Everyone · 257 people
How it went for everyone who tried one of its treatments
Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness. Each person counts once: someone who tried several of these treatments is split equally across those they said how it went for.
Shares are out of the 222 people who said how it went for at least one of them, each counted once, the parts rounded to whole people. 35 more tried one or credit the approach without saying how it went.
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| How it went | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Helped a lot | 41 | 18% |
| Helped | 92 | 42% |
| No change | 62 | 28% |
| Worse | 22 | 10% |
| Much worse | 5 | 2% |
Everyone · 52 people
Among the 52 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now
Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better.
Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.
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| Outcome described | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Recovered | 2 | 4% |
| Near normal | 4 | 8% |
| Much better | 19 | 37% |
| Somewhat better | 19 | 36% |
| Relapsed | 8 | 15% |
Shares are rounded to add up to 100, so two equal counts can show a point apart.
Did it last?
- 2 of 52 said the benefit of a treatment in this approach wore off (1 of them among the 8 who relapsed).
- 25 of 52 say they still need to keep doing something (not always one in this approach) to stay well.
Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.
Long COVID · 129 people
How it went for everyone who tried one of its treatments
Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness. Each person counts once: someone who tried several of these treatments is split equally across those they said how it went for.
Shares are out of the 115 people who said how it went for at least one of them, each counted once, the parts rounded to whole people. 14 more tried one or credit the approach without saying how it went.
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| How it went | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Helped a lot | 28 | 24% |
| Helped | 53 | 46% |
| No change | 27 | 24% |
| Worse | 7 | 6% |
| Much worse | 0 | 0% |
Long COVID · 39 people
Among the 39 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now
Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better.
Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.
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| Outcome described | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Recovered | 1 | 3% |
| Near normal | 4 | 10% |
| Much better | 15 | 38% |
| Somewhat better | 14 | 36% |
| Relapsed | 5 | 13% |
Did it last?
- 2 of 39 said the benefit of a treatment in this approach wore off (1 of them among the 5 who relapsed).
- 19 of 39 say they still need to keep doing something (not always one in this approach) to stay well.
Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.
ME/CFS · 125 people
How it went for everyone who tried one of its treatments
Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness. Each person counts once: someone who tried several of these treatments is split equally across those they said how it went for.
Shares are out of the 105 people who said how it went for at least one of them, each counted once, the parts rounded to whole people. 20 more tried one or credit the approach without saying how it went.
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| How it went | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Helped a lot | 13 | 13% |
| Helped | 39 | 37% |
| No change | 33 | 31% |
| Worse | 15 | 14% |
| Much worse | 5 | 5% |
ME/CFS · 13 people
Among the 13 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now
Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better.
Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.
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| Outcome described | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Recovered | 1 | 8% |
| Near normal | 0 | 0% |
| Much better | 4 | 31% |
| Somewhat better | 5 | 38% |
| Relapsed | 3 | 23% |
Did it last?
- No one said the benefit of a treatment in this approach wore off.
- 6 of 13 say they still need to keep doing something (not always one in this approach) to stay well.
Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.
Everyone · not split by condition
By how ill people were
Only the 52 who credit this approach, so people it didn’t help or made worse aren’t here. How they are now is their outcome overall.
| Severity at worst | How they are now | n | Recovered or near normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | 12 | 17% | |
| Moderate | 11 | 0% | |
| Severe | 21 | 9% | |
| Very severe | 2 | 50%, few people | |
| Not stated | 6 | 17%, few people |
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| At worst | Outcome | People | Share |
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| Mild | Recovered | 1 of 12 | 9% |
| Mild | Near normal | 1 of 12 | 8% |
| Mild | Much better | 3 of 12 | 25% |
| Mild | Somewhat better | 7 of 12 | 58% |
| Moderate | Much better | 4 of 11 | 36% |
| Moderate | Somewhat better | 5 of 11 | 46% |
| Moderate | Relapsed | 2 of 11 | 18% |
| Severe | Near normal | 2 of 21 | 9% |
| Severe | Much better | 10 of 21 | 48% |
| Severe | Somewhat better | 4 of 21 | 19% |
| Severe | Relapsed | 5 of 21 | 24% |
| Very severe | Recovered | 1 of 2 | 50% |
| Very severe | Much better | 1 of 2 | 50% |
| Not stated | Near normal | 1 of 6 | 17% |
| Not stated | Much better | 1 of 6 | 17% |
| Not stated | Somewhat better | 3 of 6 | 50% |
| Not stated | Relapsed | 1 of 6 | 16% |
Everyone · not split by condition
Treatments in this approach
The bar (How it went) and the line under each name are among everyone on the site who tried it and said how it went, the same numbers as on each treatment’s own page. Recovered and Faded are among the people here who credit it. Grey numbers rest on fewer than 10 people; a faded share in red is a third or more.
