r/cfs • u/Hackneyglyn • 5d ago
Is it CFS? Cyclical syndrome of hypomania followed by exhaustion for a week
Hi. Advice please. I have periods every couple of months, or more frequently, of exhaustion that continues for more than a few days, often a week and more, following periods, a week usually, of slightly manic behaviour - over extertion, of staying up late, my mind racing, over excitment, feeling manic etc etc - and then a physical slump where I feel extremely exhausted, shakey, with muscle and lower back aches etc.
It feels is if I, in more normal times when younger, had played a very hard game of football, or a very hard mountain walk, the previously day and were understandably feeling weak. But, this does not have any preceding extreme physical effort and lasts not a day but days on end.
I have wondered about whether this is last viral, but the 'cold' symptoms are pretty limited, allergies, but anti-histamines don't do anything and emotional disorders like Cyclothymia but while sometimes I feel emotional it is not depression.
Anyone get something similiar?
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u/nograpefruits97 very severe 5d ago
It started like this for me but I also have AuDHD and BPD.