening after COVID and his mother's death. He tried hypoglycemia eating, supplements, meditation and antibiotics, the last causing a bad reaction. He credits Miguel Batista's CFS Recovery program, which…
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Primal Trust testimonials: Carina Sol
Carina had CFS and reported that Primal Trust had helped her tremendously since December 2024, though she had not got well, with too many other triggers still in the way. She credits the self-paced course, live Zoom lessons, and guided meditation, vagus…
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I Finally Found Answers and Turned ME/CFS Around - Jeff's Story
Jeff became ill with ME/CFS about ten years ago after a marathon run while unwell, and spent about seven years without answers from doctors. He credits a 90-day mind-calming program from Optimum Health Clinic, daily tapping meditation, pacing within his…
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ME/CFS Recovery Story: How Pacing and CBT Led to Lynne's Success
Lynne, a UK nurse, had CFS/ME from about 2012 and spent much of her day on the sofa at the worst. She credits CBT, mindfulness, pacing and gradual walking, and began to feel much better in 2016. She had relapses in 2017, and in 2018 after job stress, but…
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How I used diet and nutrition during recovery Pt 1
Nicole had a severe version of Long COVID, a multi-systemic illness. After many medical dead ends, she entered UCSF treatment, whose first of three group sessions focused entirely on diet, and then implemented an anti-inflammatory diet very strictly. She…
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How I Held On to Hope During Recovery Pt 1
Nicole had severe Long COVID and became completely confined to bed, and the medications she tried either did nothing or made her worse. She credits hope-focused strategies, including a Hope List of treatments to try, deliberately ignoring low recovery…
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Battling ME/CFS: a decade-long recovery
Amir developed shingles after a relationship breakup, and chronic fatigue followed for a decade. Amir credits techniques to interrupt fight-flight-freeze patterns (NLP), brain retraining and calming the nervous system through breathing and mindfulness. Good…
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Jackie Baxter's Story
Jackie had severe long COVID after a severe COVID-19 infection in March 2020, with fatigue, breathing difficulty, palpitations and dysautonomia. She kept working from home for 18 months before going on sick leave. She credits breathwork as the first thing…
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Emily Mure's Success Story
Emily had Long Covid. She credits brain retraining from the Gupta program, with meditation and the lifestyle changes it encourages, for many long-lasting benefits. She describes the program as incredibly comforting and helpful for her continued healing. She…
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How Yoga Therapy Has Helped Me During Recovery
Nicole had long COVID from early 2023 and became completely bedbound. She credits yoga, starting with Yoga Nidra and lying-down practice, as one reason she recovered relatively quickly. She now describes herself as mostly recovered, back in Vinyasa and Power…
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How I used Vagus Nerve Stimulation for recovery
Nicole had severe Long COVID that left her disabled and unable to leave the house for a time. She used a home tVNS device on the left ear every day, building up to 20 minutes, alongside breathwork and meditation, and saw small gains that grew into gradual…
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An overview of my recovery from Long Covid
Nicole had long COVID and was bed- and then housebound for months. She credits a long list of tools, each a little bit helpful, including brain training, vagus nerve stimulation, meditation, pacing and talk therapy. She describes herself as mostly recovered…
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Jennifer's Story
Jennifer was ill from age 13, later diagnosed with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, and mostly housebound in her last school years. She credits an anti-inflammatory diet, massage, acupuncture, meditation, rest and a self-designed walking program, which helped her…
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From Long Covid to London Marathon
Rachel had long covid from December 2020, with repeated crashes and long stretches housebound. She credits brain retraining (the Gupta programme), journaling and the Lightning Process, taken in May. She then ran a 5k within a week, later a half marathon and…
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Flo Stops the Leaks in Her Boat at Last
Flo's ME/CFS followed exposure to a moldy house and lasted 37 years; at worst she could not work, follow conversations or tolerate light and sound. Craniosacral therapy, PRP and hydrogen peroxide IVs gave partial or temporary relief, while antibiotics and a…
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My long covid recovery recap: the timeline and tools
Ariel Conn was sick from July 2020 and by December 2021 was bedridden and eating only about five foods. Claritin and somatic meditations helped early on, then JournalSpeak brought eating all foods back within weeks. Somatic therapy, a punching bag and…
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: My 13 Year Crash to Cure Story
Rebecca, a broadcast journalist, was ill for 13 years after a virus in her early thirties and largely housebound for years, with no lasting gain from medical and alternative treatments. After a phone call she credits the Sarno/Schubiner mind-body approach,…
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Erfolgsgeschichte von Serafina, 33, Schweiz (Long Covid)
Serafina caught Covid-19 in January 2022 and developed long COVID. After a traumatic family event triggered a crash in the first summer, many days were spent lying from bed to sofa. She credits breathwork, an Ayurveda retreat, daily walks, an elimination…
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Stefanie's Success Story - Long Covid and ME/CFS
Stefanie, a physician, became very severely ill (Bell score 0) after a second COVID infection in October 2023. From April 2024 she followed the Gupta programme with daily meditation and a graded physical programme; after more than three months she left the…
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The Healing Dudes: Getting out of Long Covid and Chronic Lyme together
Joe got sick at 21 with chronic Lyme, with neurological and gut symptoms, and spent years on treatments with limited success. About four or five years in, he credits mind-body work (meditation, neuroplasticity, acceptance and commitment therapy) and…
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The Healing Dudes: Getting out of Long Covid and Chronic Lyme together
Credits nervous system, meditation and community. Josh was ill 17 years with severe long COVID and reports a partial improvement. Chronic Lyme primary; "incredible progress," not cure.
