Long COVID fatigue, brain fog and head pressure; 25-35% better after apheresis
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5.5 years
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
have been with long covid for 2 years
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
mentally I get completely exhausted after watching tv,my phone,or whatever
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Nope, for me it was a lose of time the gupta program, ashwagandha and magneisum bisglicnate and sauna helped a little, but so far thats it...
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
have been with long covid for 2 years,im 18
In context ↗
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Summary
A Spanish long COVID patient who fell ill at 16 had two years of heavy fatigue and brain fog, and constant 24/7 head pressure since 17; three COVID infections each left them worse. HBOT, maraviroc, ashwagandha, acupuncture and the Gupta program did little. Ginkgo biloba eased the head pressure within hours and nine apheresis sessions gave a lasting 25-35% improvement across all symptoms.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- melatonin gummies(with valeriana and other stuff) · Helped
i tried melatonin gummies(with valeriana and other stuff) and started sleeping again
In context ↗ - hyperbaric sessions · No change
i did about 20 sessions,felt good in the moment and one hour after each session but then i just went back to feeling exactly like before
In context ↗ - maravidock · No change
i have tried maravidock and a lot of supplements and nothing has work
In context ↗ - vitamins and supplements · No change
before that I had tried every vitamin and supplement on the book and felt nothing with all of them
In context ↗ - apheresis in dr jaggers clinic in germany · Helped
for me it is the only thing that has improved my simptoms permanently ... improved a 25-35% on all symptoms
In context ↗ - disconnecting completely from your phone and tv and just not doing anything · Helped
try disconnecting completely from your phone and tv and just not doing anything ... its what got me out of that situation
In context ↗ - ashwaghanda · Helped
ashwagandha and magneisum bisglicnate and sauna helped a little
In context ↗ - acupunture · No change
I am trying ashwaghanda,acupunture,gupta program and all types of stuff but it doesnt seem to help very much
In context ↗ - gupta program · No change
for me it was a lose of time the gupta program
In context ↗ - ginkgo biloba · Helped a lot
what has been life changing for me has been surprisingly a supplement called ginkgo biloba
In context ↗ - ibuprofen · No change
didnt go away with ibuprofen or anything until I tried ginkgo biloba
In context ↗ - meditation · No change
I meditate every day and normally it doesn't help
In context ↗ - multi-ingredient sleep supplement (Circadian Sleep Support) · Helped
I tried one around a month ago or so and It has helped me a lot, specially on falling asleep faster and deeper
In context ↗ - massage gun · Helped a lot
this massage gun improves my headaches 70-80% temporarily, which is nuts
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Approaches: Alternative therapies · Apheresis · Radical rest · 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. The chart starts 19 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~2020 | Long COVID onset after COVID infectionhave been with long covid for 2 years,im 18In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| July 2022 | constant 24/7 head pressure, heavy brain fog and fatigue; worse after each reinfectionMy main struggle is by far fatigue and A LOT of brain fog, physically I dont feel so tired,but mentally I get completely exhausted after watching tv,my phone,or whateverIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| May 2023 | head pressure largely relieved after starting ginkgo bilobasince then I am way way betterIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 18 June 2026 | lasting 25-35% improvement on all symptoms after 9 apheresis sessionsimproved a 25-35% on all symptomsIn context ↗ | Mild | HELP apheresis / plasmapheresis |
| 1 August 2026 | still ill; Gupta program, ashwagandha, magnesium and sauna helped a littlegupta program, ashwagandha and magneisum bisglicnate and sauna helped a little, but so far thats itIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
mentally I get completely exhausted after watching tv,my phone,or whatever
In context ↗ - Brain fog
A LOT of brain fog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
which is horrible and constant for 3 years now, 24/7
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
It has helped me a lot, specially on falling asleep faster and deeper
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i felt the same way bro(im 18)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
specially the sympatic activation of the nervous system
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