How it went
Did it last?
- 6 of 14 said the benefit wore off (including the 3 who relapsed).
- No one said they needed to keep it up to stay well.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 1 | 7% |
| Near-full | 2 | 14% |
| Substantial | 5 | 36% |
| Partial | 3 | 21% |
| Relapsed | 3 | 21% |
| No benefit | 0 | 0% |
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 4 | 25% | |
| Severe | 7 | 29% |
3 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Specific treatments in these accounts
- TreatmentHow it wentRecoveredFaded
- Vaccines used as treatment (BCG, staph toxoid, JE)6 accounts
17% 33%
Within the accounts on this page. Grey numbers rest on fewer than 10 accounts.
All 14 accounts
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Case Report: mitochondrial insufficiency and cholinergic failure in post-vaccination LC
This 80-year-old professor was given Mestinon (pyridostigmine bromide) 90 mg daily for balance problems, which brought minimal benefit over two months, and then a mitochondrial support protocol targeting NAD+ repletion, electron transport chain function and…
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One of the most effective ME/CFS treatments, the Staphylococcus toxoid vaccine, discontinued in 2005, is available once again from a new source
Self-injected the Russian adsorbed Staphylococcus toxoid vaccine into the abdomen for moderate ME/CFS. Reports it "put me into near remission," with "incredible mental clarity and mental energy... mind was sharper than it was even when I was healthy." States…
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine article comments (Rebecca)
Rebecca took a first dose of the oral, live-attenuated typhoid vaccine (Vivotif). Rather than the post-vaccine malaise she expected, she reported feeling "amazing" and "1,000% better." The page gives no detail on her prior illness severity or duration, or…
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Adam's BCG Vaccination Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Recovery Story
Liver derivative complex (Nexavir), given as 2ml per day by subcutaneous injection alongside hydroxocobalamin 10mg intramuscularly twice weekly, was used for about two years. He had been severely ill with ME/CFS for over two decades, at times unable to work…
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine article comments (Li Ho's daughter)
Li Ho's daughter, as the commenter is identified, received a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while she had post-infection POTS with MCAS symptoms. The shot was followed by an eight-month remission in which she could exercise as she liked and eat foods…
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine article comments (Suzanne)
Suzanne received the Shingrix vaccine about a month before her comment and subsequently added acyclovir. She said she was "still coasting on the huge improvement" the Shingrix vaccine gave her, though the page gives no specifics on her prior illness severity…
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Can the Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Reduce Symptoms of Long COVID?
Rachel Strohm received a first dose of the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro) in April 2022, along with meningitis, typhoid and Tdap boosters, followed by a second JEV dose a week later. She had been ill with long COVID for about four months, reaching a…
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Bring It On!
Helen manages her long COVID with about 8 unnamed tablets each morning plus more through the day, along with increased fluid and salt intake, supine exercises, and heart rate monitoring for POTS — no specific drug names or doses are given. She had a mild…
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Some Patients Are Reporting Recovery from Long COVID (Sherri)
Sherri Klipowicz used a plant-heavy, low-gluten, low-dairy diet, restorative yoga, magnesium and glutathione supplements, and ozone therapy, and worked with an insomnia specialist to fix her sleep. She had been sick with Long COVID since March 2020, and…
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Some Patients Are Reporting Recovery from Long COVID (Netta)
Netta Wang's recovery followed her second Moderna vaccine dose in March, combined with doctor-recommended exercise such as bike riding to gradually rebuild her strength. She had been sick with Long COVID since August 2020 and was initially nervous to…
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Some Patients Are Reporting Recovery from Long COVID
Lana Lynch's Long COVID symptoms improved after her second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in May, the only treatment named in the article. Before that she had months of fatigue and daily headaches and had to carefully ration her exertion.…
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Carl-Gerhard Gottfries: A Swedish ME/CFS Vaccine Treatment Success Story
Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, a Swedish psychiatrist, developed prolonged post-infectious fatigue after the 1957-58 Asian Flu epidemic and eventually became bedridden and unable to work. His fatigue resolved and he resumed full psychiatric practice after starting…
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Carl-Gerhard Gottfries: A Swedish ME/CFS Vaccine Treatment Success Story
Credits vaccine and staphylococcus toxoid. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Named for the treating Swedish physician-researcher.
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Update from Michael Snyderman, MD
Dr. Snyderman, who developed CFS about a decade after an oral polio vaccine and later CLL, started AZT plus raltegravir 571 days after his CLL diagnosis and improved for about 9.4 months, with falling cytokine markers and better fatigue, concentration and…