[JazzXP]

My wife suffers from CFS, and for the first two years, she was pretty much bed ridden. The first six months she couldn't even read in bed because she was so exhausted she couldn't concentrate enough. Lucky we had a dog to keep her company.

We tried various techniques through the years including modafinil (and sleeping tablets at night to counteract that), but nothing really worked beyond a temporary solution.

These days (7ish years later) she can work full time as long as she maintains her energy envelope. So doesn't do much on weekends, needs to rest up.