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My Recovery Journey from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Patrick fell ill in November 2018, probably from a virus, and was mostly bedbound for several years. He credits brain retraining, low-dose naltrexone and aripiprazole, vagus nerve stimulation and rest, with gains from around September 2022. He reported no…
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"Recovery" from Long Covid
Kate had Long Covid that left her unable to work or do much. She has improved over the last year and credits pacing and techniques for managing fatigue and breathing, though she is unsure how much is recovery and how much is adaptation. When she felt better…
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Amber's Long MCAS, POTS, MCS, ME/CFS Recovery Story
Amber had gut and allergy symptoms from childhood, then was homebound with dysautonomia after a flu-shot reaction at 31. Antihistamines, a leukotriene antagonist, ketotifen, low-dose naltrexone and cholestyramine stabilized her, and she credits the…
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Leon Williams
Leon Williams, an actor in London, was ill for about two years after a COVID-19 infection, with brain fog, fatigue, POTS and crashes when working or caring for his children. He credited a mind-body approach based on John Sarno's TMS, including somatic…
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After 37 Years Flo Finds Her Answer
Flo was ill from age 29 with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and migraines, mostly homebound at her worst. IV peroxide brought gains that faded within six months, and the Shoemaker CIRS protocol and prolonged antibiotics made her much worse. After a meditation course…
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Antoine
Antoine tested positive for COVID in May 2021, then had severe heart pain, electrical sensations and light-headedness on standing; at worst he crawled to the toilet. He credits mental health support from Amy most, with meditation, daily self-talk and…
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: one woman's story of recovery
Anaya was ill with ME/CFS for about two and a half years before describing a total recovery. She credits a mindset shift, daily visualisation and posture work, breathwork and somatic exercises, alongside yoga, meditation, diet and other complementary…
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Lucie's Surprisingly Simple Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Recovery Story
Lucie, a Montreal accountant, probably became ill in 2011 at 52. At her lowest she worked about 2 hours a day and had trouble walking; a stress test was followed by a crash lasting almost a month. About seven years in she took 1,200 mg of ibuprofen daily,…
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Vedicinals-9 for Long Covid - my experiences
She had long Covid for over two years and was still far from fixed despite earlier gains. After a late-July relapse she took Vedicinals-9 for six weeks, with nausea, stomach pain and gas along the way and a brief lift in energy around days 9-13. Late in the…
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Jolene
Jolene got COVID around Halloween 2021 and was ill for months, in a haze through winter and spring, with each attempt at a normal routine setting her back. She credited radical rest, slow graded pacing, a second booster, counseling, acupuncture, yoga and…
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Chronic Fatigue Gone - After 16 Years Jason Figures It Out
Jason fell ill with a flu-like illness in the early 2000s and was ill for 16 years, becoming somewhat homebound with crashes that left him bedbound for several days after exercise. He credits IV hydrogen peroxide, nebulised glutathione, PEMF with red light,…
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Jason's Eclectic Mix of Treatments Returns Him to Near Normal Health
Jason fell ill in the early 2000s, possibly flu/EBV or XMRV, and crashes after exercise grew until any exertion left him bedbound for several days. He credits nebulised hydrogen peroxide, which he says left him about 80% better within a week, and nebulised…
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Matt Sibert
Matt Sibert's fatigue after COVID stopped him running his consulting business, and IV vitamins with about 50 supplements a day left him still exhausted. After reading Dr. John Sarno's books and practicing somatic tracking, journaling and meditation, he says…
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I knew that one of the things that was keeping me sick was my constant focus on my illness
Helen developed long COVID after a March 2020 infection and was virtually bed-bound by summer, sleeping about 14 hours a day. She credited weekly Mickel Therapy sessions over FaceTime from September 2020, plus TRE, meditation, yoga and the Curable app. She…
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Robyn Dale
Robyn Dale had long COVID after an October 2021 infection; a severe mid-December crash left her in bed for days. She took propranolol, short-term zopiclone and diazepam, and amitriptyline, plus rest, daily walks, yoga and meditation, and credited a mindset…
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Bedridden for 1.5 years and still getting worse - IVIG only hope
Post-exertional malaise began for Howard in 2009, and he has been exclusively bed-bound since 2015. Since November, he has spent eight hours a day outdoors to raise low-normal vitamin D, and he says a sudden though gradual improvement began after this. He…
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Alternative health and mind/body treatments return former aerobics instructor to health
Jodi got glandular fever and EBV, which she says led to chronic fatigue syndrome after overactivity as an aerobics instructor in London. About three months later she was bedbound, unable to look after herself, and moved back in with her parents. She credits…
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Alternative health and mind/body treatments return former aerobics instructor to health
Jodi, a London aerobics instructor, got glandular fever and EBV that led to ME/CFS. Three months in she was bed-bound and unable to look after herself, and her illness lasted two to five years. She credits kinesiology, acupuncture, reiki, diet, mantras and…
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My brain maintained my condition by pondering questions such as: 'How am I doing today, which symptoms are the hardest, and consequently; what will I be doing today?'
