Barely out of bed for eight months with long COVID, much better but not back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had no health issues until after my first COVID-19 infection.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
Spent the next 8 months barely able to get out of bed, feeling like I got hit by a truck.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Things are easier now, but it's nothing like how I could recover before COVID.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had no health issues until after my first COVID-19 infection.
In context ↗
Summary
The Reddit user fell ill with COVID-19 in March 2020 and spent the next eight months barely able to get out of bed, with constant headaches and joint pain. A walk-run brought six weeks of severe muscle soreness. Raw garlic and an omega-3 supplement later eased chest pain, clotting and blood-pressure issues, but a third infection left them unable to exercise without garlic. Things are easier now, but nothing like before COVID.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- raw garlic · Helped
the only thing Ive found to work is raw garlic and SuperOmega3 Plus by Life Extension
In context ↗ - corticosteroid inhaler · Helped
Still have asthma, but that's controlled with a corticosteroid inhaler
In context ↗ - going for a run · Much worse
For the next 6 weeks I get this INSANE inexplicable muscle soreness through out my entire body.
In context ↗
Approaches: 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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | first COVID-19 infection; violently ill for six weeksI was violently ill for 6 weeksIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2020 | eight months barely able to get out of bedSpent the next 8 months barely able to get out of bed, feeling like I got hit by a truck.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2020 | crashed after going for a run; six weeks of whole-body muscle sorenessFor the next 6 weeks I get this INSANE inexplicable muscle soreness through out my entire body.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| — | raw garlic and an omega-3 supplement eased chest pain, clotting and blood-pressure spikes, allowing exercisethe only thing Ive found to work is raw garlic and SuperOmega3 Plus by Life ExtensionIn context ↗ | Mild | Garlic and garlic extract |
| 2022-11-30 | third COVID-19 infection; cannot exercise at all without garlicSince getting covid for the third time now....I cant exercise at all without taking garlicIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-12-07 | easier than before but recovery from exercise still unlike pre-COVIDThings are easier now, but it's nothing like how I could recover before COVID.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
any attempt at cardio and I'll get the worst headaches, nausea, blurry spots in my vision and pins and needles to total numbness in my hands and feet
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
in spite of having daily constant headaches
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the endorphins are gone and my joint pain is the worst it's been
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
my blood pressure will go dangerously high during exercise now, if I don't take garlic
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
keep the chest pain, clotting and blood pressure issues at bay
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
pins and needles to total numbness in my hands and feet
In context ↗ - Vision problems
blurry spots in my vision
In context ↗ - Gut problems
the worst headaches, nausea, blurry spots in my vision
In context ↗ - Hair loss
my hair started falling out in clumps in the shower
In context ↗
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