Long COVID symptoms somewhat better after acupuncture and more sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My symptoms improved quite a bit.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user dealing with long COVID symptoms mentioned an SSRI but ended up not taking it. Instead they did intensive acupuncture, got lots of sleep and kept stress low, and said their symptoms improved quite a bit. They offered sympathy to another long COVID patient while describing what helped them.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- intensive acupuncture · Helped
I ended up not taking the SSRI. did intensive acupuncture instead, and lots of sleep and low stress. My symptoms improved quite a bit.
In context ↗ - lots of sleep and low stress · Helped
did intensive acupuncture instead, and lots of sleep and low stress. My symptoms improved quite a bit.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Radical rest
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 |
|---|---|
| onset | long COVID symptoms, offered an SSRII ended up not taking the SSRI.In context ↗ |
| 2025-05-02 | symptoms improved quite a bit after intensive acupuncture, lots of sleep and low stressdid intensive acupuncture instead, and lots of sleep and low stress. My symptoms improved quite a bit.In context ↗ |
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