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Recovery from post-viral fatigue
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Published
- Sep 2025
Summary
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 credits brain retraining and blowing bubbles most, within a neuroplastic programme that included trauma work. Four years after symptoms began she reports full recovery.
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What they tried
Credits Brain retraining, Mind-body practices, Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust), Meditation, yoga, breathwork, Trauma work (EFT, EMDR, TRE).
What they credit
Also tried
Approaches: Brain retraining · Mind-body practices
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; the account doesn’t give enough times to place each step. Hover a point to see what happened and what they link it to. Open dots mark a change they link to a treatment, orange ones a setback. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | Epstein-Barr virus; severe fatigue, headaches, rapid heartbeat, dizziness and brain fog | Not stated | |
| — | new COVID infection; barely able to sit up in bed for two months | Severe | |
| — | neuroplastic approach (brain retraining, trauma work, breathwork); retraining the brain and blowing bubbles were the biggest game changers | Not stated | Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust) |
| Four years after symptoms began | fully recovered; works full time in neuroscientific research | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Brain fog, Headaches & migraine, Heart symptoms & palpitations, Muscle weakness, POTS & dysautonomia, Post-exertional malaise.
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