Long COVID, some improvement after LDN and Mestinon
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I feel much better!
In context ↗
Summary
They tried chiropractic, acupuncture, an anti-inflammatory diet, a TENS unit, gabapentin, Ativan and therapy for their illness, all without luck. Low-dose naltrexone and Mestinon, along with sleeping with a cervical pillow, took a few months to kick in but then helped tremendously and they felt much better, with no adverse reactions. LDN was the only thing making a difference.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- LDN · Helped a lot
LDN is the only thing that's making a difference, and there's no adverse reactions.
In context ↗ - Mestinon · Helped
I am on LDN and Mestinon, plus sleeping with a cervical pillow, and it has made a world of a difference. I feel much better! It takes a while to kick in, like a few months, but it has helped tremendously!
In context ↗ - cervical pillow · Helped
plus sleeping with a cervical pillow, and it has made a world of a difference
In context ↗ - chiropractor · No change
Tried chiropractor, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory diet, tens-unit, etc. With no luck.
In context ↗ - gabapentin · No change
I tried gabapentin, ativan, therapy, all with no luck.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | ill; tried many treatments without luckI tried gabapentin, ativan, therapy, all with no luck.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-04-24 | much better on LDN, Mestinon and a cervical pillow after a few monthsI am on LDN and Mestinon, plus sleeping with a cervical pillow, and it has made a world of a difference. I feel much better!In context ↗ | Low-dose naltrexone |
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