Long COVID with about ten symptoms, now nearly back to normal; NAC and probiotic eased some
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i've been LH for 3 months
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
i used to take daily walks about 10,000 steps a day
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
i'm 3.5 months out and that, muscles twitches, and pressure headaches are my only symptoms left.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i'm only like 11 weeks out from my initial infection
Read from 58 of their posts and comments; links to the 26 this page draws on
Summary
A 19-year-old developed long COVID in late summer 2021; early on they had about ten symptoms, including constipation, headaches, blurry vision, insomnia, tinnitus and an inability to take a deep breath, but most eased by three months. NAC, a VSL3 probiotic, magnesium, breathing exercises and stretching eased individual symptoms, and by about three and a half months their remaining symptoms were tight ribs (compared to costochondritis), muscle twitches and pressure headaches. They later guessed the tight ribs were due to a magnesium deficiency from vitamin D supplements.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- NAC · Helped
NAC( this is huge)
In context ↗ - Magnesium (malate or glycinate) · Helped
As soon as i started magnesium it opened up my breathing and i'm able to take deep breaths now
In context ↗ - VSL3 probiotic · Helped
what really helped is vsl3 probiotic
In context ↗ - belly breathing / diaphragmatic breathing · Helped
i started belly breathing a couple weeks ago and it's help a lot
In context ↗ - incentive spirometer · Helped
NAC,B12, and an incentive spirometer might help push the process faster
In context ↗ - daily walks · Helped
daily walks help
In context ↗ - one workout · Worse
the one time i worked out i had a headache for a while after that i knew not to keep going
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Not said
i started spending 5k daily and now i'm back in the normal range
In context ↗ - turmeric tea · Not said
i don't know if it was time or the abundance of vitamins/supplements i take and or drinking tumeric tea daily
In context ↗ - electrolytes (Powerade Zero) · Worse
the first time i drink electrolytes (powerade zero) not even less then 30 min after i get this feeling
In context ↗ - taurine · Not said
i did take taurine and a whole bunch of other supplements so no idea what helped and what didn't
In context ↗ - hydroxyzine and zyrtec · Not said
i was on antihistamine for 2 months and they dropped my wbc significantly
In context ↗ - Pepcid · No change
i was taking 40mg of pepcid daily didn't help at all
In context ↗ - Symbicort inhaler · Helped
using my symbicort inhaler for abt to weeks opened it up for me
In context ↗ - foam roller · Helped
i started using a foam roller maybe 3 or 4 days ago and it's opened my breathing a lot
In context ↗ - stretching · Helped
daily stretching with a foam roller
In context ↗ - physiotherapy · Helped
i started doing physiotherapy and it's helping a lot
In context ↗ - massage · Helped
i've tried messages and stuff but they were only temporary type of things
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · Physiotherapy and rehab · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | COVID-19 infection, then long COVID with about ten symptomsi just hit the 3 month mark and i had a whole bunch of weird symptoms gi pains, headaches, blurry vision, constipation, insomnia, cracking jointsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-11-18 | down to two lingering symptoms from about teni'm only about 3 months out and have about 2 lingering symptoms used to have like 10ish but i'm a lot better nowIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-12-24 | only muscle twitches and pressure headaches lefti'm 3.5 months out and that, muscles twitches, and pressure headaches are my only symptoms leftIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-12-30 | breathing opened up, able to take deep breathsAs soon as i started magnesium it opened up my breathing and i'm able to take deep breaths nowIn context ↗ | Near normal | Magnesium |
Adverse events
- Salt, electrolytes and fluids“the first time i drink electrolytes (powerade zero) not even less then 30 min after i get this feeling and it's been here for the past 24hrs” In context ↗ Side effects
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril), Cetirizine (Zyrtec)“i was on antihistamine for 2 months and they dropped my wbc significantly, which there known to do i was on a h1 and h2 blocker” In context ↗ Blood count problems
- Famotidine (Pepcid)“i was on antihistamine for 2 months and they dropped my wbc significantly, which there known to do i was on a h1 and h2 blocker” In context ↗ Blood count problems
- Vitamin D and sun exposure“i took for 3 months straight, but failed to lmk that it depletes magnesium in the body” In context ↗ Refeeding or deficiency problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
used to have stomach pains,indigestion, terrible constipation,gas,belching.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
muscles twitches, and pressure headaches are my only symptoms left
In context ↗ - Vision problems
i've had blurry vision too
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
gi pains, headaches, blurry vision, constipation, insomnia, cracking joints
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
I have tinnitus and air hunger (getting a lot better).
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
i used to only be able to take maybe 50% of a deep breath now i say i'm 70-75%
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
had palpitations early on but they dissipated
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
i had high blood pressure for 2 1/12 straight months like 150/110, now it's back down to 124/78
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
still have some stiff/pain in my neck but it comes and goes
In context ↗
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