Mayo Protocol plus Venofer Iron Infusion Helps Teenager Recover
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 1.67 years
- Published
- May 2016
Summary
A teenager named Jack developed ME/CFS and POTS with an acute flu-like onset and was mostly homebound for about 20 months, as told by his father. Mayo Clinic's POTS rehabilitation protocol, Venofer iron infusions for low ferritin, midodrine, salt and water and structured exercise restored his energy and appetite and ended his exercise intolerance. He still has POTS but his life is described as near normal.
What they credit
Credits POTS medication, Supplements, Midodrine, Salt, fluids and compression.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Flu-like symptoms, POTS & dysautonomia.
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