Bedbound with long COVID, now almost back to normal after vitamins and diet changes
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 month
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
all these symptoms we've been having
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was exhausted, bed bound almost for 5 weeks.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I'm still a bit tired/weak but NOTHING compared to what i was feeling! I'm almost restored.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
all these symptoms we've been having
In context ↗
Summary
Marsh 30408 had long COVID symptoms: almost five weeks bedbound, a heavy brain fog for three to four weeks, and muscle pain so bad it felt like running for days. They started magnesium, B12, vitamin E, vitamin D and omega 3 and ate less sugar, calories and fat. They say the pain went within a week of the pills and that by April 2021 they were almost restored, still a bit tired and weak.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Magnesium · Helped a lot
I started with magnesium, e-vitamines, d-vitamines, omega 3 and B12 vitamines. ... these pains went away after a week of taking these pills
In context ↗ - B12 vitamines · Helped a lot
i have been feeling so much better after Magnesium, B12 and vitamine E
In context ↗ - vitamine D · Helped
I also took vitamine D and Omega 3 3 weeks before starting the other ones
In context ↗ - diet change · Not said
i changed my diet to help my body. Eating less sugar/calories/fat and more HEALTHY meet, vegetables and fiber
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | COVID long haul: bedbound with heavy brain fog and muscle painI was exhausted, bed bound almost for 5 weeks. With a heavy brain fog. i Could barely think.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2021-04-12 | almost restored, still a bit tired and weakI'm still a bit tired/weak but NOTHING compared to what i was feeling! I'm almost restored.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I also had brain fog, but only for 3-4 weeks
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
My muscles hurt so much, as if i had been running for days. I had so much pain.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I'm still a bit tired/weak
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i got distressed and started taking pills in panic (no joke)
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