Fewer than 3 people here credit these, so they aren’t ranked: Cranial electrotherapy (CES: Alpha-Stim, Fisher Wallace), Brain stimulation (unspecified).
Everyone · 52 people
20 of the 52 people
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Largely bedridden with long COVID, now somewhat better on antivirals
She developed long COVID in 2022 after two COVID infections, and after a booster in November 2024 became largely bedridden and wheelchair-dependent; a mini stroke and a Sjögren's diagnosis followed. TMS, Plaquenil, peptides, nattokinase, antivirals and a…
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Bedridden with ME/CFS; Xifaxan and FMT eased GI symptoms, mostly bedbound after LDN rise
Shore 57897 has had ME/CFS for over 20 years, at worst bedridden and getting up only to use the restroom. Xifaxan followed by FMT capsules greatly reduced their GI symptoms, and pacing helped. Low-dose naltrexone at 4.5 mg took the edge off, but a doctor's…
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Bedridden with long COVID, now housebound and somewhat better after IVIG and ketamine
She developed long COVID in April 2023 in Canada and became bedridden, dropping to 112 lbs and needing hospital tube feeding for autoimmune encephalitis. IVIG and ketamine infusions, then peptides and a three-month stay at a Cyprus clinic, took her from…
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Long COVID severe, on a mattress all day, now much better after tirzepatide and rTMS
He fell ill with long COVID; graded exercise therapy took him from mild to severe. At his worst he was on a mattress all day and unable to hold conversations for more than five minutes. Antihistamines and valacyclovir eased insomnia, brain fog and headaches,…
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Bedbound for months with long COVID, now much better with pacing and acupuncture
Nightjar 12067 got mild COVID in March 2020 and became bedbound for months after over-exercising in August. Over about two and a half years they improved with strict physical and mental pacing, electrolytes, a multivitamin, acupuncture with Chinese herbs and…
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Long COVID with heavy limbs and barely able to walk, now much better after duloxetine
Marsh 69477, 45, in Panama, fell ill in November 2023 after a tennis match. She was never bedridden but could barely walk for months, with joint pain, tingling and heavy limbs. Anticoagulants, ozone therapy and nattokinase helped somewhat; duloxetine from…
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Unable to work with long COVID, now much better after duloxetine and pacing
Trail 10686 fell ill with long COVID in February 2020 during grad school, unable to work and taking over a year to finish a thesis through brain fog. Duloxetine for nerve pain kickstarted a partial recovery, with later gains from 5-HTP, pacing, acupuncture…
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Long COVID with pain and POTS, still in pain but a little easier after stopping tramadol
A woman with long COVID for five years described pain, POTS, tachycardia, panic attacks and burning skin. She took tramadol 450 mg daily, which eased symptoms for years before working less well, and was heading toward euthanasia because of pain. Stopping…
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Long COVID with severe tachycardia and fatigue, somewhat better with time and acceptance
Michelle has had long COVID since October 2020, with severe tachycardia, POTS, fatigue, brain fog and breathlessness. A December 2021 reinfection, despite full vaccination, erased their slow progress and put them back where they started. By 2022 they were…
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90% bedbound with ME/CFS, remission on LDN, then relapsed to mostly bedbound
Fjord 82756 dates their health decline to venlafaxine, which they came off more than ten years ago, and was 90% bedbound with ME/CFS by 2023, with chronic migraine and fibromyalgia too. After 18 months bedbound, they began low-dose naltrexone (4.5 mg) around…
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ME/CFS, now moderate after gaining some ground back with pacing and rest
Petrel 29651 has ME/CFS and now calls themselves moderate, having gained some ground back with pacing and rest. They use ADHD stimulants sparingly, resting before and after, and credit pacing, deep rest, breathing work, positive thinking, gratitude and TMS…
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Mostly bedbound with long COVID for years, much better with pacing and aqua therapy
Mateo caught COVID in November 2020 and was mostly bed bound for years, lifting only soup cans and using a wheelchair. A self-guided home exercise programme, aqua therapy, pacing, Botox for tremors and weekly alpha stimulation slowly rebuilt strength and…
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Long COVID panic attacks and constant anxiety, now almost back to normal after TMS
A Reddit user with long COVID could not drive at all for months and felt close to passing out at the wheel, then had panic attacks and constant anxiety. Several SSRIs, counselling, EMDR and hypnotism did not help. Zoloft stopped the panic attacks but they…
