Long COVID with intense fatigue, now recovered after tongkat ali and ashwagandha
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 month
- Last post
- Aug 2022
In their words
- At worst: Mild
this is really preventing me from functioning normal
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
fatigue is gone, and I finally feel normal
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Tested positive for Covid a month ago
In context ↗
Summary
A 21-year-old man developed long COVID after a positive test around July 2022, with a deep cough, sore throat, light fever, acid reflux, high heart rate and intense fatigue that stopped him functioning normally. B12 and glutathione injections and over-the-counter cold medicines did not help. Seven days after starting tongkat ali, on top of ashwagandha, his cough and fatigue resolved and he could do pull ups without a super high heart rate, feeling normal again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Propranolol · Helped a lot
Propranolol helped me a lot during my first Covid causing a very high heart rate.
In context ↗ - B12 injections · No change
vitamin injections (B12 and glutathione) but am yet to find anything to help
In context ↗ - Sunlight · No change
I have tried many things for my symptoms, including sunlight, NAC, B12 and glutathione injections ... nothing has seemed to help
In context ↗ - NAC · No change
including sunlight, NAC, B12 and glutathione injections, all the over the counter cold medicines ... and nothing has seemed to help
In context ↗ - Over the counter cold medicines (nyquil, advil, Corcidin) · No change
all the over the counter cold medicines (nyquil, advil, Corcidin, etc.) ... and nothing has seemed to help
In context ↗ - Prescription cough medicine · No change
prescription cough medicine and nothing has seemed to help
In context ↗ - Ashwaganda · Not said
on top of Ashwaganda which I have been taking
In context ↗ - Tongkat Ali · Helped a lot
I started taking Tongkat Ali 7 days ago ... my cough and other symptoms have seemed to go away directly proportionally to starting Tongkat Ali.
In context ↗
Approaches: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | COVID-19 infectionTested positive for Covid a month agoIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-08-23 | symptoms lingered and broadened, preventing normal functioningSymptoms of a rough cough, pain in my throat, and intense fatigue linger.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-08-31 | cough and fatigue gone, high heart rate gone during exercisethe cough is completely gone today, fatigue is gone, and I finally feel normal. I can finally do pull ups without a super high heart rateIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
Symptoms of a rough cough, pain in my throat, and intense fatigue linger.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Initially it was a light fever and fatigue
In context ↗ - Gut problems
slowly developed to a rough deep cough, acid reflux, high heart rate
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I can finally do pull ups without a super high heart rate
In context ↗
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