Bedbound with long COVID, now recovered after Prozac
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've had LC now for 2 years.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was bedbound and had to wear a eye mask because of severe mental fatigue.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I've been pretty much 100% for the past 14 months
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid May of 2022 and began having leg pains some time that August.
In context ↗
Read from 37 of their posts and comments; links to the 21 this page draws on
Summary
Horizon 15103 fell ill after COVID in May 2022 with leg pain, head pressure and POTS-like symptoms, then crashed in March 2023 and was briefly bedbound. They used nicotine patches, LDN and supplements and were near 100% by mid-2023, but late-2023 reinfection/exposure preceded a worse relapse, housebound with severe screen sensitivity through 2024 and later bedbound with severe mental fatigue. After starting Prozac in 2025 they reported remission and were about 100% for 14 months by May 2026.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Klonopin · Helped
Klonopin was definitely a convenient thing to have at times.
In context ↗ - Nicotine patches · Helped
I started nicotine patches a week after my crash. Started recovering in a non-linear fashion until about June.
In context ↗ - LDN · Not said
I also ramped up my LDN and it's making it worse actually. About to go back down to 3mg.
In context ↗ - apolactoferrin · Not said
Also using LDN, apolactoferrin, NAC
In context ↗ - NAC · Not said
apolactoferrin, NAC, daily electrolytes
In context ↗ - daily electrolytes · Not said
NAC, daily electrolytes, multivitamin
In context ↗ - multivitamin · Not said
daily electrolytes, multivitamin, probiotics
In context ↗ - probiotics · Not said
multivitamin, probiotics, Renue By Science AM Activator
In context ↗ - Renue By Science AM Activator · Not said
probiotics, Renue By Science AM Activator and NA semax amidate nasal
In context ↗ - NA semax amidate nasal · Not said
Renue By Science AM Activator and NA semax amidate nasal
In context ↗ - Paxlovid · Not said
Caught covid again 1 year in and took paxlovid. Was negative in 3 days.
In context ↗ - Lexapro · Worse
Lexapro made my muscle fatigue worse. Got off of it quicky.
In context ↗ - iv migraine medication · Worse
I had the same jump out of my skin reaction to a iv migraine medication I was given.
In context ↗ - low dose abilify · No change
Nothing that I've noticed. Maybe a slight boost for the first 2 weeks, then nothing.
In context ↗ - aggressive rest · Helped
Yeah, it's definitely better, but still screen sensitivity. Aggressively rested for 2 weeks straight.
In context ↗ - Truvada · No change
I tried Truvada. Didn't help.
In context ↗ - prozac · Helped a lot
I started prozac and am now in remission.. Back to work and just went on a cruise where I was doing 15k steps a day.
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Approaches: SSRIs · Radical rest
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August–October 2022 | long COVID began with leg pains, then head pressure and POTS-like symptomsthe extreme head pressure started in September followed by POTS like symptoms which sent me to the ER twice in early OctoberIn context ↗ | Severe |
| February into March 2023 | gradual improvement to about 90% of normalFeb into March 90% to almost 100%In context ↗ | Near normal |
| late March 2023 | crashed after heavy gym workouts and a night of heavy drinkingI felt like I could barely move ... I was basically bedboundIn context ↗ | Severe |
| April 2023 | back to about 90% after the March crashI'm back to 90% today and being more cautious.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| June 2023 | a month of feeling pretty much 100%I've gone a month feeling pretty much 100%.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| August–September 2023 | COVID reinfection; old symptoms returned a month latercaught COVID again at the end of August ... One month later I started having some old symptoms again.In context ↗ | Mild |
| December 2023 | back to 100% after the post-reinfection resurgenceI feel 100% now.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| January 2024 | symptoms ramped back up after December 2023 exposureMy LC symptoms started to ramp back up in January.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| August 2024 | worsening neurological symptoms and screen sensitivity; houseboundI basically have to keep my eyes closed most of the day to keep things from getting worse.In context ↗ | Severe |
| October 2024 | rolling crashes settled to moderateRolling crashes led to moderate i think.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| May 2025 | in remission, back at work and doing 15,000 steps a dayI started prozac and am now in remission.. Back to work and just went on a cruise where I was doing 15k steps a day.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| May 2026 | about 100% for the past 14 monthsI've been pretty much 100% for the past 14 monthsIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)“Lexapro made my muscle fatigue worse. Got off of it quicky.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Migraine cocktail (IV)“I had the same jump out of my skin reaction to a iv migraine medication I was given.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Low-dose naltrexone“I also ramped up my LDN and it's making it worse actually. About to go back down to 3mg.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Low-dose Abilify / aripiprazole“Felt that way the first day also.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Got the pem/cfs type this time.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Had severe brain fog and could barely grip things at times.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
POTS like symptoms which sent me to the ER twice in early October
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I had covid May of 2022 and began having leg pains some time that August.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
the extreme head pressure started in September
In context ↗ - Vision problems
my vision was affected
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
still felt like my legs weighed a ton
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I had some light heart palpitations, tightness in chest
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
general malaise like I had caught something
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm recovered, but definitely have some sort of PTSD from the whole fiasco.
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