Long COVID insomnia at two hours a night improved after melatonin, then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had the same problems arise from long Covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was clocking three hrs of sleep a night and now o am getting about six which is not nearly enough with a 2 and 4 year old
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
It’s been over a year and a half now and the insomnia hasn’t changed.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid last year and have been clocking two hours of sleep a night
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Tide 13192 developed long COVID insomnia after a COVID infection in 2023, sleeping about two hours a night. High-dose melatonin, a week of ivermectin, an antihistamine and a low-histamine diet raised sleep to around six hours by July 2024, described as life changing. By April 2025 the insomnia was unchanged again; benzodiazepines and z-drugs now allow sleep, taken reluctantly.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Melatonin · Helped
I was sleeping for two hrs at a time ... As of last week I now get about 6.5 hrs which is a dream
In context ↗ - Ivermectin · Helped a lot
I just used it for a week and feel it was life changing.
In context ↗ - Queritin · Helped
Here is my list- ... Queritin
In context ↗ - Q10 · Helped
Here is my list- ... Q10
In context ↗ - Berberine · Helped
Here is my list- ... Berberine
In context ↗ - Antihistamine (half dose of Nyquil) · Helped
And an antihistamine (this can be life changing for most people with long Covid) ... A very small amount of antihistamine (I am using a half dose of nyquil
- Low histamine diet · Helped
Low histamine diet
In context ↗ - Vitamin C · Helped
These are the things I used to fix it. ... Vitamin C
In context ↗ - Zinc/ with added copper · Helped
Zinc/ with added copper
In context ↗ - Nicotine patches · Helped
These are the things I used to fix it. ... Nicotine patches
In context ↗ - Nebulizing colloidal silver · Helped
Nebulizing colloidal silver
In context ↗ - L Theanine · Helped
These are the things I used to fix it. ... L Theanine
In context ↗ - Magnesium · Helped
Magnesium is a must/ it’s pivotal for most all humans and to sleep.
In context ↗ - Grounding bedsheet · Helped
I purchased one for insomnia- the only thing it might have done was increase my deep sleep by ten min.
In context ↗ - Benzos · Helped
It’s been over a year and a half now and the insomnia hasn’t changed. ... Yes they have been life changing. I hate to be back on benzos but I also want to sleep.
- Z drugs · Helped
I finally found a doctor to prescribe z drugs and benzos after I about lost my mind to no sleep. ... Yes they have been life changing.
Approaches: Amino acids and carnitine · Diet · Other drugs and medicines · Supplements
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | COVID infection followed by long COVID insomniaI had Covid last year and have been clocking two hours of sleep a nightIn context ↗ | |
| 2024 | sleeping two hours at a time, awake from midnightI was sleeping for two hrs at a time ... For the last year I have been going to bed at 10 and I am wide awake by midnight.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-07-29 | sleep rose to about 6.5 hours a nightAs of last week I now get about 6.5 hrs which is a dreamIn context ↗ | Ivermectin |
| 2025-04-28 | insomnia unchanged despite z-drugs and benzosIt’s been over a year and a half now and the insomnia hasn’t changed.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-05-04 | benzos and z-drugs now allowing sleepYes they have been life changing. I hate to be back on benzos but I also want to sleep.In context ↗ | Benzodiazepines (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
It’s been over a year and a half now and the insomnia hasn’t changed.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Causing attacks that mimic panic and insomnia.
In context ↗
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