A man credited ChatGPT with saving his life after falling ill following a workout. Sharing his experience on Reddit last week, he explained that what started as a seemingly simple routine of push-ups, squats, and planks turned into an alarming health scare. Despite the mild workout, his high coffee intake and dehydration left him feeling unusually unwell the next day. “I woke up feeling like I got hit by a bus,” he said. Initially brushing it off, he noticed his condition was not improving after two days. Curious about his persistent symptoms, he decided to turn to ChatGPT for answers. The AI chatbot analysed his input and urged him to seek immediate medical attention, suspecting “moderate to severe Rhabdomyolysis”. Intrigued and alarmed, he read up on the condition and found the symptoms matched perfectly. Trusting the advice, he went to the hospital. Doctors confirmed the chatbot’s diagnosis—he was suffering from severe rhabdomyolysis, a condition where rapid muscle breakdown releases proteins that can severely damage the kidneys. The man was promptly admitted to the hospital for his critical condition, where he remained under observation for a week. “I also used ChatGPT to analyze my lab results, which was on par with what the medical team was saying. I knew what was going on before I was even told by the Doctor what was going on due to the analysis conducted by ChatGPT,” he added in his post. See the post: The man expressed his amazement at ChatGPT's capabilities, describing it as both advanced and highly effective. “I see those stories about ChatGPT saving other people's lives, but I never thought I'd be one of them. Thanks, ChatGPT!” he shared. His heartfelt post resonated with others on Reddit, sparking a wave of similar stories from users who credited the AI with making a difference in their lives. A Reddit user shared, “What a great story!!!!!! ChatGPT also saved my CATS life. My vet wanted to put my cat down as she thought he had back leg blood clots. I refused cause I didn't think she was correct. I put all his symptoms in ChatGPT while we waited for lab work and it said have vet check him for high blood pressure. Sure enough, he had high blood pressure and not blot clots in his back legs. That was 18 months ago. If you know how to talk to ChatGPT, it can really be a useful tool for being an advocate for your health! Thanks for the share.” Another user wrote, “You may have read about it, but recently there was a study in which, compared to human doctors, ChatGPT was judged to be both more helpful in its diagnosis and also more empathetic in the way it communicated with patients. A second, unrelated, study showed that AI is more accurate in its diagnoses. It's not at all a bad idea to talk to ChatGPT before you talk to your doctor.” A third Redditor shared, “ChatGPT saved my life too - unfortunately I can't share the specific diagnosis as that'd doxx myself, but it's something pretty obscure and that after weeks of asking various doctors, none of them got it right. After suggesting the ChatGPT diagnosis to doctors (without telling them it came from ChatGPT), they tested for it, and I was positive. I got treatment and survived.”
