Yeah. Been there. I actually just got diagnosed with mono 3 weeks ago. And i was actually surprised because I’ve been fatigued for 2 years now. I find that on the days that I sneak in a small workout I feel more energized. Even a slow walk for a bit. I hate when people say “just eat and sleep normally”. At a certain point I was sleeping 8+ hours a night and by the time I got home from work I’d collapse into bed for a 2 hour nap.

This happened to me after mono too! It lasted a while. Then covid did the same thing!

I understand how you feel. I’m like 99% percent sure that my CFS is due to untreated depression. I’ve tried a lot of meds for depression/anxiety and the one that was potentially starting to help caused me to have hallucinations so I had to stop taking it. I am going to try and talk to my doctor about trying a stimulant because I am tired of being tired lol. I know how hard it can be to function when you are fatigued. I feel like the common steps for finding a treatment for CF are 1. Get your vitals checked that can cause fatigue 2. Treat the potential cause of the CF (mental health concern or other issue) 3. Do a sleep study 4. Try a stimulant of sorts. Of course you should make sure you are eating decently, exercising some, sleeping, etc but sometimes that still isn’t enough as it can be a complicated issue you know. Know this wasn’t probably that helpful but I just wanted to let you know you aren’t alone 💕

Just wanted to add some supplements I take here, I hope it’s helpful. B-12, vitamin D, and either magnesium or formula 303 (formula 303 contains magnesium so don’t double up) have been slowly helping me. My CFS doctor has also recommended HRPZ spray but I haven’t tried it yet, so you should do your research on that one.

I am a week into ubiquinol (the active form of CoQ10 - CoQ10 has to convert to ubiquinol in your body). I have read that CoQ10 amounts are low in people with CFS (though I'm not sure if they say it is low in all people with CFS). I am also taking astaxanthin as these together are supposed to have some benefit.