Long COVID
Mild → much betterIll 19 months before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with brain fog and PEM, now much better after gut healing and trauma therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 19 months
- Last post
- Feb 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
This time, 1 year 7 months ago in August, it stuck with me and turned into long-covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was able to do basic life things, like go to the grocery store, but at first, I had to measure my energy. Maybe one big thing a day
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I am still in recovery, but ive had it for almost two years. I'm majorly improved but not fully recovered.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
This time, 1 year 7 months ago in August, it stuck with me and turned into long-covid.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Gut problems
No GI symptoms, per say
Summary
After a third COVID infection in August 2024 they developed long COVID, with fatigue, breathlessness, anxiety, brain fog and PEM; at first they could manage one big task a day, such as a grocery trip. They credit gut healing, contrast therapy, trauma therapy and supplements with gradual, non-linear improvement. By February 2026, 19 months in, they rated themselves 80% recovered, still improving but not fully recovered.
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What they tried
What they credit
Contrast therapy and cold plunging· Helped a lot · maintrauma therapist· Helped a loteliminating seed oils, ultra processed foods and added sugars; whole foods diet· Helped a lot · maineliminating seed oils, ultra processed foods and added sugars; whole foods diet· Helped a lot · maineliminating seed oils, ultra processed foods and added sugars; whole foods diet· Helped a lot · mainCurcumin· HelpedBromelain· HelpedNattokinase· HelpedNAC· HelpedMitochondrial NRG· HelpedVitamin C· Helpedvitamin D3· HelpedB Vitamin Complex· HelpedReishi mushroom· HelpedLion's Mane mushroom· HelpedProbiotics (Akkermansia, Therbiotic Complete 100 billion)· HelpedMegaLgG 2000 immunoglobulin concentrate· HelpedL-Glutamine· HelpedMagnesium Glycinate· Helpedyoga and breathwork· Helped
Also tried
Cell Guard· HelpedQuercetin· HelpedNettles· Helpedqi-gong· Helpedstretching· Helpedreduced time on screens· Helpedfocusing on sleep· HelpedCOVID vaccination as treatment· Worsemeasuring my energy (one big thing a day)· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Curcumin · Helped
Curcumin, Bromelain, and Nattokinase (McCullough protocol) helped, I think, flush out excess spike proteins and calm inflammation in the first 6 months. ... I've continued using Curcumin and Nattokinase daily since this.
In context ↗ - Bromelain · Helped
Curcumin, Bromelain, and Nattokinase (McCullough protocol) helped, I think, flush out excess spike proteins and calm inflammation in the first 6 months.
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
here are some supplements that I think have really supported my recovery over time ... NAC for detox and glutathione precursor.
In context ↗ - Cell Guard · Helped
here are some supplements that I think have really supported my recovery over time ... Cell Guard for 1 year
In context ↗ - Mitochondrial NRG · Helped
Mitochondrial NRG: first year, 4 pills daily. Last 6 months, 2 pills daily.
In context ↗ - Vitamin C · Helped
Vitamin C ... Quercetin + Nettles and Vitamin C was helpful for this.
In context ↗ - vitamin D3 · Helped
here are some supplements that I think have really supported my recovery over time ... vitamin D3
In context ↗ - B Vitamin Complex · Helped
here are some supplements that I think have really supported my recovery over time ... B Vitamin Complex
In context ↗ - Reishi mushroom · Helped
Reishi mushroom (probably the single most helpful supplement I've experimented with); it seems to have helped with immune modulation and nervous system calming.
In context ↗ - Lion's Mane mushroom · Helped
Lion's Mane mushroom for cognition and brain health
In context ↗ - Probiotics (Akkermansia, Therbiotic Complete 100 billion) · Helped
Probiotics for gut health, even if just transient work: Akkermansia, Therbiotic Complete 100 billion
In context ↗ - MegaLgG 2000 immunoglobulin concentrate · Helped
MegaLgG 2000 immunoglobulin concentrate for detox and gut-barrier
In context ↗ - L-Glutamine · Helped
and L-Glutamine for gut-barrier rebuilding
In context ↗ - Magnesium Glycinate · Helped
Magnesium Glycinate for muscle relaxation and sleep
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Helped
Quercetin + Nettles and Vitamin C was helpful for this.
In context ↗ - Contrast therapy and cold plunging · Helped a lot
Contrast therapy has helped my nervous system immensely. ... there was something incredibly helpful about cold plunging in particular
In context ↗ - trauma therapist · Helped a lot
Working on my relationship with my body and myself through these practices as well as with a good trauma therapist has been immensely helpful.
In context ↗ - eliminating seed oils, ultra processed foods and added sugars; whole foods diet · Helped a lot
eliminating seed oils, ultra processed foods and added sugars has helped me immensely
In context ↗ - yoga and breathwork · Helped
In addition to cold plunging, I also did yoga ... Learning how to breath and noticing the moments throughout the day when my breath was shallow.
In context ↗ - qi-gong · Helped
I tried qi-gong ... That helped a lot with stress.
In context ↗ - stretching · Helped
I stretched every night ... That helped a lot with stress.
In context ↗ - reduced time on screens · Helped
I reduced my time on screens ... That helped a lot with stress.
In context ↗ - focusing on sleep · Helped
I focused on sleep ... That helped a lot with stress.
In context ↗ - measuring my energy (one big thing a day) · Not said
I had to measure my energy. Maybe one big thing a day (and a big thing was going to the grocery store).
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
I definitely experienced post-vax injury because of the stress that my system was already under at the time
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset · Alternative therapies · Amino acids and carnitine · Anticoagulants · Diet · Mind-body practices · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | third COVID infection turned into long COVIDThis time, 1 year 7 months ago in August, it stuck with me and turned into long-covid.In context ↗ |
| — | gradual, non-linear improvement in energyThis improved gradually, but not always in a linear way.In context ↗ |
| February 2026 | 80% recovered, still in recoveryI'm majorly improved but not fully recovered.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I definitely experienced post-vax injury because of the stress that my system was already under at the time” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Cryotherapy and cold exposure“For me, ending cold was good until it wasn't. Too much cold in chinese medicine is not a good thing.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessFlu-like symptomsLoss of smell or tasteMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesPost-exertional malaise
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
my main symptoms were chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, anxiety/panic, and PEM
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Shortness of breath (SOB) was by far the most panic-inducing and difficult symptom I have had to work with.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
The anxiety really did turn into hyper vigilance about what my body was experiencing.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
it intensified brain fog and fatigue for me
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
Allergies, which were never an issue for me before, also were bad the Spring after I got long-covid, likely due to MCAS
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I lost all of my sense of taste and smell
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
about 1 month of terrible flu-like symptoms
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