Long COVID unable to exercise, now nearly back to normal after nattokinase and curcumin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My 3rd booster shot is what caused my long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’m lucky that it’s a mild enough case where I can work full time at my desk job, but I can’t safely go to the gym or take very long walks without paying some sort of price.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
After 2 years of being sick, I now seem to be 95-98% healed. Only noticeable symptom most of the time is mild low energy.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
My 5th vaccine shot in Nov 2023 is what started my illness.
In context ↗
Read from 21 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
Acorn 99271 fell ill with long COVID in November 2023 after an mRNA vaccine dose, with hot and cold flashes, body aches and tingling. A COVID infection nine months later shifted symptoms into the brain and nervous system. Working full time but unable to exercise without cost, they began a high-dose McCullough protocol of nattokinase, bromelain and curcumin, and by January 2026 reported 95-98% healing and no PEM after 30-minute gym sessions.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- ivermectin · Helped
I've taken it quite a bit and it has definitely helped ease inflammation. Some days it has made me feel completely normal again.
In context ↗ - prednisone · Helped
It makes me slightly tired too. Sleep great on it. Use it for really bad flare ups sometimes.
In context ↗ - nattokinase (NSK-SD) · Helped a lot
Could be coincidence, but I only started rapidly healing once I started a high dose McCullough spike detox regimen.
In context ↗ - bromelain · Helped
high-GDU bromelain
In context ↗ - turmeric / curcumin extract · Helped
500-1000mg of Qunol water-soluble turmeric extract
In context ↗ - serrapeptase · Not said
sometimes with serrapeptase
In context ↗ - Qualia Senolytic · No change
Can't say I noticed much of anything from doing so.
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | long COVID began the day after an mRNA vaccine doseMy 5th vaccine shot in Nov 2023 is what started my illness.In context ↗ | Mild |
| ~Aug 2024 | first COVID infection shifted symptoms into the brain and nervous system9 months later I got infected with covid, which then altered the symptomology and seemed to transfer the locus of the illness from my body more into my nervous system.In context ↗ | Mild |
| Sept 2025 | meaningful improvements during certain supplement combos, activity and mindset changesI Definitely have experienced what seems like meaningful improvements during certain supplement combos, activity and mindset changes, and behavior patterns.In context ↗ | Mild |
| Oct 2025 | one of the biggest improvements in years on high-dose nattokinase and bromelainI’ve definitely had one of my biggest improvements in years since doing so.In context ↗ | Mild |
| Dec 2025 | almost completely recovered or in full remission after the McCullough protocolAfter 24 full months of illness, I'm either almost completely recovered for good, or possibly just experiencing a temporary but full remission.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| Jan 2026 | 95-98% healed, only mild low energy, no PEM after 30-minute gym sessionsAfter 2 years of being sick, I now seem to be 95-98% healed. Only noticeable symptom most of the time is mild low energy.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“It makes me slightly tired too. Sleep great on it.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I can't safely go to the gym or take very long walks without paying some sort of price.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Hot and cold flashes, akathesia, body aches, sweating, tingling everywhere.
In context ↗
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