• FundMECFS@piefed.zip
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      6 hours ago

      Same. ME/CFS triggered by COVID.

      And most doctors are useless about it refuse to believe it.

      • AmyAye@nord.pub
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        3 hours ago

        Was it caused by COVID or caused by the endless daily high stress caused by the world being run bybthe worst paychos causing people to just completely shutdown internally and kind of wish for a nuclear holocaust to clense the Earth, asking for a friend.

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          2 hours ago

          Nah those are legit different things.

          The sympathetic/parasympathetic disregulation probably responsible for some MECFS cases is a different mechanism from the immune system disregulation probably responsible for others. Though, it is unlikely that just general stress would get you MECFS, you’re probably burnt out, which is also a real thing but different.

          Key question: do you have an effort limit, and will surpassing that effort limit cause your body to revolt (sometime within the next ~24 hours) as well as lower your effort limit for future episodes?