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Long COVID with POTS and MCAS improved, then flares left them worse again
A Reddit user has had long COVID since March 2020 and a possible fourth or fifth infection by early 2024. They developed POTS, MCAS, nerve and joint pain, migraine and severe psychiatric and neurological symptoms. Antihistamines, mast cell stabilisers,…
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Long COVID with chest pain, gut and neuro symptoms much better on LDN and anticoagulants
In 2022 they developed long COVID after a fourth COVID booster, with chest pain, gut symptoms, weight loss and neurological symptoms. Around eight months was the worst point, and at one point they could barely watch an hour of television. They credit LDN and…
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Long COVID unable to work or drive, now much better with low-histamine diet and LDN
He developed long COVID after a COVID infection in about April 2024, becoming unable to work or drive. A low-histamine diet, famotidine, sleep supplements, TMS, low-dose naltrexone and peptides brought steady gains, and by June 2025 he rated himself 85–90%…
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Bedridden with long COVID, now much better; tirzepatide helped most
Bramble 15839 got long COVID in 2024 and became bedridden after a long run. Lexapro eased brain fog and headaches within days; a low-histamine diet with ketotifen, famotidine and levocetirizine helped MCAS symptoms, and TMS took her from bedridden to…
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Long COVID severe brain fog and POTS, improved then relapsed, crediting rest and vaccines
A public defender who caught COVID in December 2020 and spent months with severe brain fog, PEM, POTS and lost taste and smell, hospitalised for a week with tachycardia in mid-2021. She credits rest, time off work and the COVID vaccines, which restored her…
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Tired all day with ME/CFS for two years, somewhat better with walking and lighter meals
They had been tired from waking to sleeping for about two years, with a foggy head and a shutdown after 90 minutes of work despite normal bloodwork. Walking after lunch, lighter meals, a Sensate chest device, a tDCS headset and breathing and reading before…
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Disabled by long COVID for two years, now nearly back to normal with NAD+ and prayer
They were disabled by long COVID for two years, able to function only four hours a day, with severe PEM, life-threatening anxiety, depression and stomach ulceration. A reinfection about 15 months in set them back a couple of months. They credit…
The newest 20 people who credit brain stimulation.
Long COVID · 39 people
20 of the 39 people
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Largely bedridden with long COVID, now somewhat better on antivirals
She developed long COVID in 2022 after two COVID infections, and after a booster in November 2024 became largely bedridden and wheelchair-dependent; a mini stroke and a Sjögren's diagnosis followed. TMS, Plaquenil, peptides, nattokinase, antivirals and a…
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Bedridden with long COVID, now housebound and somewhat better after IVIG and ketamine
She developed long COVID in April 2023 in Canada and became bedridden, dropping to 112 lbs and needing hospital tube feeding for autoimmune encephalitis. IVIG and ketamine infusions, then peptides and a three-month stay at a Cyprus clinic, took her from…
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Long COVID severe, on a mattress all day, now much better after tirzepatide and rTMS
He fell ill with long COVID; graded exercise therapy took him from mild to severe. At his worst he was on a mattress all day and unable to hold conversations for more than five minutes. Antihistamines and valacyclovir eased insomnia, brain fog and headaches,…
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Bedbound for months with long COVID, now much better with pacing and acupuncture
Nightjar 12067 got mild COVID in March 2020 and became bedbound for months after over-exercising in August. Over about two and a half years they improved with strict physical and mental pacing, electrolytes, a multivitamin, acupuncture with Chinese herbs and…
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Long COVID with heavy limbs and barely able to walk, now much better after duloxetine
Marsh 69477, 45, in Panama, fell ill in November 2023 after a tennis match. She was never bedridden but could barely walk for months, with joint pain, tingling and heavy limbs. Anticoagulants, ozone therapy and nattokinase helped somewhat; duloxetine from…
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Unable to work with long COVID, now much better after duloxetine and pacing
Trail 10686 fell ill with long COVID in February 2020 during grad school, unable to work and taking over a year to finish a thesis through brain fog. Duloxetine for nerve pain kickstarted a partial recovery, with later gains from 5-HTP, pacing, acupuncture…
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Long COVID with pain and POTS, still in pain but a little easier after stopping tramadol