Minja fell ill in late March 2020, presumably with Covid-19, and was bedbound for three weeks by September. After reading recovery stories in autumn 2020, she credits brain retraining, breathing and relaxation, and gradual walking and exercise. An oximeter…
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I had long Covid. I have fully recovered
Rachel Whitfield had long COVID after a mild infection in December, with crashes after heavy training and work, and was housebound for a lot of March. After rest and pacing, she did a three-day Lightning Process course in May, which she called a game…
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Some Patients Are Reporting Recovery from Long COVID (Sherri)
Sherri Klipowicz got sick with what she believes was COVID-19 in March 2020 and began to feel better in February 2021 after months of tinkering with her diet, sleep and activity. She now practices restorative yoga, takes magnesium and glutathione, and works…
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Breathing Pattern Disorder
Caroline caught COVID-19 at work in London in spring 2020 and was severely ill; a run at about eight weeks, after feeling better, brought on a crash. From about seven months in she retrained her breathing with physio education and rest after activity, and…
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Oda Shares Her POTS and ME/CFS Recovery After 10 Years Using ANS REWIRE
Ill from about age 14, with fatigue, later POTS and sensory sensitivity, Oda was couchbound by mid-2017 and had given up part-time work. She credited the ANS Rewire program, with daily meditation, plus home yoga, one somatic session and cold-water swims.…
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From 5 minute walks to a marathon comeback: Chris' CFS recovery story
Chris had moderate ME/CFS from a viral infection in November 2016, often struggling with 5-minute walks and couch-bound after crashes. He credited meditation, an Ayurvedic diet, graded movement and cold-water swims. By late 2020 he worked five days a week,…
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Severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Recovery After Six Years - Vera's Story
Vera from Norway had severe ME/CFS for about six years, bedbound for three, with digestive and neurological symptoms. She credits Ayurveda, including Panchakarma and a warm cooked diet, which had her out in the world within about ten days in early 2019.…
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Illustrated Remission, Energy & End of Insomnia - Returned to Running
A woman who had ME/CFS for years, with fatigue that did not improve and lifelong insomnia, credited a daily green drink, later narrowed to alfalfa powder, with ending her insomnia. She returned to running four times a week, regained most of her energy and no…
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EST, Landmark Education, ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: My Story
Cort Johnson came down with ME/CFS about 40 years ago while a student and a year later could barely walk up and down the block. A six-week mental facility stay changed nothing, but EST training in January 1982 made a profound difference, though he stayed ill…
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Adrienne Dellwo Shares Her Fibromyalgia Remission Story
Adrienne Dellwo's regimen included low-dose naltrexone at 3mg (compounded, versus a standard 30mg dose per the article), plus rhodiola rosea, L-theanine, vitamin B and D, a custom herbal blend and acupuncture from her rheumatologist, meditation, yoga, a…
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I now had the knowledge to understand, the will to accept, and the tools to adjust
Ill for 17 years from January 2001, after hyperemesis in pregnancy, she spent long periods on the sofa and could not work as a nurse. At a four-day programme in Fitjar, Norway, in February 2018, she credited mindfulness and sensory exercises plus gentle…
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How I recovered from M E Hell
Fell ill in August 2009, waking virtually unable to walk, talk or do much of anything, and for years stayed around 40-50% of normal. Credits the ANS ReWire brain-retraining program, started at the end of August 2018, for the recovery, alongside Qigong and…
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The Suffering of One, Relieved: Kyle McNeases' ME/CFS Recovery Story, Detailed
Kyle McNease was severely ill with ME/CFS for about 3.5 years after heavy-metal exposure in a barn renovation, bedbound and unable to communicate. He credits a chelation protocol: a brief early improvement, two weeks of worsening, then recovery.…
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3 Decades of ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, MCS, Lyme End Fast
Claudia was ill from 1985, at age 25, and was diagnosed with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia in 2005 after a crash left her unable to get out of bed. A herbal Lyme protocol from 2012 to 2015 raised her to about 60% of her former function. After starting the ANS…
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Sirin Gnadeberg Shares How She Cured Her ME/CFS and POTS
Sirin Gnadeberg had chronic fatigue syndrome with POTS for about five years after a sore-throat infection in 2012, the last two almost housebound and awake only a few hours a day. She credits adding salt to her water, 16 weeks of antibiotics, a 10-day fast…
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My message to all ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS sufferers is 'don't lose hope!'
