Long COVID breathlessness for over two years, now close to normal after time and fish oil
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had this early on with my long covid journey.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I had 2+ years of torturous SOB that slowly resolved. ... For the most part my life looks pretty normal except for this.
- Now: Near normal
Now it’s 99% gone. I’m just left with mild chronic fatigue.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Then I got covid in early 2020
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Owl 90664 caught COVID in early 2020 and had torturous breathlessness for over two years, plus lung pain and adrenaline insomnia, and fatigue after exercise, travel and socialising. She credited time, with fish oil, long walks and diaphragmatic breathing possibly helping. By early 2024 she was about 95% better but still needed a nap after an hour of dance class; by late 2025 breathlessness was 99% gone, leaving mild chronic fatigue.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- time · Helped a lot
I think time is what helped the most
In context ↗ - fish oil · Helped
I think time heals and fish oil, long walks, diaphragmatic breathing seemed to maybe help?
In context ↗ - long walks · Helped
What’s working for me now is long walks, 3 45 min weight training sessions a week
In context ↗ - breathing exercises and diaphragmatic breathing · Helped
What helped me was breathing exercises like box breathing and diaphragmatic breathing.
In context ↗ - all the supplements · Not said
I tried all the supplements as well, too many to list.
In context ↗ - taking it easy · Not said
I’ve spent the last 3 years taking it easy.
In context ↗ - cutting out alcohol and avoiding carbs · Helped
Cutting out alcohol and avoiding carbs helps with the PEM a tiny bit.
In context ↗ - weight training and sprint intervals · Helped
3 45 min weight training sessions a week ... 1 minute of sprinting with 3 minutes of walking 3X
In context ↗ - creatine · Not said
I also take creatine, magnesium glyconate and B complex vitamin in the morning
In context ↗ - HRT · Not said
plus HRT including testosterone
In context ↗ - Liposomal sleep spray with melatonin, GABA and glutathione · Helped
I’ve tried just about everything and this finally really made a difference for me.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| early 2020 | got COVID-19, then years of exercise, travel and social fatigueThen I got covid in early 2020In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2020-2022 | over two years of torturous breathlessness, lung pain and adrenaline insomnia while still working and exercisingI had 2+ years of torturous SOB that slowly resolved.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| January 2024 | about 95% better, only some fatigue after workouts, travel or too much socialising leftI got sick in 2020 and am now about 95% better.In context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2025-12-06 | breathlessness 99% gone, left with mild chronic fatigueNow it’s 99% gone. I’m just left with mild chronic fatigue.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I had 2+ years of torturous SOB that slowly resolved.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I can’t kick the PEM either
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I had the lung pain, the adrenaline/insomnia thing, but that’s all gone.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
It’s like my muscles are not getting the energy from my body.
In context ↗
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