A woman with long COVID for five years described pain, POTS, tachycardia, panic attacks and burning skin. She took tramadol 450 mg daily, which eased symptoms for years before working less well, and was heading toward euthanasia because of pain. Stopping…
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Long COVID with severe tachycardia and fatigue, somewhat better with time and acceptance
Michelle has had long COVID since October 2020, with severe tachycardia, POTS, fatigue, brain fog and breathlessness. A December 2021 reinfection, despite full vaccination, erased their slow progress and put them back where they started. By 2022 they were…
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Mostly bedbound with long COVID for years, much better with pacing and aqua therapy
Mateo caught COVID in November 2020 and was mostly bed bound for years, lifting only soup cans and using a wheelchair. A self-guided home exercise programme, aqua therapy, pacing, Botox for tremors and weekly alpha stimulation slowly rebuilt strength and…
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Long COVID panic attacks and constant anxiety, now almost back to normal after TMS
A Reddit user with long COVID could not drive at all for months and felt close to passing out at the wheel, then had panic attacks and constant anxiety. Several SSRIs, counselling, EMDR and hypnotism did not help. Zoloft stopped the panic attacks but they…
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Long COVID with POTS and MCAS improved, then flares left them worse again
A Reddit user has had long COVID since March 2020 and a possible fourth or fifth infection by early 2024. They developed POTS, MCAS, nerve and joint pain, migraine and severe psychiatric and neurological symptoms. Antihistamines, mast cell stabilisers,…
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Long COVID with chest pain, gut and neuro symptoms much better on LDN and anticoagulants
In 2022 they developed long COVID after a fourth COVID booster, with chest pain, gut symptoms, weight loss and neurological symptoms. Around eight months was the worst point, and at one point they could barely watch an hour of television. They credit LDN and…
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Long COVID unable to work or drive, now much better with low-histamine diet and LDN
He developed long COVID after a COVID infection in about April 2024, becoming unable to work or drive. A low-histamine diet, famotidine, sleep supplements, TMS, low-dose naltrexone and peptides brought steady gains, and by June 2025 he rated himself 85–90%…
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Bedridden with long COVID, now much better; tirzepatide helped most
Bramble 15839 got long COVID in 2024 and became bedridden after a long run. Lexapro eased brain fog and headaches within days; a low-histamine diet with ketotifen, famotidine and levocetirizine helped MCAS symptoms, and TMS took her from bedridden to…
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Long COVID severe brain fog and POTS, improved then relapsed, crediting rest and vaccines
A public defender who caught COVID in December 2020 and spent months with severe brain fog, PEM, POTS and lost taste and smell, hospitalised for a week with tachycardia in mid-2021. She credits rest, time off work and the COVID vaccines, which restored her…
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Disabled by long COVID for two years, now nearly back to normal with NAD+ and prayer
They were disabled by long COVID for two years, able to function only four hours a day, with severe PEM, life-threatening anxiety, depression and stomach ulceration. A reinfection about 15 months in set them back a couple of months. They credit…
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Long COVID with suicidal ideation; LDN and lithium helped, then reinfection set them back
Caught COVID in January 2020, was long-hauling for almost three years with suicidal ideation, and improved somewhat on low-dose naltrexone and low-dose lithium, though a second infection in May 2022 worsened symptoms and they remained at about 50% recovered.
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Long COVID joint pain and brain fog; TMS and ketamine helped, then reinfection relapse
A woman who developed long COVID in February 2023 had bone and joint pain, migraines, insomnia, palpitations, brain fog and temperature dysregulation. TMS and ketamine therapy in late 2024 helped, and six months in Mexico in 2025 was her best period, walking…
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Long COVID at 0% function, now somewhat better with low-dose naltrexone and antihistamines
They developed long COVID after a February 2024 infection, worked full time through it, then deteriorated to what they called 0% function with POTS, MCAS, SIBO and severe depression. Low-dose naltrexone (up to 9 mg), antihistamines and a naturopath's…
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Long COVID with a limited diet, somewhat better after TMS and Body Bio butyrate
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers reported a limited diet. They felt better after a shot of apple cider vinegar, reported the same thing happened after switching to ubiquinol, and crashed after L-citrulline, and by January 2026 said TMS, Body Bio butyrate…
The newest 20 people with long COVID who credit brain stimulation.
