How it went
Did it last?
- 1 of 4 said the benefit wore off.
- No one said they needed to keep it up to stay well.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 0 | 0% |
| Near-full | 1 | 25% |
| Substantial | 2 | 50% |
| Partial | 0 | 0% |
| Relapsed | 0 | 0% |
| No benefit | 1 | 25% |
Only 4 accounts. Treat these percentages as anecdotes, not rates.
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe | 2 | 50% | |
| Very severe | 1 | 0% |
1 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
How often it comes up
Posts that mention BPC-157 and peptide protocols, per 1,000 posts each year. Hover a point for the count.
Show as a table
| Year | Posts mentioning it | All posts | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 184 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,491 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1,995 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2,707 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2,566 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2,023 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3,381 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2,523 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1,637 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3,318 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2,469 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1,871 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,362 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,176 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1,349 | 0.0 |
| 2026 (so far) | 2 | 899 | 2.2 |
Posts in the forum threads and blog comments we archived, 34,337 in all, counted per year. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. These pages all contain a recovery story, so they show what those communities discussed, not everyone with ME/CFS or long COVID. All trends
All 4 accounts
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Relief! I still have CFS but am a MILLION times better
julienl42's own title is his hedge: after 13 years and a long, actively-managed stack of prescription, antifungal, sleep and supplement treatments, he has gone from being in bed all day with 3-4 crashes a month to about one crash every one to two months,…
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Bpc157 side effects
BPC-157 peptide, taken by injection at an unstated dose. Hip, a long-standing member of an ME/CFS patient forum, does not state in this post how long he had been ill or how severe it was. He reports the injections caused mental agitation and anxiety as a…
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ME/CFS Patient Goes into Remission After Taking Elixir of Youth (GDF11)
beatsmyth, bedbound for a decade with CFS/fibromyalgia, had already improved his gut and skin issues on an 8-month antibiotic protocol before adding BPC-157 and LL-37 peptides for three months, which he called "absolutely miraculous": remaining stomach…
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List of ME/CFS Recovery and Improvement Stories
beatsmyth is listed moving from severe to mild over about 3 months on a cycled LL-37/BPC-157 peptide protocol, with IBS also reported fixed, per the compiled list.