Creatine - An Alternative Mitochondrial Energy Source for ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Long COVID?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Oct 2024
Summary
Creatine monohydrate (Thorne brand) 5g/day, begun in November 2023; how long she had been ill beforehand is not stated, and she was 72 years old with moderate impairment. After about three months she noticed easier walks and could do more exercise repetitions. In March 2024 she overexerted at the gym and relapsed, needing 4.5 months to recover, and she cautioned others not to assume creatine means you are all better. The account frames continued caution as necessary alongside the supplement, with no further follow-up given.
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