Long COVID
Moderate → no benefit
Long COVID, mostly unable to leave house; acupuncture and herbs gave no benefit
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
POTS/PEM is less severe
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’m looking forward to going back once I’m able to get out of the house more
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
my symptoms really worsened in month 3 ... I have been in a crash for about the past month that I’m starting to pull out of
Summary
A Reddit user described symptoms that worsened in month 3 of their illness and left them unable to get out of the house much. They had acupuncture with a TCM practitioner and took the herbal formula Shang Mai Yin, which gave them too much energy and was counterproductive, so they stopped. In February 2025 they said they had been in a crash for about a month and were starting to pull out of it, with POTS and PEM.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- acupuncture · Not said
I was getting acupuncture done and seeing a TCM doc until my symptoms really worsened in month 3
In context ↗ - Shang Mai Yin · Worse
He had me on Shang Mai Yin which gave me energy but was counterproductive so I stopped for now
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | illness onset, symptoms presentuntil my symptoms really worsened in month 3In context ↗ | Not stated |
| month 3 | symptoms worsened sharply in month 3my symptoms really worsened in month 3In context ↗ | Not stated |
| January 2025 | month-long crashI have been in a crash for about the past month that I’m starting to pull out ofIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| February 2025 | starting to pull out of the crash, still mostly houseboundI’m starting to pull out of ... I’m looking forward to going back once I’m able to get out of the house more | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
POTS/PEM is less severe
In context ↗