Cortisol Pump For CFS
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Feb 2021
Summary
Used a cortisol pump (continuous low-dose hydrocortisone infusion) for eight months. Was bedbound with CFS beforehand. Reports the pump took him from bedbound CFS to working construction over that period. Duration of illness before starting is not stated. The post gives no further follow-up on whether the improvement was maintained beyond the 8-month mark described.
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