Long COVID
No benefit
Long COVID pain and auditory migraine, no improvement after cutting out alcohol
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
If you already had long covid then getting the vaccination as I did is like pouring petrol on a fire.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Have tried not drinking for a few months here and there but no improvement. ... Pretty much at the end of my tether.
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Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID drank a four-pack of beer daily for pain relief and fake energy, saying it replaced exercise. Cutting out alcohol for months brought no improvement, and weed and CBD worsened their auditory migraine and pain sensitivity. They had the COVID vaccination while already ill and likened it to pouring petrol on a fire. In August 2026 they started nattokinase and were at the end of their tether.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- beer · Helped
Drink most days now ... Average a four pack of beer a day, and I think my tolerance is high.
In context ↗ - weed and CBD · Worse
Tried weed and CBD but that made auditory migraine stuff even worse
In context ↗ - nattokinase · Not said
Just starting nattokinase today, can’t even remember if I’ve already tried it or not.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
If you already had long covid then getting the vaccination as I did is like pouring petrol on a fire.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| before August 2026 | living with long COVIDIf you already had long covid then getting the vaccination as I didIn context ↗ |
| before August 2026 | COVID vaccination while already illgetting the vaccination as I did is like pouring petrol on a fireIn context ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | drinking daily for pain relief and energy; starting nattokinasePretty much at the end of my tether.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “Tried weed and CBD but that made auditory migraine stuff even worse and seemed to increase pain sensitivity too.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“If you already had long covid then getting the vaccination as I did is like pouring petrol on a fire.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
It gives me a bit of pain relief a mood change
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Tried weed and CBD but that made auditory migraine stuff even worse
In context ↗ - Brain fog
if I can get them and have enough brain power to safely inject them
In context ↗