Long COVID with heavy fatigue and skin trouble, somewhat better after GLP-1 drugs
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
it is extremely difficult with so much fatigue, but i try to do at least a little walking
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My skin issues have been getting better since I started GLP-1s. ... I see betterment of my skin issues.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
all the inflammation, skin issues, hair loss etc from long covid
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A person with long COVID described heavy fatigue, hair loss and skin trouble, managed with prioritised sleep, stress tracking, a little walking, vagus nerve stimulation, supplements, daily antihistamines, low-histamine measures and sauna. After starting GLP-1 drugs they reported their skin was improving and relatives said they looked less inflamed.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Welltory · Helped
i use Welltory which is an app that tracks my stress via my Apple Watch
In context ↗ - prioritize and track sleep · Helped
prioritize sleep, i track my sleep and try to make it a priority
In context ↗ - learn to know when to stop · Helped
learn to know when to stop. I’ve always pushed my self on everything and now I’m having to learn when to say this is good enough
In context ↗ - vagus nerve stimulator device · Helped
I think rhodiola rosea, ashawanda , and vagus nerve stimulators help a bit
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
vagus nerve stimulation: meditation, a vagus nerve stimulator device
In context ↗ - glycine · Helped
supplements that i think help me the most: glycine (sleep and stress)
In context ↗ - TMG · Helped
supplements that i think help me the most ... TMG (recovery)
In context ↗ - Natto Kinase · Helped
supplements that i think help me the most ... Natto Kinase (micro cloths)
In context ↗ - Claritin · Helped
supplements that i think help me the most ... antihistamine every day (mostly Claritin )
In context ↗ - low calorie, high polyphenol, high protein foods · Helped
eat a bit more often, low calorie, high poly phenol , and high protein foods
In context ↗ - a little walking · Helped
i try to do at least a little walking. But don’t push it too much!
In context ↗ - sauna · Helped
i think the sauna helps me quite a bit
In context ↗ - DAO · Not said
I take it if i think i can’t fully avoid histamines in food.
In context ↗ - GLP-1s · Helped
My skin issues have been getting better since I started GLP-1s
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Alternative therapies · Amino acids and carnitine · Anticoagulants · Supplements · Vagus nerve stimulation
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Long COVID with dysautonomia, fatigue, histamine intolerance, skin issues and hair lossall the inflammation, skin issues, hair loss etc from long covidIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2026-07-24 | Skin less inflamed since starting GLP-1 drugs; family noticedMy skin issues have been getting better since I started GLP-1s.In context ↗ | Moderate | GLP-1 drugs (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
For me: ... High body stress correlates with bad symptoms.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I take it if i think i can’t fully avoid histamines in food.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Sometimes i sleep 10 hours and that’s ok.
In context ↗ - Hair loss
all the inflammation, skin issues, hair loss etc from long covid
In context ↗
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