Long COVID brain fog and stomach trouble, somewhat better after cold showers and humming
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Apr 2023
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
I feel like it’s made a world of difference ... I’m not saying that I’m back to 100%
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person described about two months of vision, stomach and brain-fog symptoms that left them mentally in a dark place. They began cold showers and humming to stimulate the vagus nerve, and Wim Hof breathing to relax. After a couple of days they felt a world of difference: they could eat without stomach trouble and their thoughts had mostly subsided, though they were not back to 100%.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- vagus nerve stimulation (cold showers and humming) · Helped
Recently I’ve started working on stimulating my vagus nerve by taking cold showers and humming.
In context ↗ - Wim Hoff breathing · Helped
I’ve been doing Wim Hoff breathing techniques to help me relax.
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Approaches: Mind-body practices · Vagus nerve stimulation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| about two months before 2023-04-14 | onset of many symptoms, including vision, stomach and brain fog, and low moodFor the past couple months it felt like I had every symptom imaginable it put me in a dark place mentally.In context ↗ | |
| 2023-04-14 | started cold showers, humming and Wim Hof breathing; felt a world of differenceI’ve been doing it for a couple of days and I feel like it’s made a world of differenceIn context ↗ | Vagus nerve stimulation |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Vision problems
Physically I had vision, stomach, brain fog and more.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was able to eat without my stomach feeling terrible
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it put me in a dark place mentally
In context ↗
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