Long COVID brain fog, nausea and poor sleep, now nearly back to normal on supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m only 4 months in to this journey
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
yesterday I was feeling about 90% better then today I feel back to like 70%
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I actually feel I am around about 90% recovered as well.
In context ↗ - Began after: a bacterial or tick-borne infection
Granted looking back at when my Symptoms started I could have had this for a good 5 months.
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers began with brain fog, nausea, poor sleep and anxiety around May 2024, feared becoming bed bound and lost their job in August. In October 2024 they started a broad supplement protocol, having tried kefir and fermented foods earlier, and by late December 2024 rated themselves about 90% recovered, though some days still needed a nap. Two bacterial infections required 14 days of three antibiotics.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Kefir milk, kombucha, pickle relish juice and a probiotic · Helped
instant relief of brain for like 20 mins in
In context ↗ - Magnesium glycinate · Helped
that’s when I came across magnesium and the benfotiamine I started taking the mg
In context ↗ - Antivirals · Not said
I think what might of through me off was I started taking antivirals around the same time.
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · Helped
I took a zertexy ( not sure of the spelling) which seem to help some head congestion symptoms temporarily
In context ↗ - Vitamin D3 · Helped
Vitamin D 3: when ever but with food and a fat
In context ↗ - Methyl B-12 & Methyl Folate · Helped
The rest I did continue the full protocol through for about a month and stopped the B vitamins.
In context ↗ - P5P · Not said
I only did the DPLA for about a week and a half along with the P5P I couldn’t tell which one was making me numb
In context ↗ - DLPA · Not said
DLPA : morning on empty ( this does make me numb or high feeling but guessing it the dopamine)
In context ↗ - Vitamin C · Not said
Vitamin c anytime
In context ↗ - Zinc · Helped
Zinc with out food
In context ↗ - Resveratrol · Helped
restarted Resveratrol
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
I’m on Turmeric, magnesium glycinate, zinc, NAC, multivitamin, And restarted Resveratrol.
In context ↗ - Ashwagandha · Not said
Aswaganda mid day
In context ↗ - Sea moss with burdock/bladderwrack · Not said
I got mine wild crafted from a local venue
In context ↗ - Elderberry · Not said
Elderberry for vitamin C fight off virus boot immune system
In context ↗ - Black seed oil · Not said
Black seed oil mid day
In context ↗ - Turmeric · Not said
Turmeric: Optional, if inflammation is a concern.
In context ↗ - Holy Basil · Not said
Holy Basil: If needed for relaxation and stress management
In context ↗ - Tea blend · Not said
Tea Blend: Optional, but beneficial for gentle support throughout the day.
In context ↗ - CoQ10 · Helped
I also stoped Coq10 only cus I ran out about a week after thanksgiving .
In context ↗ - Omega-3 / fish oil · Not said
I was doing a fish oil but I think the quality of mine want the best and the oil is rancid
In context ↗ - NAD (NR) · Helped
NAD (NR) 300 mg ( just ran out a week ago )
In context ↗ - Multivitamin and B complex · Not said
I went to a multi - vitamin ans b complex but occasionally
In context ↗ - Rhodiola · Not said
First week of December I added in Aswaganda and Rhodiola
In context ↗ - 3 different antibiotics · No change
So I had to do a 14 day of 3 different antibiotics. But I still felt like crap never after.
In context ↗ - Working back out at the gym · Helped
I started working back out about a month ago I’ve actually gained strength back.
In context ↗ - Steam room and sauna · Not said
I did add in the steam room and suna this past week
In context ↗ - Vagus nerve exercises · Not said
Focus on nasal breathing, vagus nerve exercises
In context ↗ - Nasal breathing and staying in the present moment · Not said
Focus on nasal breathing
In context ↗ - Naps and listening to the body · Not said
let me take a nap instead of forcing my body to do stuff
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | brain fog, tiredness and poor sleep beganthese has been going over for the past months and almost a half for me.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| mid-2024 | lowest point, feared ending up bed boundthere were points were I thought I would end up bed bound and wanted to call 911 because I didn’t know what was going on with me..In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-06-22 | instant relief of brain fog after kefir, pickle juice and kombuchaThis was the firsts day I feel like I’ve had instant relief.In context ↗ | Mild | Probiotics and fermented foods |
| 2024-09-05 | more good days than bad, able to function through the dayI am better than I was in JuneIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-10-02 | crashed the day after a gym sessionwent to the gym yesterday and I’m feeling just really tired today like I need a big cup of coffeeIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-10-07 | some symptoms subsided on a supplement protocol, slow steady gainsI’ve been doing his protocol for 7 days now and there are symptoms of min that have subsided but for the most part I feel like I’m definitely getting better slowly.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-12-22 | about 90% recovered, back in the gym, some days still need a napI actually feel I am around about 90% recovered as well.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- DLPA / phenylalanine“this does make me numb or high feeling but guessing it the dopamine ... I couldn’t tell which one was making me numb” Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the day before I had these worst brain fog and nausea
In context ↗ - Gut problems
worst brain fog and nausea
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
main thing is brain fog and this anxiety from time to time
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
for the past two month if been getting crap sleep as well
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
almost like that feeling of coming down with a cold or low energy like getting over a cold
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