Long COVID brain fog and exhaustion, somewhat better with testosterone and glutathione
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got it the first time I got Covid in 2020
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have to use a lot of caffeine to make it through the day
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I mean it’s going better ; I have to take a lot of caffeine though to make it — it’s becoming a new normal for me and I’m learning to live within those parameters
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got it the first time I got Covid in 2020
In context ↗
Read from 29 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Otter 76103, a 30-year-old man, developed long COVID after a 2020 infection, with tinnitus, hair loss, brain fog and exhaustion needing heavy daily caffeine. Testosterone and HGH boosters from a TRT clinic, injectable glutathione, creatine and nicotine gum (4-6 mg daily) helped; by early 2023 he was lifting hard again, though a 103-degree fever in April 2023 set him back and by early 2024 hard workouts still brought next-day brain fog.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- caffeine · Helped
I have to use a lot of caffeine to make it through the day
In context ↗ - TRT / testosterone · Helped
I went to a TRT clinic and fixed these ;; rebounding hard - workouts amazing again , 0 tiredness
In context ↗ - injectable glutathione · Helped
My hair has been restored and as good as ever before with INJECTABLE glutathione
In context ↗ - HGH / IGF-1 boosters · Helped
I’m trying various hormone boosters atm for HGH / Testosterone— so far minimal success with how I feel but I am definitely looking better
In context ↗ - nicotine gum · Helped
So far it’s improved my energy and mental clarity drastically
In context ↗ - creatine · Helped
The three best I have found are : ... Creatine
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Sex hormones · 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 2.5 years 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 | First COVID-19 infection; tinnitus, hair loss and exhaustion followedI got it the first time I got Covid in 2020In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-01 | Extreme exhaustion, needing heavy daily caffeine to get through the dayI can vouch for extreme exhaustion — I have to use a lot of caffeine to make it through the dayIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-02 | TRT clinic corrected testosterone and HGH/IGF-1; energy rebounded and workouts felt good againI went to a TRT clinic and fixed these ;; rebounding hard - workouts amazing again , 0 tirednessIn context ↗ | Near normal | Testosterone |
| 2023-04 | Flu with a 103 degree fever after starting a bee jobStarted to feel good again , started a bee job , BOOM Flu - 103 degree tempIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-09 | Nicotine gum helped; still needed caffeine dailyNicotine has helped me ; 4-8 mg per day ; I use the gumIn context ↗ | Mild | Nicotine patches |
| 2024-02 | Felt good but got brain fog the day after a hard leg workoutYa I was feeling good and did a hard leg workout - the next day brain fog etc etc etcIn context ↗ | Mild | Nicotine patches |
Adverse events
- Glutathione“glutathione is one of the most painful injections” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
the next day brain fog etc etc etc
In context ↗ - Brain fog
have more energy , less brain fog
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
I had the tinnitus , but it went away after 2 years - not fully gone but not noticeable
In context ↗ - Hair loss
It was happening to me as well as a 30 year old male . My hair has been restored
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I used to ; it has gone down now
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Depression and anx can be a biproduct of this
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
now I just have cold like congestion every morning — it blows
In context ↗
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