Years of long COVID, much better after low-dose naltrexone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Got LC from my Christmas 2021 infection.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’m unable to exercise or run or exert myself physically but I can still go outside for a brief walk and see friends.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I work part time hybrid but scaling up soon to full-time and mostly wfh. ... I’m unable to exercise or run or exert myself physically but I can still go outside for a brief walk and see friends.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got LC from my Christmas 2021 infection.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
After a Christmas 2021 COVID infection they developed long COVID and remained ill for years. A six-month course of low-dose naltrexone in 2023 boosted their baseline substantially. By March 2026 they worked part time, hybrid, and planned to scale up to full time mostly from home; they could take brief walks but could not exercise. They still had tachycardia, breathlessness on exertion, rashes, chest pain and fatigue.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- supplements · No change
I don’t take supplements as I found they never did much for me
In context ↗ - electrolytes · Not said
I still drink electrolytes very often.
In context ↗ - caffeine · Helped
I rely really heavily on caffeine to be able to function or work
In context ↗ - low dose naltrexone · Helped a lot
in 2023 low dose naltrexone helped boost my baseline a lot when I took that for 6 months
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas 2021 | Developed long COVID after a Christmas 2021 infectionGot LC from my Christmas 2021 infection.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023 | Low-dose naltrexone boosted baseline over six monthsin 2023 low dose naltrexone helped boost my baseline a lot when I took that for 6 months.In context ↗ | Not stated | Low-dose naltrexone |
| 2026-03-10 | Working part time hybrid and planning to scale to full time; still symptomaticI work part time hybrid but scaling up soon to full-time and mostly wfh. ... I’m unable to exercise or run or exert myself physically but I can still go outside for a brief walk and see friends.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
tachycardia ... chest pain
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
trouble breathing when walking or brief exertion
In context ↗
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