Long COVID brain fog and memory loss negligible, maybe thiamine or time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
it floored me & caused LC
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
making it very difficult in my job of aux nurse in a busy hospital ward
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I'm now at the point of LC symptoms being negligible after 3yrs, altho I was never as bad as most on here
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
covid from 2020 in my case
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Summary
Nightjar 77001, an unvaccinated hospital auxiliary nurse, developed long COVID after a 2020 infection, with brain fog, memory loss and disorientation that made their busy ward job difficult. Thiamine in TTFD and benfotiamine form cleared much of their cognitive issues, and by mid-2023 they called their long COVID symptoms negligible; they were unsure whether supplements or time deserved credit. Later COVID infections were mild and short.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · No change
that 2 courses of antibiotics had failed to cure
In context ↗ - Vitamin D3 · Helped
I've taken it every day since & subsequent infections have been very mild & short lasting
In context ↗ - Vitamin C · Helped
Vit C cured me of a bad chest infection many years ago
In context ↗ - Vitamin K2 · Not said
a 100mg K2 every day
In context ↗ - Zinc · Not said
and take it morning & evening with Zinc, (think tabs are 50mg)
In context ↗ - Black seed oil · Helped
I also started taking Black seed oil after the 1st infection & I've sailed thro every further infection
In context ↗ - electrolytes (homemade drink) · Helped
I've tried tablets, but feel more benefit from this drink
In context ↗ - magnesium citrate powder · Not said
1/3 scoop of magnesium citrate powder
In context ↗ - Thiamine (TTFD and benfotiamine) · Helped a lot
I had debilitating brain fog & cognitive issues for 3yrs after covid in 2020, it's now 90% sorted
In context ↗ - fasting · Not said
another thing that I'd recommend is fasting, just drink plenty water
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | COVID-19 infection; long COVID beganthe only time it floored me & gave me long haul was the 1st infection, in 2020In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-02-25 | mind felt clear after starting thiamineI started taking 100mg thiamine 2 days ago, today my mind feels clearIn context ↗ | Mild | Thiamine / benfotiamine |
| 2023-06-07 | good results from thiamine TTFD on brain fog and memoryI'm having good results taking Thiamine in the TTFD formIn context ↗ | Mild | Thiamine / benfotiamine |
| 2023-07-03 | long COVID symptoms negligible after three yearsI'm now at the point of LC symptoms being negligible after 3yrsIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2023-11-14 | later COVID infections mild with no lasting effectsit's very mild, lasts a day give or take, with no lasting effectsIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
have had brain fog, bad memory problems, since having covid in 2020
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