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Treating patients suffering from ME/CFS with Sodium Dichloroacetate (pilot trial)

Hipforums.phoenixrising.mePublished Mar 2018

Condition
ME/CFS
At worst
Not stated
Ill for
Not stated
Published
Mar 2018

Summary

Sodium dichloroacetate (DCA), 350mg taken as two divided doses on a single day, was tried after reading about a pilot trial reporting benefit in some ME/CFS patients. Their illness duration and severity are not stated in the post. Rather than helping, the dose made them sleepy for several hours and was followed by depression and physical frailty that lasted nearly a month. They described the reaction as discouraging further use, though they mentioned they might try it again after reviewing the study further. No benefit or recovery from the single trial dose is reported.

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What they credit

Dichloroacetate (DCA)

Symptoms mentioned

Anxiety & low mood

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