Long COVID brain fog and mood swings, somewhat better after cannabis and qigong
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
going in a retreat cleared my brain fog and my energy became a lot better
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
They had long COVID with brain fog, unreliable memory and mood swings. They said smoking cannabis with tobacco reliably left them feeling better the next day, and that a qigong retreat cleared their brain fog and improved their energy a lot. They called cannabis genuinely helpful long term. How ill they were and when they fell ill were not described.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- weed · Helped a lot
Smoking weed either tobacco significantly helped my brain fog.
In context ↗ - tobacco · Helped
Getting stoned with weed and tobacco. Always better after that.
In context ↗ - Qigong · Helped a lot
going in a retreat cleared my brain fog and my energy became a lot better.
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
There I was necking supplements, my brain misfiring
In context ↗
Approaches: Mind-body practices · Other drugs and medicines
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | cannabis with tobacco eased symptomsWeed with tobaccoIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-03-18 | getting stoned on weed and tobacco left them betterGetting stoned with weed and tobacco. Always better after that.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-03-18 | qigong retreat cleared brain fog and improved energyQigong works too. Nobody seems to talk that up. You have to do a lot, but going in a retreat cleared my brain fog and my energy became a lot better.In context ↗ | Qigong, tai chi and isometric yoga |
| 2025-01-13 | felt loads better the day after smoking weedI started getting wrecked I the back garden cos I was so miserable. The day after I reliably felt loads better.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Smoking weed either tobacco significantly helped my brain fog.
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