In bed with long COVID, now recovered after time and a low-histamine diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
19 y/o 1 1/12 months in, extreme symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
my whole summer was spent in a bed
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
got it together, went to college, now I’m extremely active and going for an engineering degree
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
my pcv told me there’s possible of scarring after even mild or asymtpomatic covid and it will take time
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 9 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user who was 18 in 2021 and fell ill with long COVID spent the summer of 2021 in bed with extreme symptoms, neuro and nerve problems and inhalers that did not help. They improved gradually, crediting time, a low-histamine anti-inflammatory diet, hydration, sun, liquid chlorophyll, daily sauna and cold showers. By December 2024 they had started college, were extremely active and studying engineering.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- mildly physically active / mild lifting · Not said
just try to stay mildly physically active ... just now attempting to get back to mild lifting
- Hydration · Helped
drink about a gallon of water a day that’s what’s seemed best for me
In context ↗ - inhalers · No change
I have tried inhalers for mine and it did not work
In context ↗ - Patience. Time. · Helped
Here’s some things that improved my condition. Patience. Time.
In context ↗ - low histamine diet and anti inflammatory diet · Helped
A healthy low histamine diet and anti inflammatory diet
In context ↗ - liquid chlorophyll · Helped
Trying liquid chlorophyll
In context ↗ - Increasing sun intake · Helped
Increasing sun intake
In context ↗ - sauna · Helped
saunas everyday for at least 10-20 minutes can improve nervous system and cardiovascular health ... it has had a positive impact on my quality of life and health since I have started it
In context ↗ - cold shower · Helped a lot
a good cold shower everyday helps tremendously with circulation and it’s so refreshing
In context ↗ - VR · Helped
Me as well. Helps me collect myself.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Alternative therapies · Diet · 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. The chart starts 7 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| late 2020 | long COVID onsetmy pcv told me there’s possible of scarring after even mild or asymtpomatic covid and it will take timeIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| summer 2021 | in bed all summermy whole summer was spent in a bed , just now attempting to get back to mild liftingIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2021-08-06 | gradual improvement, starting light liftingit has progressively gotten better for meIn context ↗ | Moderate | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2024-12-31 | at college, extremely active, studying engineeringgot it together, went to college, now I’m extremely active and going for an engineering degreeIn context ↗ | Recovered | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I’m 18 having the same neuro and nerve problems
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I have tried inhalers for mine and it did not work
In context ↗
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