Long COVID
Mild → recoveredIll 7 months before improving or writing
Long COVID symptoms for months, now recovered after supplements and antihistamines
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 7 months
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got covid for the first time in 2020 before the shots were available. I got "long covid" from my first infection
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was never "housebound" or "bedbound" and I've never had to take time off work
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I'm fully recovered to baseline from LH symptoms (initial infection Oct 2020, suspected Omicron Jan 2022).
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid in October and I've been battling changing symptoms ever since.
Read from 71 of their posts and comments; links to the 20 this page draws on
Summary
Andrea caught covid in October 2020; over a month she developed gut problems, tinnitus, headaches, tingling, palpitations, insomnia, breathlessness and brain fog, but never missed work. A supplement stack, low-histamine diet and H1/H2 antihistamines, especially famotidine, helped quickly, and she puts long haul at six to eight months. Around months four to six, low mood and brain fog eased on trintellix. Some later reinfections set her back briefly.
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What they tried
What they credit
Niacin (flushing kind)· Helped a lotPepcid (Famotidine)· Helped a lot · mainH1 antihistamines (Claritin, benadryl, cetirizine)· Helped a lot · mainH1 antihistamines (Claritin, benadryl, cetirizine)· Helped a lot · mainH1 antihistamines (Claritin, benadryl, cetirizine)· Helped a lot · mainLow histamine diet· Helped a lotElectrolytes (NUUN tablets, Vega powder)· Helped a lotTrintellix· Helped a lotRaw vegan diet (Brook Gardner's Goodbye Lupus protocol)· Helped a lotRaw vegan diet (Brook Gardner's Goodbye Lupus protocol)· Helped a lotVitamin D· HelpedVitamin C· HelpedZinc Citrate· HelpedQuercetin· HelpedBrazil nuts for selenium· HelpedFish oil· HelpedTurmeric· HelpedProbiotics· HelpedRest and pacing· HelpedPrayer· HelpedMeditation· HelpedTime· Helped
Also tried
Herbal teas (dandelion, nettle, lemon balm, burdock root)· HelpedHerbal teas (dandelion, nettle, lemon balm, burdock root)· HelpedHerbal teas (dandelion, nettle, lemon balm, burdock root)· HelpedHerbal teas (dandelion, nettle, lemon balm, burdock root)· HelpedCBD pills· HelpedB-complex· HelpedMagnesium· HelpedMultivitamin· Not saidMelatonin· Not saidHydroxychloroquine· Not saidIodine and hydrogen peroxide gargles, nasal rinses· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Niacin (flushing kind) · Helped a lot
I've felt nothing but better since I started taking it.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Helped
when I started taking 10,000 iu a day, I felt much better
In context ↗ - Zinc Citrate · Helped
Zinc Citrate: 50 mg
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Helped
Quercetin: 3x500 mg
In context ↗ - Brazil nuts for selenium · Helped
2 or 3 Brazil nuts for selenium
In context ↗ - Pepcid (Famotidine) · Helped a lot
It was incredible how much better I felt from it: it helped my energy levels, my GI issues, and my heart palpitations.
In context ↗ - H1 antihistamines (Claritin, benadryl, cetirizine) · Helped a lot
Both H1 and H2 blockers helped me immensely.
In context ↗ - Low histamine diet · Helped a lot
Add me to the long list of people who found significant improvement in a wide range of symptoms from taking H1/H2 blockers and reducing high histamine foods.
In context ↗ - Electrolytes (NUUN tablets, Vega powder) · Helped a lot
Electrolytes and H1/H2 blockers. They made a world of difference for me.
In context ↗ - Fish oil · Helped
plus most of the usual recommended supplements: lots of D3, a b-complex, zinc+quercetin, curcumin, fish oil, probiotics and lots of electrolytes
In context ↗ - Multivitamin · Not said
A daily multivitamin
In context ↗ - Melatonin · Not said
Melatonin at night if I'm having trouble sleeping
In context ↗ - Herbal teas (dandelion, nettle, lemon balm, burdock root) · Helped
My tinnitus is much less frequent than it was a month or so ago.
In context ↗ - Trintellix · Helped a lot
I started taking an antidepressant called Trintellix and my mood, sleep, energy and even some of my GI symptoms improved significantly.
In context ↗ - Hydroxychloroquine · Not said
I can't say for certain whether or not that helped keep my acute infection mild and if it helped with my LH symptoms.
In context ↗ - CBD pills · Helped
I took CBD pills, and I think that helped a bit.
In context ↗ - Rest and pacing · Helped
I think time and pacing is all that I needed to get better.
In context ↗ - Prayer · Helped
Lots of prayer and meditation and relaxing.
In context ↗ - Magnesium · Helped
lots of electrolytes (with extra magnesium)
In context ↗ - Raw vegan diet (Brook Gardner's Goodbye Lupus protocol) · Helped a lot
A temporary raw vegan diet (ie. Brook Gardner's Goodbye Lupus protocol) has helped me immensely with my energy and digestion.
In context ↗ - Iodine and hydrogen peroxide gargles, nasal rinses · Not said
Gargle with iodine or hydrogen peroxide. Do nasal rinses as well.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · H2 blockers · POTS medication · Alternative therapies · Diet · Mind-body practices · Other antidepressants · Pacing · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-17 | Mild covid infectionMild acute phase started Oct. 17 and lasted about a week.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| November 2020 | A month of symptoms getting progressively worseAfter a month or so of this getting worseIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2020-12-23 | Symptoms diminished quickly after stack, diet and antihistaminesI did all of this at almost the exact same time and my symptoms diminished quickly and significantly.In context ↗ | Near normal | Famotidine (Pepcid) |
| February 2021 (month 4) | Neurological symptoms hit hard in month fourMy neurological symptoms hit me in about month 4 and they were devastating. I couldn't sleep, couldn't remember things, felt tired and confused all the time and I was weeping daily.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-04-09 | Mood, sleep, energy and GI symptoms improved on trintellixI started taking an antidepressant called Trintellix and my mood, sleep, energy and even some of my GI symptoms improved significantly.In context ↗ | Mild | Vortioxetine (Trintellix) |
| 2021-11-03 | Pretty much back to normal a year after infection1 year post-covid and I'm pretty much back to normal.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2022-03-29 | Fully recovered to her baselineI'm fully recovered to baseline from LH symptoms (initial infection Oct 2020, suspected Omicron Jan 2022).In context ↗ | Recovered | |
| 2023-12-15 | Set back a bit by later infectionsI've had at least three infections by now. I was set back a bit, but recovered to baseline more quickly than the first time.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-05-14 | Back to baseline, living normally, post-infection aches fade in about 3 monthsI've experienced some joint and muscle pain post-infection, but it's been manageable and fades generally 3 months after infection.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problemsTinnitus
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
GI issues (diarrhea, nausea, low appetite)
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
My tinnitus is much less frequent than it was a month or so ago.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
tinnitus, headaches, weird body pains
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
weird body pains
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
tingling in my extremities. It was unpleasant. ... It's gone now.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
felt tired and confused all the time
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
My POTS-like symptoms mostly disappeared when I started antihistamines (famotidine and cetirizine) and reduced high-histamine foods.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
erratic heart rate/palpitations
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
insomnia, waking up with elevated HR
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
felt tired and confused all the time and I was weeping daily
In context ↗
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