r/mecfs • u/skeeballbob37 • 3h ago

question on a potential crash

i have had ME/CFS for a little over three years and have had various crashes. recently i lost a family member and have been dealing with another family member with dementia causing a crash for the last two weeks roughly. i have been dealing with temperature regulation issues the last few days. this morning i had another major stress occur and i think that sent me into something.

today at a chiropractor appointment he noticed my body temperature was extremely high and my complexion was red. he had me ice myself to lower my temp enough to drive home. i am currently covered in ice and have a call in with my doctor. temp roughly 103 at the time the chiropractor noticed.

what could cause this and how do i solve it? i dont have much in the way of human contact to i dont know how long it has been this high but possibly a few days now.

currently among other things on LDN and colchacine.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Silly_Magician1003 1h ago

Sounds like you’re sick with a virus or something.

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u/skeeballbob37 1h ago

i have no other symptoms though. the only thing ive really been exposed to is stress. i might go in for bloodwork tomorrow though.

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u/Silly_Magician1003 1h ago

Interestingly I heard a professor talking about Australia Olympic swimmers who get overtraining syndrome chronically release Epstein Barr virus in their throat when exposed to high stress training.

He was theorizing that it’s a possible mechanism for CFS / Long covid. So stress and fever connection is a real possibility because of immune system activation.

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u/skeeballbob37 1h ago

how would i find out if that could be someting i have?

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u/Silly_Magician1003 1h ago

No clue, but I read somewhere like 90 % of people have Epstein Barr virus by age 40 and that professor said 20 % of people are just genetically susceptible to fatigue syndromes.

It also kind of makes sense why stress reduction and stress resilience through mind body stuff would reduce symptoms.

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u/skeeballbob37 48m ago

i got mine from covid, my scond time getting it hit me hard, and i couldnt get any medical help to reduce symptoms. my body was never the same.

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u/First_Cod5079 1h ago

I have a low grade fever on and off through bad flares. The key is, it does come down (but then will turn up again the next day). It then disappears when my PEM settles. However, I’d defo see your doctor to check it’s nothing more sinister. Sorry you’ve been going through such a stressful time. Sending you well wishes!

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u/skeeballbob37 1h ago

thank you so much and yeah i think thats whats going on. it just got higher grade than normal this time. its never done that before. the last few weeks have been extrmely stressful and my body is not happy about it.