Long COVID with deep breathing like a knife, somewhat better after bromelain and NAC
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- May 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got ill march 2020 and just recently improved alot!
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I got ill march 2020 and just recently improved alot!
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got ill march 2020
In context ↗
Summary
They fell ill in March 2020 and were still ill almost three years later. After ten days on bromelain and NAC they reported definite improvement, with the first three days rough, and said they could take deeper breaths where before deep breathing felt like a knife in the back. When they wrote in May 2023 they said they had improved a lot, without describing what they could do.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- nac · Helped
Ive been doing bromelain and nac for 10 days now, there is definately improvement. First three days were rough thou, probably die off effects!
In context ↗ - bromelain · Helped
Ive been doing bromelain and nac for 10 days now, there is definately improvement. ... Also I can take deeper breaths now
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | fell illI got ill march 2020In context ↗ | |
| 2023-02-14 | definite improvement on bromelain and NAC, could take deeper breathsIve been doing bromelain and nac for 10 days now, there is definately improvement.In context ↗ | NAC (N-acetylcysteine) |
| 2023-05-12 | improved a lot recentlyI got ill march 2020 and just recently improved alot!In context ↗ | NAC (N-acetylcysteine) |
Adverse events
- NAC (N-acetylcysteine)“First three days were rough thou, probably die off effects!” In context ↗ Herx / die-off reaction
- NAC (N-acetylcysteine), Bromelain“Ive been doing bromelain and nac for 10 days now ... First three days were rough thou, probably die off effects!” In context ↗ Herx / die-off reaction
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
before it sometimes felt like a knife in the back when trying deep breathing
In context ↗
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