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Chronic Illness 2d
Yall with me/cfs plssss lmk ur best hacks to stay awake throughout the day im struggling so bad rn
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Anonymous 2d

I do the opposite and just sleep

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Anonymous 2d

I am prescribed a stimulant medication 🫡

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Anonymous 1d

Imagine there is a bear standing menacingly behind you

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Anonymous 1d

Let yourself rest

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

Helps to keep that adrenaline flowing 🙏

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Same - but got to say it’s not easy. I’m changing docs (moving) and basically no other docs will cover it as it’s such a highly regulated area most doctors won’t do it.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

I tried a stimulant and it did help initial energy but then I crashed way harder/had more PEM because I was using energy I lowkey didn’t actually have

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

That’s what’s been happening but I’m getting close to sleeping 12 hrs a day

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Yeah same, it interferes with a lot but i don’t wanna go on a stimulant bc im super sensitive to a lot of meds

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Not ME/CFS but also sleeping 12+ hours a day here, yeah it interferes with so much especially as a college student with homework. The stimulants/non-stimulants I’ve tried don’t keep me awake either :( no solution here, just commiserating

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 3h

Did that yesterday and slept 18 hrs and missed work

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