Mostly bedbound with long COVID, now somewhat better after a supplement plan
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Oct 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
What led me on to it possibly being covid was just some article (Washington Post i think) about people having long term symptoms including fatigue.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I couldn't hardly leave my bed for almost all of April and May.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
for the past month I have been feeling on the mend ... almost immediately I noticed a difference in energy. Like within a few days I felt better than I had.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
it's likely I had Covid in March
In context ↗
Summary
A 39-year-old man in California had a mild presumed COVID-19 illness in March 2020, followed by months of major fatigue, brain fog, dizziness and tinnitus. He was mostly bedbound in April and May and out of bed only 4-8 hours a day in June and July; workups found nothing. A nutritionist's supplement plan including B12, zinc and vitamin D improved his energy within days, and he had been feeling on the mend for the past month, though tinnitus persisted.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Not said
Family Doctor - Assumed ears because of dizziness - went on antibiotics (all based on a virtual visit).
In context ↗ - B12 · Helped
They put me on a supplement plan and almost immediately I noticed a difference in energy. Like within a few days I felt better than I had.
In context ↗ - Zinc · Helped
They put me on a supplement plan and almost immediately I noticed a difference in energy.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | presumed COVID-19 with three days of fever and a coughit's likely I had Covid in MarchIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| April-May 2020 | major fatigue and brain fog, could hardly leave bedI couldn't hardly leave my bed for almost all of April and May.In context ↗ | Severe |
| June-July 2020 | out of bed 4-8 hours a day, no better, just used to itAnd even into June and July I would maybe be out of bed for 4-8 hours a dayIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2020-10-07 | feeling on the mend after nutritionist's supplement planfor the past month I have been feeling on the mendIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
any exercise would completely wipe me out
In context ↗ - Brain fog
as well as really bad brain fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
a sort of dizziness that has been difficult to describe as it wasn't vertigo
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
the tinnitus is still present, not nearly as bad
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
compounded with vast amounts of anxiety of not knowing what it is
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I was crazy sore from lying around all day
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
I had a fever for about three days and a bit of a cough
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