Bed-bound in the later stages of ME/CFS, with fibromyalgia and POTS added, Dan began recovering after just over five years of illness. The credited approach was ANS Rewire, a brain-training method Dan developed, combined with DEEP mindfulness meditation and…
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It has been important for me to feel ownership to my own process. I've been my own coach all the way
Torill Sorkmo was ill from about 2008, after mononucleosis and stress, with nausea, dizziness and brain fog, and was diagnosed with ME in 2009. She credits self-taught positive thinking, endorphins, meditation and mindfulness, which got her back to full-time…
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Luckily I am stubborn, and so I decided to disprove the idea that you just have to live with this diagnosis
Benedicte Viggen Fintland developed post-viral chronic fatigue syndrome after a flu in January 2014; at her worst she struggled to walk 50 metres without symptoms. Rehabilitation at Vikersund Kurbad did not help, but she credits Dr Bjarte Stubhaug's…
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I tricked my body into believing I would get well
Diagnosed with ME/CFS after a total collapse in November 2013 at age 49, they were largely confined to a chair and could barely walk to the post box. They credit cognitive therapy and mindfulness with a psychologist, a daily walking schedule and later…
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Step by step I took my life back. My life's big turnaround, I call it
After EBV infection, she spent almost a year lying on the couch at her parents' home and was off work for almost two years. She joined the RituxME trial but left early, not knowing if she had the drug or saline. A four-day stress-medicine program at Frihamn…
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For me it was about realising that the mind and body is connected, and learn that I could influence my health through cognitive tools
After mononucleosis he was bedbound for about 13 months, diagnosed with ME in late 2015, and needed help from his parents and brother with all daily needs. Public health care, private clinics and alternative treatments left him more fatigued and in more…
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From ME to MMA
Mari Hofsøy Pettersen collapsed at work at 19, after a tonsillectomy, and lived with frequent fainting for three to four years. After a second relapse she credits a stay at AiR Rauland rehabilitation for mindfulness and energy pacing, a gradual return to…
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Chaga Tea, dramatic but temporary
At worst totally bedbound, they later walked about a third of a mile in pristine air but were still described as severely ill. Strong chaga tea eased muscle pain, air hunger and shortness of breath for about three hours per dose. Xenon gas, saline and…
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The Man and the Map: Dan Moricoli on His Continuing Recovery
Dan Moricoli fell ill on a fishing trip in 2006 and became largely bedbound, with speech problems, flailing limbs and post-exertional malaise. From 2008 he followed a heart-rate-monitored exercise program with long rests, which he credits with about 75% of…
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ANS Rewire Program Works For Bed Bound 11 Year ME/CFS/FM Patient
Peter, a businessman, became mostly bedbound after 11 years of illness that began with allergies and digestive problems. He ran up $50,000 in credit card debt on doctors and treatments, and dental work did not help. After starting the ANS Rewire course of…
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mTor Inhibitor Rapamune Helps 5 ME/CFS Patients in Dallas
He was ill from early childhood and usually moderate. Rapamune from April 2017 brought fast gains, but he lapsed and later stopped it on medical advice. By late 2019 he worked about six hours a day, still set back by stressful days, and credited…
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Ampligen Does the Trick for Anita
Anita became severely ill at 24 after an infection and was mostly bedbound, using a wheelchair, for 11 years. Dr Peterson found five activated viruses and prescribed Ampligen, which left her 90% recovered. She stopped after eight years, relapsed a year later…
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ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia Recovery - When Retreat Means Advance
Dan was ill for nearly 7 years with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, beginning abruptly after a vaccination, and was often too sick to get out of bed, with coping at home difficult even with his wife's support. He credits meditation, one of many brain training and…
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Emotional Healing Key for Fibromyalgia Patient
Tried Bach Flower Remedies herself and says she liked how they felt, describing them as very gentle. Illness duration and severity are not detailed. Says in her own words that the Bach remedies didn't address her physical symptoms, and that she found…
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Monet finds relief from mind/body practices plus homeopathy
Monet developed chronic fatigue syndrome after an adverse vaccination reaction around 1991-1995, and was in a wheelchair within nine months, mostly bedbound at her worst. A healer's homeopathy for viral issues turned the corner for her; she also credits…
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Retraining Puts Linda on the Path to Recovery
Linda, a business owner, was mostly homebound with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia and severe chemical and electromagnetic sensitivities, ill for 2-5 years. She credited the Gupta Amygdala Retraining Program, Dynamic Neural Retraining System and…
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Maureen's gradual onset - and her gradual recovery
Maureen was 35 when she woke unable to get out of bed with exhaustion, painful joints and insomnia, and could barely stand. She began Dr. Teitelbaum's protocol of diet, vitamins, herbs and some pharmaceuticals, and progress took several months. She also…
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Maureen's gradual onset - and her gradual recovery
Maureen had chronic fatigue syndrome from age 35, when she woke unable to get out of bed with profound exhaustion and could barely stand. She credits Dr. Teitelbaum's protocol of diet, vitamins, herbs and some pharmaceuticals, plus acupuncture, meditation…
