Bedbound with long COVID, now much better from BiPAP and nicotine patches
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I am dealing with long covid for almost 4 years since 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was bed bound like you since October 2020
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I was bed bound like you since October 2020 ... now I'm not bed bound.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I am dealing with long covid for almost 4 years since 2020.
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
The user became bedbound with long COVID in October 2020. By early 2024 they reported 95% relief of breathlessness and neurological symptoms from BiPAP, nicotine patches, liquid zinc and cassava water, and later said prayer and medications had helped them get out of bed. They were not fully healed by November 2025; gabapentin still helped sleep and nerve pain.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- CPAP machine · Helped
And CPAP machine help me a lot for the shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Nicotine patches · Helped a lot
This reduces all symptoms at 95%. You must start with the lowest dose of nicotine patch.
In context ↗ - Zinc in form of liquid · Helped
What helps me at 95% with the shortness of breath is using a BiPAP machine in combination with nicotine patch, Zinc in form of liquid
In context ↗ - Yuca or Cassava water · Helped
I boiled the Yuca I eat it and I drink the entire water of the Yuca. This eliminates the shortness of breath at 95%
In context ↗ - prayed Jesus Christ · Helped
I prayed Jesus Christ he help me a lot. I told him to guide me and show me good medications to take and he guided me to take good medications and now I'm not bed bound.
In context ↗ - gabapentin · Helped
Yes, it helps! It doesn’t healed me but it helps a lot. It helps me to sleep and with nerves pain. My doctor prescribed me 300 mg 3 times a day.
In context ↗ - Acyclovir · Helped
after 30 minutes or 45 minutes I take 800 mg of acyclovir. This process makes the shortness of breath and all the symptoms go away for about 6 hours.
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Not said
I did take vitamin D every day before even though that my vitamin D level was so low that my doctor prescribed me 50000 iu of vitamin D weekly.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Antivirals · Other drugs and medicines · 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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Bedbound with long COVIDI was bed bound like you since October 2020In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2024-02-10 | Reported 95% relief of breathlessness and neurologic symptoms with BiPAP, nicotine patches, liquid zinc and cassava waterThis eliminates the shortness of breath at 95% and relieve 95% of other neurologic symptoms.In context ↗ | Not stated | Nicotine patches |
| 2024-04-29 | No longer bedbound; said they were almost healednow I'm not bed bound ... I'm almost healedIn context ↗ | Mild | Prayer and faith healing |
| 2025-11-02 | Still not healed; gabapentin helped sleep and nerve painIt doesn’t healed me but it helps a lot. It helps me to sleep and with nerves pain.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I suffer shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
It helps me to sleep and with nerves pain.
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