Post-exertional malaise

How it went

What people with post-exertional malaise tried

• TreatmentHow it wentRecoveredFaded
• Low-dose naltrexone11 accounts
  27% 45%
• Elimination and ketogenic diets10 accounts
  30% 30%
• B12 injections and methylation9 accounts
  33% 22%
• Carnitine, BCAA, amino acids9 accounts
  11% 0%
• NAC and glutathione9 accounts
  11% 44%
• Herbal and Chinese medicine9 accounts
  11% 22%
• Pacing and the energy envelope9 accounts
  33% 0%
• Mold avoidance / CIRS protocol9 accounts
  22% 22%
• Low-dose Abilify / aripiprazole7 accounts
  29% 43%
• CoQ10 / ubiquinol7 accounts
  14% 14%
• Selenium, iodine, minerals7 accounts
  43% 14%
• Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust)7 accounts
  29% 43%
• Meditation, yoga, breathwork7 accounts
  29% 14%
• Famvir / famciclovir (Pridgen)6 accounts
  17% 17%
• Valtrex / valacyclovir6 accounts
  33% 50%
• Probiotics and fermented foods6 accounts
  33% 17%
• Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir5 accounts
  60% 100%
• Tenofovir / antiretrovirals5 accounts
  0% 20%
• Triple anticoagulant therapy5 accounts
  20% 20%
• Doxycycline and other antibiotics4 accounts
  25% 50%
• Vagus nerve stimulation4 accounts
  25% 0%
• Vitamin D and sun exposure4 accounts
  0% 25%
• Valcyte / valganciclovir3 accounts
  33% 0%
• Antifungals3 accounts
  0% 33%
• JAK inhibitors (Rinvoq, baricitinib)3 accounts
  33% 33%
• Mestinon / pyridostigmine3 accounts
  0% 0%
• H2 blockers (famotidine, cimetidine)3 accounts
  0% 33%
• Benzodiazepines and Klonopin3 accounts
  67% 33%
• SSRIs and antidepressants3 accounts
  33% 33%
• Stimulants (methylphenidate, amphetamines)3 accounts
  33% 33%
• Corticosteroid pulses3 accounts
  0% 33%
• Craniocervical fusion / tethered cord3 accounts
  67% 0%
• Bifidobacterium infantis and targeted probiotic strains3 accounts
  67% 0%
• Extended water fasting (3+ days)3 accounts
  0% 33%
• Intermittent fasting3 accounts
  67% 0%
• Nicotine patches3 accounts
  33% 0%
• Relocation and environmental change3 accounts
  33% 33%

Within the accounts on this page. Grey numbers rest on fewer than 10 accounts.