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Hitting Rock Bottom Leads To Turnaround for Dan
Dan developed chronic fatigue syndrome after a chickenpox vaccination during an intense year. Over a six-and-a-half-year illness he was mostly homebound at his worst, with extreme fatigue, fevers, cardiac symptoms and brain fog. He credits an elimination…
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Diet makes the biggest difference for Alexandra
Alexandra became ill at 26 after flu and was mostly bedbound and in a wheelchair. She recovered on a doctor's supplements and diet, but after going off them she crashed and spent seven years mostly home- and bed-bound. She credited a low-carbohydrate,…
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Louise Finds One Thing That Turns Life Around
Louise developed chronic fatigue syndrome after a period of increased stress brought poor sleep, fatigue and flu-like symptoms, and she stopped working. She credits Mickel Therapy, four sessions over a couple of months, for ending her severe muscle and joint…
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From hospitalization to recovery: Leah's Dr. Lerner ME/CFS Recovery Story
Leah was hospitalized during her illness, and her treatment was given under Dr. Lerner's approach. She says antiviral treatment worked best for her, and advises treating any infection aggressively. Alongside it she credits listening to her body, resting when…
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From the Bedside to the Outdoors Green Girl Goes Green Again
Mel had chronic fatigue syndrome after a Ross River virus infection in 2009, and was mostly bedbound at her worst. She relapsed after feeling over it by 2010, and was forced to stop working in her newly started job. She credits pacing, graded exercise,…
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From the Bedside to the Outdoors: Green Girl Goes Green Again
Green Girl, an environmental scientist, was infected with Ross River virus in 2009, felt over it by 2010, then relapsed and became mostly bedbound with brain fog and dizziness. She credits pacing, graded exercise, meditation and yoga, supplements, juicing, a…
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Recovery Story Survey Suggests Some Commonalities
Tatt had ME and became a lot better than before, though not fully recovered, after reading research and trying things with a scientific basis. Yoga breathing helped when they felt wired, but yoga exercises did not help, and they ruled out the Lightning…
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Yoga Slowly Coaxes Fiona Back to Health
Fiona credits a yoga practice together with a mindset shift: choosing to be ill and happy rather than ill and unhappy. She says this state of mind got her out of a relapse faster than any pill she could have taken. She describes herself as ill for now, and…
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Yoga Slowly Coaxes Fiona Back to Health
Fiona, who led a public relations company, had panic attacks from 1989, then a flu left her dizzy and fatigued, and by 1992 she was in a wheelchair, too tired to hold a conversation. She credits gentle yoga focused on relaxation and breathing, plus…
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Stinging Her Way Back to Health
Nancy became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome in 1994. She credited bee venom therapy with helping her get her life back, B12 with helping her get back to normal, and Florinef with taking care of her brain fog. She relapsed at one point, and bee venom…
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Breathe Deep: Dan Moricoli on Yoga and Recovering From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Dan Moricoli had a sudden onset of severe illness with seizure-like symptoms and severe exercise intolerance. He mostly recovered using a three-part protocol of pacing, a heart-rate based exercise program and yoga, and he calls yoga a central part of that…
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Stinging Her Way Back to Health
Nancy became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome in 1994. She credits bee venom therapy, which she says is not a cure but helped her get her life back, and vitamin B12 for getting back to normal. Hypnotherapy, guided meditation and visualisation helped her…
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Multidimensional program is the ticket for Michelle
Michelle became ill in 1979 at age 32, after childbirth and a polio vaccine, and was mostly bedridden and housebound for three months. She credits an elimination diet with supplements such as vitamin C and magnesium, tai chi and qigong, osteopathy, and…
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Multidimensional program is the ticket for Michelle
Michelle became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome in 1979 at age 32, four months after childbirth and one month after a polio vaccine, and was mostly bedridden and housebound for three months. She credits a multidimensional program: an elimination diet,…
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Dan Moricoli - On the Path - and Recovering From ME/CFS
Fell ill suddenly with ME/CFS in May 2006 and spent days or weeks at a time in a recliner, with comatose crashes. From about 2009 he followed a heart-rate-monitored exercise program and paced himself, later adding yoga; he credits pacing and yoga most. A…
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Dr. Smith Does It Again: University Student Returns to Health by Pacing
Raba had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFIDS) for 21 years and worked from home, lying down for 12 to 15 minutes at least four times a day. She credited pacing and whey protein with letting her keep supporting her family. Gupta's amygdala retraining helped some…
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From hospitalization to recovery: Leah's Dr. Lerner ME/CFS Recovery Story
Leah was very active until she became ill at 32 in 1996, after a series of sinus and bladder infections. At her worst she was mostly bedbound and hospitalized several times, going from 115 to 89 lbs. She credits Valtrex, with yoga and pacing, for a recovery…
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Gut and Mind/Body Work are Key for Long term Severely Ill Patient
Rachel Kleye developed ME/CFS after glandular fever and was severely ill for years, unable to sit up for an hour until five years in. After more than 10 years ill, an elimination diet and probiotics, which took months to work, lifted her symptoms to 50-60%…
