Long COVID with tachycardia and insomnia, somewhat better after acupuncture with herbs
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m terrified of the COVID-19 vaccine now that I’m contending with LC (newly dx’d).
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Even the simplest interactions with others results in pain, and exhaustion that lingers for days.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I was beginning to feel ok, then had to undergo minor oral surgery . Next day, fever! Totally wiped out. ... I will say the tachycardia has been less frequent.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
All this since Covid in September.
In context ↗
Read from 14 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
Vale 46105 dated their long COVID to a COVID infection in September 2025, with bouts of tachycardia, light-headedness, exhaustion and unrelenting insomnia. Acupuncture with herbs and diet advice, at $85 a session, largely stopped the tachycardia within five weeks. Minor oral surgery in January 2026 brought a fever and left them so wiped out that just sitting up in a chair was a struggle.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- sound therapy 390hz · Not said
I tried listening to sound therapy 390hz , tried breathing.
In context ↗ - going outside · Helped
What helps the most is going outside.
In context ↗ - fresh ginger tea · Helped
lots of home made ginger tea, has helped
In context ↗ - zinc · Helped
Zinc, B complex
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Helped a lot
Acupuncture has been a game changer for me.
In context ↗ - herbs · Helped
She has prescribed herbs that have helped with the tachycardia and anxiety
In context ↗ - massage · Helped
acupuncture and massage , plus herbs, zinc, Bcomplex, Magnesium and lots of home made ginger tea, has helped
In context ↗ - simple movements for me to open my qi · Not said
simple movements for me to open my qi
In context ↗ - atomizing essential oils · Helped
Acupuncture , herbs, atomizing essential oils is my relief, for a few days.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
Magnesium and lots of home made ginger tea, has helped, especially with the imbalance.
In context ↗ - nutrition hydration · Helped
reduce tachycardia events with nutrition hydration , freshly made ginger tea , acupuncture and supplements
In context ↗ - vitamins · Not said
She did recommend vitamins that I bought on my own.
In context ↗ - diet recommendations (avoid chilled foods) · Not said
Diet recommendations and the suggestion to avoid chilled foods .
In context ↗ - sleeping pills · Worse
Sleeping pills create restless legs.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| September 2025 | COVID-19 infection, followed by long COVIDAll this since Covid in September.In context ↗ |
| 2025-11-11 | torturous all-day symptoms, could not tolerate touch or being spoken to, needed an uber to a doctor appointmentThis morning, from the moment I opened my eyes, crazy torturous symptoms that didn’t subside until late afternoon.In context ↗ |
| 2025-12-10 | tachycardia largely stopped with weekly acupuncture, herbs and diet adviceThis has eradicated honorable tachycardia for me, I’ve been going for five weeks now.In context ↗ |
| 2026-01-15 | crashed after minor oral surgery, fever, too wiped out to sit up in a chairNext day, fever! Totally wiped out. So much so that just sitting up in a chair is a struggle.In context ↗ |
| 2026-01-15 | still wiped out; tachycardia less frequent; on disability and looking for remote workI will say the tachycardia has been less frequent.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Acupuncture“Ran errands. Then acupuncture. Now feel awful.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- “Sleeping pills create restless legs.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “then had to undergo minor oral surgery . Next day, fever! Totally wiped out.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Even the simplest interactions with others results in pain, and exhaustion that lingers for days.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
horrible bouts of tachycardia, light headiness, and exhaustion
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
The insomnia is destroying me.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I’m suddenly very uncomfortable in social situations.
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
in fact I found it difficult to tolerate touch or listen when being spoken to
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Next day, fever! Totally wiped out.
In context ↗
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