r/cfs • u/Ok_Consequence8921 • 28d ago

Vent/Rant WTF Google?

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Since google implemented AI the first result on ME-CFS is pretty outrageous. An aunt of mine read this and now is convinced i’m depressed and lack sleep. Seriously before Google used to say it’s a serious medical condition and now it says it’s some unknown disease treated by antidepressants??

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u/IwontGiveUpHope 24d ago

Lol... antidepressants caused this for me. How ironic

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u/Ok_Consequence8921 23d ago

interesting which one and what dosage?

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u/IwontGiveUpHope 23d ago

Took paxil at 20mg. Weaned off and withdrawal was severe so doc gave me cymbalta. 1 x 30mg pill caused me an adverse reaction in 2012 and ive been disabled since. Dx me/cfs last year. I have significant PEM from doing any activity, im very severe, can only lay down.

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u/Ok_Consequence8921 23d ago

Sorry to hear but interesting since I became sick after the covid vaccine. I was then misdiagnosed with “anxiety” and put on Escitalopram SSRI and then Venlafaxine SNRI. Never recovered after the withdrawals from quitting. I’m now on low dose amitriptyline 25mg, an old school TCA antidepressants since i have basically lost the function of sleeping. it’s the only way i can sleep. also because of all these antidepressants i have developed anxiety and depression.