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Going Under the Knife Does It
Diane was a high-energy woman in her mid-30s when sinus infections, loss of stamina, weakness and body aches progressed to high fevers and left her bedridden. She credits sinus surgery, which she describes as giving immediate improvement, with herbs,…
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Thirteen years after occupational exposure - Doug is well
Doug developed chronic fatigue syndrome after 60 hours in a waterlogged building. He improved after 18 months but was sick about half the time, relapsing three or four times a year. He credits antibiotics, NAC, methylation boosters, thyroid hormone,…
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How Yoga Can Change Your Life
Index entry credits Celandine with the Perrin Technique (lymphatic drainage massage) for ME/CFS improvement, in the same Daily Mail piece as Sally's yoga story. The page was blocked when fetched, so no further detail on duration of illness, severity, or…
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How Yoga Can Change Your Life
Sally became ill in her late 20s, was diagnosed with ME in 2000, and over four years became house-bound with long periods in bed. She credits yoga, especially its mindfulness, with slowly making her stronger after she began attending a class and found it…
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Come with M.E. on a journey: Update on Ivabradine for POTs (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
Ivabradine, dose not stated, used for several months by the time of this update; she had been ill with POTS-type symptoms since August 2009, about 5 years by this post, with moderate functional limitation. Initial side effects of malaise and heaviness…
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Mind-body Work and Alternative Treatments Kisses 15 Years of ME/CFS Good-Bye
He believes his ME/CFS began after measles at age 12. By 1979 he could not stand up and had lost his balance, with headaches and muscle pain; he later worked part-time and retired at 50. He credits self-hypnosis, deep meditation, autogenic training, the…
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The Woman Who Healed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Naturally
Edie Summers developed chronic fatigue syndrome after a ski accident and surgery in her early 20s, and recovered. It returned in her mid-30s during a violent marriage, leaving her bedridden for six months. She credits self-care, including diet changes, deep…
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Taiji Qigong Chronic Fatigue - Student Experience
Diagnosed with CFS in 2009 after swine flu, she was housebound for three months and could not walk more than five minutes. TCM herbs and acupuncture helped only for a couple of days at a time. She credits daily qigong, first breathing exercises and then…
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Heart Rate Monitor Based Exercise Program Improves Heart Functioning in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
A 28-year-old woman with ME/CFS and orthostatic intolerance, no longer employed, crashed after overdoing activity. Over a year she used a heart-rate monitor that beeped when she passed her anaerobic threshold, cueing her to sit or lie down, plus lying-down…
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How I yoga for ME/CFS
She crashed with ME/CFS in January 2011 and spent about six weeks horizontal and mostly asleep on her parents' sofa before starting gentle yoga. Over two years her practice grew from about 10 minutes of simple poses to 25 to 30 minutes most mornings. She…
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Skyline's Journal: Progress & Experiments
Skyline had headaches, fatigue, neuropathy and brain symptoms from May 2012 and was mostly working at first, but declined steadily until 2013. A methylation protocol gave a brief lift in December 2012. The main gains followed mold avoidance, cholestyramine…
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Things I have learned by overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The author had severe symptoms of CFS 5 to 10 years before writing and was then very fearful and agitated. They credit a daily practice of paying attention to feelings in the body, with morning meditation and TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique), used for about…
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Stages of Recovery - personal experience
Slow-onset CFS from about 2002 left them largely housebound, with a 10-minute drive causing all-day exhaustion. From late 2007 they followed Dr Myhill's protocol with an elimination diet, sauna and rest, crediting the combination rather than any single…
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My complete protocol - recovering well from bad 7 years+ CFS
Carter Burke had ME/CFS for about five years, mostly housebound. After a specialist's supplement protocol, rest and step-based pacing, he credits pacing and a low-lectin diet most. Two years on he drives long distances, socialises and works, but says he is…
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Thirteen years after occupational exposure - Doug is well
Doug became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome after 60 hours in a waterlogged building. He improved after 18 months but was sick about half the time, with relapses three to four times a year. He credits targeted supplements, dietary changes, pacing, yoga and…
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M.E. CFS & Fibromyalgia Recovery Success Stories - The Chrysalis Effect
The Chrysalis Effect recovery programme, combined with diet changes and meditation, is credited by a woman who was severely ill and housebound and in what she calls a dark psychological place before joining in early 2013. Illness duration beforehand is not…
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How Raelan Reclaimed Her Vibrant Health from ME/CFS
Raelan's ME/CFS began with a viral onset at 30 that almost instantly left her housebound, and it lasted over a decade. After a two-year self-devised program of nutrition, graded exercise and emotional health, she reported she could do any workout intensity…
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From Bedbound to Mountaineering: Japhet's ME/CFS Recovery Story
