Severe long COVID brain fog and fatigue, much better with nicotine patches
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 20 months
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got caught into what we call long covid since April 2023
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’m 23M, haven’t been able to finish my 3rd year of law and get my licence here in France, haven’t had s3x for a year, social life plummeted
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
nicotine patches game changer for me too, day and night type of change, still trying to adapt the dose
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
got caught into what we call long covid since April 2023
In context ↗
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
This French law student, 22 at onset in April 2023, developed long COVID with severe brain fog and fatigue that cost him his third year of study and his social life. NAC and ivermectin brought brief healings, Ritalin one better week, and nicotine patches, with NAC and hydroxychloroquine, a day-and-night gain in energy and focus. He was still adjusting the patch dose in his latest posts.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- NAC · Helped
At some point NAC helped me clear my brain fog and brought my mental clarity again.
In context ↗ - IVM · Helped
some periods of healings from time to time (thanks to NAC & IVM)
In context ↗ - nicotine gum, ZYN pouches, nicotine patches · Helped a lot
nicotine patches game changer for me too, day and night type of change, still trying to adapt the dose
In context ↗ - Ritalin · Helped
Last week I’ve been on Ritalin and it’s been a better week but damn it it’s rough.
In context ↗ - hydroxychloroquine (PLAQUENIL) · Helped a lot
made major improvements and stabilize with it too. Incredible drug.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | long COVID began in his third year of law schoolgot caught into what we call long covid since April 2023In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-07-29 | unable to finish third year of law; social and romantic life gonehaven’t been able to finish my 3rd year of law and get my licence here in FranceIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-07-29 | a better week on RitalinLast week I’ve been on Ritalin and it’s been a better weekIn context ↗ | Mild | Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta) |
| 2024-12-07 | crash during which Ritalin stopped workingin what seemed to be a crash I hadIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-12-07 | started nicotine patches during the crashit seemed like nicotine patch revived my receptorsIn context ↗ | Moderate | Nicotine patches |
| 2025-01-12 | large improvement on nicotine patches with NAC and hydroxychloroquineit helped me tremendously alongside with NAC and hydroxychloroquine (PLAQUENIL)In context ↗ | Mild | Nicotine patches |
| 2026-04-22 | day-and-night change in energy and focus on nicotine patches, still tuning the doseoverall increase in energy + alleviate brain fog, can focus and focus longer while on itIn context ↗ | Mild | Nicotine patches |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
My main symptom is a severe brain fog and physical constraints
In context ↗
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