Long COVID with severe brain fog and insomnia, much better after keto diet and therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Got covid a year ago..still having trouble sleep..
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I couldn't manage life ..Didnt know what to do and didnt remember anything at all.i cried for 2 hours alone..
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
ı reversed many other ıssues %90 such as brain fog etc
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got covid a year ago..still having trouble sleep..
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
They got COVID in early 2021 and developed insomnia, severe brain fog, anxiety and problems with their hands and feet. After about five months they improved slowly, crediting a moderate keto diet, exercise, fasting, therapy and low-dose Lustral; by 16 months they reported about 90% of issues such as brain fog reversed. In 2024 they said psychological treatment stopped them getting sick, though they never called themselves 100%.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- keto diet · Helped
then started to a keto diet and tried to calm down..be patient it will get better..
In context ↗ - exercises · Helped
Exercises and time is all you need..
In context ↗ - whole day fasting and omad · Helped
Sometimes whole day fasting and omad..
In context ↗ - therapy / psychological treatment · Helped
Went to a therapy and get Light doses of lustral.. ... then I got psychological treatment and I stopped getting sick
- lustral · Helped
Went to a therapy and get Light doses of lustral.. Cant say i am 100% but surely better..
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset · SSRIs · Diet · Exercise and activity
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | got COVIDGot covid a year ago..still having trouble sleep..In context ↗ | |
| about 2 months after covid | severe brain fog, could not manage life, slept about an hour a dayI couldn't manage life ..Didnt know what to do and didnt remember anything at all.In context ↗ | |
| after 5th month | began to turn around slowlyturned to be alright in a slow way after 5th monthIn context ↗ | Keto and low-carb diets |
| 2022-06 | about 90% of issues such as brain fog reversedı reversed many other ıssues %90 such as brain fog etcIn context ↗ | Keto and low-carb diets |
| 2024-04 | stopped getting sick after psychological treatmentthen I got psychological treatment and I stopped getting sickIn context ↗ | CBT and psychotherapy |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
still having trouble sleep..
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I was unable to find words and names and unable to speak English and Spanish rather then my mother tongue..
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Now better but anxiety is another issue..
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
i got it in my hands and feet for 2 months after covid
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
now i have Light issues nothing at all
In context ↗
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