Japhet became bedbound within five months of falling ill in 2009, after a gut infection and antibiotics. He credits diet: gluten elimination in 2011, then a ketogenic diet, then a full carnivore diet after dropping vegetables, which he says ended his IBS and…
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Katie's Healing Journey from ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
Katie developed fibromyalgia and ME/CFS gradually while working as a therapist, and was primarily bedridden for about two years. After a genetic test found mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, she credits a mito cocktail with a quick recovery, along with…
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Becoming Boundless: Anaya's Powerful CFS/ME Recovery Story
Anaya had CFS/ME for about 2.5 years; a bug and six months of pushing through full-time work left her mostly housebound and out of work. She credits self-directed brain retraining, using daily visualisation and changes to posture and language, with…
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How Vera Broke Free from CFS/ME
Vera had ME/CFS from 2015 after years of stress and digestive trouble, and was bed-bound for about three years. In January 2019 she credits an Ayurvedic kitchari diet and panchakarma with restoring her energy within weeks. Symptoms returned while she still…
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Ten Things that Helped Me Heal from CFS/ME
Liz had moderate ME/CFS with recurrent EBV, dysautonomia and IBS for about 2.5 years, mostly staying within her house and a nearby corner store. She credited the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, found at the end of 2018, as the final piece, following…
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How Katie Biohacked Her Way Out of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Katie from Boston had ME/CFS from 2018, with low blood sugar, orthostatic intolerance/POTS and post-exertional malaise, and kept working with accommodations. She credits a diet change, amino acids, salt, supplements and ANS Rewire brain retraining. By summer…
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How Lauren Reclaimed her Life from ME/CFS and Fibro
Lauren had ME/CFS and fibromyalgia from late 2019 and needed to sit down within five minutes of walking by early 2020. She credits a CFS-informed mindset coach, a naturopath, a screen-free sleep routine, a gluten- and dairy-free diet and slow, paced…
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Rebecca's powerful Chronic Fatigue Syndrome recovery story
Rebecca Tolin, a former TV reporter, had chronic fatigue syndrome for about 12 years and was at times bed-bound. After antivirals, thyroid hormones and about 30 supplements a day did not help, she credits Sarno's TMS approach, started after a phone call with…
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Faith's full recovery story from CFS/ME: Living a life less toxic
Faith got post-viral ME/CFS after glandular fever and was mainly housebound, sometimes bedbound. She credits an elimination diet, a yeast and parasite cleanse, fermented foods, EFT tapping, meditation and reframing her thoughts, and gradually walking more.…
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Charlotte's full recovery story from CFS & the true meaning of rest
Charlotte from the UK became ill with ME/CFS from 2008 and was mostly bedbound after a flu in January 2011. She credits diet changes, psychology work, EFT tapping and yoga practices, including restorative yoga, which taught her to rest. After roughly six…
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Mike's Long Covid and chronic fatigue recovery story
Mike got Long Covid after a New Year’s 2020/21 infection, and a bereavement a couple of months later sharply worsened him; for most of that year he was housebound. He credits the Lightning Process, begun around Christmas 2021, with his full recovery about 14…
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Suzi's full recovery from severe ME/CFS (after 15+ years)
Suzi Leach got ME/CFS after glandular fever at 17 and relapsed several times, becoming fully bedbound from 2017. Diets, supplements and rigid pacing gave little lasting help, and pacing fear made her more scared. She credits ANS Rewire brain retraining, then…
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Christine's full recovery from ME/CFS & Fibro
Christine developed fibromyalgia and ME/CFS in 2016, spent about half her days in bed and at one point struggled to walk three minutes. An autoimmune paleo diet, lymphatic massage and meditation got her a long way, and visualization from brain retraining is…
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Anna de Vries' Story
Anna de Vries was ill for about four years after Epstein-Barr virus, with fatigue, dizziness, brain fog and palpitations. Pacing and rest were followed by worsening, and diet changes did not help. A later COVID infection left them barely able to sit up in…
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Primal Trust testimonials: Marla Hall
Marla had chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases from 2015. After eight years of seeing doctors, a functional doctor suggested Primal Trust, and she credits the program along with its somatics, breathwork and yoga practices. She reports her pain, brain…
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Dr Sarah's recovery story
Sarah got long covid after two covid infections in 2021 and became housebound, unable to work, and unable to care for her young son for more than half an hour. She credits nervous system regulation, pacing, somatic tracking and tapping, and reached full…
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Karen's recovery story
Karen had long COVID from September 2022 and was signed off work for three months, housebound and using a wheelchair outdoors. A clinic pacing programme got her only to about 10 to 30% capacity. From late 2023 she used the neuroplastic mind-body approach,…
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Julie's recovery story
Julie was bedbound for months after a covid infection in July 2022, with breathlessness, dysautonomia and insomnia. She credited a mind-body approach, mainly the Curable app with daily yoga, meditation and breathwork, and was back at work by March 2023. She…
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Vanessa's journey: from chronic illness to recovery
