Low libido after long COVID, somewhat better after DIM and cutting dairy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
The only other post Covid symptoms I had were lingering fatigue and shortness of breath but that only lasted a month
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’ve reduced my hours for the next month or two to take it easy so I can allow my body to fully heal.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My libido is still very low though but maybe only marginal improvement.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
After the first bout of it I noticed my libido dropped significantly
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Woman in her mid-30s caught COVID in January 2023 and again in April 2023. Fatigue and breathlessness after exertion cleared within a month, which she credited to B12, but her libido dropped and stayed low to nonexistent. Beet juice helped for a few days only; beet supplements, pomegranate, maca and ashwagandha did nothing. Cutting back dairy and taking DIM brought oestrogen into range and she lost 5 lbs; libido only marginally better.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- multivitamins · Not said
I’ve been taking: -multivitamins
In context ↗ - vitamin d · Not said
vitamin d 5000iu (lots of research about it helping with Covid)
In context ↗ - magnesium · Not said
magnesium for reducing inflammation
In context ↗ - b12 · Helped
lingering fatigue and shortness of breath but that only lasted a month and went away once I started taking b12 supplements
In context ↗ - biotin · Not said
biotin (hair skin & nails)
In context ↗ - methylfolate · Not said
methylfolate (just started, taking for unrelated health reason)
In context ↗ - wild salmon oil · Not said
wild salmon oil for the omega 3s (just started today to reduce inflammation)
In context ↗ - Vitamin c · Not said
Vitamin c & zinc for immune health
In context ↗ - baby aspirin · Helped
baby aspirin 80mg daily (to help prevent blood clots and helps with the mild headaches I was having during Covid)
In context ↗ - reduced my hours · Not said
I’ve reduced my hours for the next month or two to take it easy so I can allow my body to fully heal
In context ↗ - beet juice · Helped
this weekend I started drinking beet juice and it helped
In context ↗ - beet supplements · No change
beet supplements, beet/pomegranate juice, maca, Ashwaghanda tea, none of it worked
In context ↗ - pomegranate · No change
pomegranate, maca powder, Ashwaghanda tea, nothing really helps
In context ↗ - DIM supplements · Helped
I also took DIM supplements for a month or so which is supposed to help metabolize excess estrogen
In context ↗ - removing dairy from diet · Helped
I’ve replaced milk with oat milk and I only eat dairy products sparingly
In context ↗ - exercising once a week · Not said
I started exercising once a week
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | first COVID-19 infection; libido droppedI noticed a significant decrease/absence of libido since January and I think it was around the time I first caught Covid.In context ↗ |
| 2023-02-10 | aches, fatigue and breathlessness after brisk walking and lifting at work; reduced her work hoursit triggered some of the mild aches and fatigue and temporary shortness of breath which lasted 2 hoursIn context ↗ |
| early 2023 | lingering fatigue and breathlessness went away about a month inThe only other post Covid symptoms I had were lingering fatigue and shortness of breath but that only lasted a month and went away once I started taking b12 supplements.In context ↗ |
| 2024-06-30 | oestrogen back within range and 5 lbs lost after cutting back dairy, DIM, weekly exercise and a higher-fibre diet; libido only marginally betterI retested my estrogen a month and a half or so later and my estrogen was within range and I lost 5 lbs. My libido is still very low though but maybe only marginal improvement.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
temporary shortness of breath which lasted 2 hours
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
it triggered some of the mild aches and fatigue
In context ↗
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