Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 2.5 years before improving or writing
Long COVID parosmia, somewhat better with nicotine patch and colloidal silver
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I tried them for my parosmia caused by covid
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
but I had slight improvement even after that short stint
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
my parosmia caused by covid
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with parosmia from COVID for 2.5 years tried a 7 mg nicotine patch for two hours and felt lightheaded, nauseous and shaky, and could hardly get off the couch. A later week-long patch trial brought slight improvement in the parosmia. Regular colloidal silver was the only thing that helped a symptom that eventually stopped after a couple of years.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- colloidal silver · Helped
The only thing that helped was taking colloidal silver on a regular basis
In context ↗ - nicotine patches · Helped
a whole 7mg patch made me feel like I was dying after about an hour ... I had slight improvement even after that short stint
In context ↗ - activated charcoal · Not said
I took some activated charcoal
In context ↗
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | parosmia began after COVIDmy parosmia caused by covidIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-04-21 | felt awful and could hardly get off the couch after wearing a 7 mg nicotine patch for two hoursI have a ton of stuff to do but I am currently hardly able to get off the couchIn context ↗ | Moderate | Nicotine patches |
| 2023-07-14 | a stinging-tears symptom finally stopped over a couple of yearsThe only thing that helped was taking colloidal silver on a regular basis ... It seems to have finally stopped happeningIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-08-17 | parosmia slightly improved after a week of nicotine patchesI had slight improvement even after that short stintIn context ↗ | Not stated | Nicotine patches |
Adverse events
- Nicotine patches“had one on for 2 hours, felt really lightheaded and then took it off once I started feeling nauseous, then got super shaky and I still just feel awful” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nicotine patches“Also like weird cold/tingly feeling in my arms/hands and heart is racing a little.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodGut problemsHeart symptoms & palpitationsLoss of smell or tasteNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomia
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I've been suffering from parosmia for 2.5 years
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart is racing a little
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
weird cold/tingly feeling in my arms/hands
In context ↗ - Gut problems
took it off once I started feeling nauseous
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
felt really lightheaded
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm kind of freaking out
In context ↗