Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 4 years before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with constant nausea and dizziness, somewhat better with salt and B vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Last infection was in April 2022 and I have been long-hauling ever since.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I don’t have the option to work from home, so on “bad stomach days” work is difficult.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’ve recovered about 60%.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid back in late April and suffered with it into mid/late May.
Read from 77 of their posts and comments; links to the 32 this page draws on
Summary
Summit 77063, in Massachusetts, developed long COVID after a COVID infection in April 2022, with constant nausea, dizziness, fatigue, GI problems and anxiety. A February 2023 reinfection brought symptoms back. She improved slowly over the following years with salt, B vitamins, Zofran and Benadryl, reaching about 60% recovered by early 2024. Dizziness had largely gone by 2025; anxiety and food intolerances remained.
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What they tried
Also tried
Zofran (ondansetron)· Helpedsmaller, more frequent meals· Helpeddeep breathing / breathing techniques· HelpedYlang-Ylang aromatherapy· HelpedB complex vitamin· HelpedDiVertigo drops· HelpedBenadryl· Helpedincreased salt intake· Helpedvaping (nicotine)· HelpedTums· HelpedReiki· Helpedmelatonin· Helpedtime· HelpedOmeprazole· No changePfizer and Moderna COVID vaccinations· No changeMeclizine· WorseTrazodone· Worsealcohol pad whiffs· Not saidDramamine· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Zofran (ondansetron) · Helped
the Zofran for emergency use was really a game changer
In context ↗ - Meclizine · Worse
I hated this medicine. It made me feel loopy and walking was difficult. I’d crash into walls and stuff.
In context ↗ - Omeprazole · No change
Omeprazole (for acid reflux) ; meh. 🫤 I don’t think it does much.
In context ↗ - alcohol pad whiffs · Not said
before I got the prescription for that, I would take whiffs of an alcohol pad ( this is a common hack )
In context ↗ - smaller, more frequent meals · Helped
I am finding that smaller meals are helping.
In context ↗ - deep breathing / breathing techniques · Helped
I also use breathing techniques and aroma therapy for keeping the dizziness/nausea at bay when I have one of my spells
In context ↗ - Ylang-Ylang aromatherapy · Helped
Ylang-Ylang has helped me a lot.
In context ↗ - B complex vitamin · Helped
A multi-B vitamin seems to help my random nausea spells. If I skip a day, I notice a difference.
In context ↗ - DiVertigo drops · Helped
Also, DiVertigo drops help. Something about the smell calms the nausea.
In context ↗ - Dramamine · Not said
I only take it in the extremely difficult flare ups to save it up. Otherwise, I use Dramamine 👍
In context ↗ - Benadryl · Helped
I find that 50-75 mg of Benadryl really helps me in combination with a B complex vitamin.
In context ↗ - increased salt intake · Helped
I found increasing my salt intake make the dizziness almost non existent. It was recommended by my doctor.
In context ↗ - vaping (nicotine) · Helped
I vape regularly. I find that when I’m having a flare up of fight/flight it helps a lot.
In context ↗ - Tums · Helped
I find Tums helps me when there is no nausea present
In context ↗ - Reiki · Helped
I’ve just started with reiki. I definitely felt calmer and low grounded after my first session.
In context ↗ - Trazodone · Worse
25mg of trazadone. Can’t say I recommend. I felt tranquilized and I couldn’t stay asleep.
In context ↗ - melatonin · Helped
Tried melatonin for the first time (was on birth control before so I couldn’t take it) and I slept like a rock.
In context ↗ - Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccinations · No change
I got the updated Moderna two weeks ago. Its been non-eventful. No change in LC for better or worse.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
as for the dizziness I tried many things, nothing worked except time
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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 4 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| mid 2022 | constant nausea, dizziness, fatigue and anxiety while working full timeIt was very touch and go for the first 4-5 months post initial Covid infection in April 2022.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2022 | symptoms eased over the summerAugust was much better, but now I’m back at it.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| September 2022 | nausea returnedThe nausea…. It’s back!In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2022 | nausea, GI issues and dizziness stoppedIt stopped approx Dec of 22.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| February 2023 | about 90% back to normal before reinfectionI was about 90% back to normal and now I’m worried I will have to start from square one.In context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| February 2023 | COVID reinfection brought symptoms backGot sick again February 2023 and it got worse for a bit but now it’s back to base line.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| March 2023 | bad flare up at work, sent homehad a really bad flare up today: Nausea, loose poo, shaky, dizzy.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| May 2023 | three-hour antique fair stroll with only mild symptomsToday I managed a 3 hour stroll through the Brimfield,MA Antique Fair. No nausea, only mild dizziness, just a little fatigue/brain fog.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| February 2024 | about 60% recovered, several symptoms still presentMe too. I’ve recovered about 60%.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| February 2025 | dizziness almost gone, anxiety remainedI haven’t had Covid in two years now, I’ve just about gotten rid of the dizziness.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| February 2026 | still limited food toleranceIn a way…I still can’t deal with large amounts of garlic.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I was expecting to have side effects but my arm just hurts from it.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“It’s over 24 hours now and I feel pretty gross. It it’s nothing like acute infection. Sore arm, heavy head, a little wobbly and quite tired. Two naps were taken today.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Meclizine (Bonine, Antivert)“I hated this medicine. It made me feel loopy and walking was difficult. I’d crash into walls and stuff.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Trazodone (Desyrel)“25mg of trazadone. Can’t say I recommend. I felt tranquilized” In context ↗ Side effects
- Trazodone (Desyrel)“Can’t say I recommend. I felt tranquilized and I couldn’t stay asleep.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
Is anyone having alternating constipation and diarrhea in tandem with intermittent tummy pain?
In context ↗ - Brain fog
it’s gotten better, but I still fumble my words or forget what I’m talking about mid sentence.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I’ve just about gotten rid of the dizziness
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
GI issues, random nausea, headaches, insomnia at times
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I slept well last night for the first time in 5 months.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the anxiety attacks and what I can only describe as melancholia, that has never left me
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
random numbness in fingers and hands
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
the arduous daily nausea/fatigue/dizziness/weakness that lasted 4 months
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