ME/CFS · 13 people
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Bedridden with ME/CFS; Xifaxan and FMT eased GI symptoms, mostly bedbound after LDN rise
Shore 57897 has had ME/CFS for over 20 years, at worst bedridden and getting up only to use the restroom. Xifaxan followed by FMT capsules greatly reduced their GI symptoms, and pacing helped. Low-dose naltrexone at 4.5 mg took the edge off, but a doctor's…
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90% bedbound with ME/CFS, remission on LDN, then relapsed to mostly bedbound
Fjord 82756 dates their health decline to venlafaxine, which they came off more than ten years ago, and was 90% bedbound with ME/CFS by 2023, with chronic migraine and fibromyalgia too. After 18 months bedbound, they began low-dose naltrexone (4.5 mg) around…
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ME/CFS, now moderate after gaining some ground back with pacing and rest
Petrel 29651 has ME/CFS and now calls themselves moderate, having gained some ground back with pacing and rest. They use ADHD stimulants sparingly, resting before and after, and credit pacing, deep rest, breathing work, positive thinking, gratitude and TMS…
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Tired all day with ME/CFS for two years, somewhat better with walking and lighter meals
They had been tired from waking to sleeping for about two years, with a foggy head and a shutdown after 90 minutes of work despite normal bloodwork. Walking after lunch, lighter meals, a Sensate chest device, a tDCS headset and breathing and reading before…
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Bedridden with ME/CFS in their 20s, much better after iTMS and LDN
An Australian who had ME/CFS for decades, with years bedridden in their 20s, caught COVID-19 12 times between 2020 and 2022 and was diagnosed with long COVID in early 2022. Four rounds of iTMS over 18 months reduced symptoms and let them return to work. A…
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Severe ME/CFS with insomnia, now much better after rehab clinic and rTMS
They developed ME/CFS a few months before July 2025, began mild, then crashed past moderate to severe with insomnia. After two months severe, a private German rehab clinic brought them back to mild to moderate, and they kept improving to mild. Later rTMS…
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ME/CFS after COVID: unable to walk half a mile, now recovered with tDCS
Zephyr 60915 had C-PTSD and had lived with treatment-resistant depression for over 20 years. About five weeks after COVID they could not walk more than half a mile, so they used a tDCS motor-cortex montage they had learned for depression; their energy came…
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Housebound for months with ME/CFS, now much better with pacing and antihistamines
Owl 21890 has long COVID and was couch-bound and housebound for months, needing a walker and unable to tolerate sound. Mestinon, low-dose naltrexone, statins, an MCAS stack of antihistamines, nettle and vitamin C plus pacing brought slow improvement, with…
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Unable to leave house with ME/CFS, now somewhat better after acupuncture and TMS
Shore 46134 described fatigue and aches, plus mental fatigue and reduced brain function, and said they couldn’t leave the house for all of the previous year. They said biweekly acupuncture helped with muscle and mental fatigue, and credited a course of TMS…
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ME/CFS, barely leaving home, improved after TMS and acupuncture then relapsed
Creek 62976 had CFS for about eight years, at worst unable to hold a part-time job and barely able to leave their apartment. In late 2023 they reported feeling almost like their pre-illness self after TMS, acupuncture and TCM, a blood-sugar-stabilising diet…
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Crashes with suspected ME/CFS, somewhat better after pacing and high-protein eating
A 19-year-old with no formal diagnosis suspected mild CFS and described crashes of days to a week after physical therapy and overexertion, when walking and swallowing were barely possible and days were spent in bed. Stopping physical therapy and pacing…
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Mild ME/CFS and chronic pain, now much better with Claritin and low-dose naltrexone
Orchid 74325 lists a traumatic pregnancy and birth about seven years before 2023 among possible causes of their CFS and calls it post-viral; they class themself as mild and work a sitting job part time. Claritin and Pepcid gave them back about 60% of their…
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Extreme exhaustion and dizziness with ME/CFS, somewhat better after testosterone
Hawk 67964 had a long period of OCD and depression with extreme exhaustion, cognitive symptoms, dizziness when driving and severe muscle soreness, while doing food delivery work for money. After a very low testosterone test they started testosterone and…