Vanessa developed long COVID after COVID-19 in January 2021 and became bedbound with over fifty symptoms. Brain retraining heightened her anxiety, and supplements, heavy-duty medications and other therapies exhausted her savings. From December 2023 she built…
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George, UK
George had long COVID. At its worst he struggled to walk 500 meters, having been in the gym five days a week before. He learned pacing, used the Gupta Program for limbic retraining, and said meditation had the biggest impact. A year into the work he was back…
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Maya's Story
Maya was severely ill from age 15, with extreme fatigue, leg pain and infections, and was diagnosed with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia a year later. She credited psychotherapy, a body-scan meditation and a strict sleep schedule for slow gains, and a bigger gain…
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Paul Garner's Story
Paul Garner, a professor of infectious diseases, got COVID-19 in March 2020 and was substantially impaired for about 10 months. He credits a mind-body approach from someone who had recovered from ME/CFS, plus relaxation and a gradual return to exercise. He…
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Payton Foeller's Story
Payton's decline began after her second birth, and after weaning her third child she became severely ill, needing help on stairs and with dressing at times. Healing began about 4.5 years in, and she credits Brainspotting, Dr. John Sarno's mind-body approach,…
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Gut and Mind/Body Work are Key for Long term Severely Ill Patient
Rachel became severely ill with ME/CFS after glandular fever and could sit up for an hour only after five years. After more than 10 years, an elimination diet with probiotics began to lift her symptoms to 50-60% functionality. She also credits meditation and…
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Stinging Her Way Back to Health
Nancy became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome in 1994. She credits bee venom therapy with getting her life back and B12 with returning her to normal. Hypnotherapy, guided meditation and visualization helped with energy and calm, and Florinef eased brain…
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A Package Deal Works for Clare
Clare Kerr developed chronic fatigue syndrome after glandular fever while at school and was ill for about 6-10 years. She credited a combination of targeted vitamin and mineral supplements, a healthy diet, and daily yoga and meditation, and said she was…
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From the Bedside to the Outdoors: Green Girl Goes Green Again
Green Girl, an environmental scientist with chronic fatigue syndrome, was infected with Ross River virus in 2009. She relapsed after feeling over it and was forced to stop working, and was mostly bedbound at her worst. She credits pacing, graded exercise,…
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ANS Rewire Program Works for Bed Bound 11 Year ME/CFS/FM Patient
Peter was mostly bedbound after 11 years of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, and went bankrupt after $50,000 in credit card debt from doctors and treatments. He started the online ANS Rewire course at his low point, crediting its mind-body practices, meditation,…
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Alternative Health and Mind/Body Treatments Return Former Aerobics Instructor to Health
Jodi developed chronic fatigue syndrome after glandular fever and EBV, became mostly bedbound and could not look after herself, and moved back in with her parents. She credits kinesiology, acupuncture, reiki, diet, mantras and sound healing. She reports…
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Graded Exercise Therapy for CFS ME and FMS: Friend or Foe
Dan had ME/CFS and fibromyalgia for over six years. At his worst he could not get out of bed or even speak. He credits meditation to create a base, then neurolinguistic programming (NLP) to make the changes, with breathwork and diet along the way. He says he…
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Overcoming ME - My Path to Recovery and Regaining My Life
Sue had ME for about 18 years after a severe virus in 2003 and was mainly bed bound for four months after one collapse. A severe relapse in March 2019 followed 18 months of feeling well. She credits ANS REWIRE, psychotherapy for fear of relapse, and treating…
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Adding Brain Training Brings MECFS Success for Cim
Cim had ME/CFS for six years, becoming severely ill after a one-hour exertion test and lying in a dark room unable to care for herself. Mindfulness, thought work and an anti-inflammatory diet brought her to about 40%, and she credits ANS REWIRE for reaching…
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Unusually Fast Recovery from Long-Term CFS and Fibromyalgia
Diane had ME/CFS for 31 years, with fibromyalgia for about ten, and eventually could not work. She got worse during a clinic's homeopathy and acupuncture program; qigong and eating better had brought her perhaps 20% better. Three months into ANS REWIRE she…
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Lynn Shares Her Thoughts on How to Recover from Fibromyalgia
Credits CBT or psychological work, diet, graded exercise and meditation. Lynn had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Hit rock bottom first; 3-5hr daily meditation.
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CFS Recovery: Ted Shares How He Recovered After 8 Years
Ted was 50 when ME/CFS began suddenly during a dance class, and he was ill for about eight years, working part time while often stuck in a chair. Acupuncture helped and the Gupta technique gave some improvement, but he kept relapsing into massive crashes. He…
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Beth French's Journey from ME/CFS to Ultra-Marathon Swimmer
Beth French had ME/CFS for about nine years from age 10, and at her worst was bedridden and spoon-fed by her mother. She credits moving abroad at about 18, a self-taught study of emotions and the immune system, meditation, swimming in Hawaii and, later,…
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CFS and how i found my way out
Gavin Patterson had chronic fatigue syndrome for about four years, spending about two-thirds of time in bed and crashing for 16 hours after kicking a ball for two minutes. Gavin credits Blackmores PPMP, a potassium/magnesium supplement, which they say made…