Long COVID with extreme lethargy and brain fog, somewhat better after low-histamine diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 16 months
- Last post
- Apr 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got covid 11/21 and first bout of LC 11/21-05/22
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Symptoms were extreme lethargy, brain fog so bad I once got a migraine trying to remember the date the Ottomans took Constantinople, paresthesia, etc.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I'm getting much better but I've still got a ways to go before I'm back to 'normal.'
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
got covid 11/21 and first bout of LC 11/21-05/22
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Bramble 19891 developed long COVID after a November 2021 infection, with extreme lethargy, brain fog (once causing a migraine) and paresthesia, recovering by May 2022. Influenza A in late 2022 and a second COVID infection in early 2023 brought symptoms back. By spring 2023 a low-histamine diet and cutting caffeine had helped most, along with supplements, creatine and breathing exercises, though eye fatigue and balance issues remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- supplements (in photos) · Helped
All the supplements in the photos I feel have helped make a chip or two away.
In context ↗ - spiralulina · Helped
Plus spiralulina, French maritime bark (circulation), and creatine.
In context ↗ - Breathing exercises - box breathing and Wim Hof · Helped
Breathing exercises - box breathing and Wim Hof
In context ↗ - low histamine diet · Helped a lot
The low histamine diet and avoiding caffeine have done the most for energy.
In context ↗ - avoiding caffeine · Helped
Caffeine and high histamine foods bring it all back pretty hard.
In context ↗ - 20second far-off focus every 20min · Helped
I try to do the 20second far-off focus every 20min, and usually that worked
In context ↗ - anxiety control techniques · Helped
I’m doing better after minimizing my histamine intake (diet and anxiety control techniques)
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Mind-body practices · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21 | COVID-19 infection, first bout of long COVIDgot covid 11/21 and first bout of LC 11/21-05/22In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 11/22 | Influenza A, paresthesia returned11/22 got influenza-a and the paresthesia came backIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 02/23 | second COVID infection, old symptoms returned02/23 got covid again and all the old stuff came backIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 03/30/2023 | much better on low-histamine diet, supplements and breathing exercisesAs of 03/30, I’m doing much better much more quickly.In context ↗ | Mild | Low-histamine diet |
| 04/19/2023 | doing better, eye fatigue and balance issues remainYup. I’m doing better after minimizing my histamine intakeIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog so bad I once got a migraine trying to remember the date the Ottomans took Constantinople
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
the paresthesia came back
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I once got a migraine trying to remember the date
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I had eye fatigue, a weird sense of visual overstimulation going outside
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
occasional balance issues
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I suspect I’ve had longstanding histamine issues
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Lungs were slightly effected for the first month
In context ↗
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