Long COVID with fever and brain fog, nearly back to normal after low-histamine diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 8 months
- Last post
- Mar 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had fever for 2 months now, peaking at 38.0-38.4C daily together with hot flushes, brain fog, fatigue
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I was able to sustain 4 days of working out every week ... I still have sensitivity to some of the stronger irritants like alcohol, coffee and spicy foods
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Despite the lack of hard evidence for Covid-19 as a cause for these issues, I don't want to write it off completely
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A 28-year-old UK man developed suspected long COVID in mid-2021 with daily fever, hot flushes, brain fog, fatigue and lost smell and taste. A low-histamine diet, antihistamines, Symprove probiotics and supplements were credited, with symptoms gone after 7-8 months. A COVID reinfection in April 2022 brought symptoms back; he returned to four workouts a week within two months, still sensitive to alcohol, coffee and spicy foods.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · No change
I was prescribed antibiotics, but I finished the 7 day course and witnessed no improvement in my symptoms.
In context ↗ - low-histamine diet · Helped a lot
I was on low histamine diet, which helped immensely to manage/reduce the symptoms.
In context ↗ - H1 antagonists like loratadine or cetrizine · Helped
H1 antagonists like loratadine or cetrizine and H2 antagonist famotidine seem to help people (including myself) reduce the inflammation
In context ↗ - Symprove probiotics · Helped
I believe that antihistamines and various supplements, including Symprove probiotics, hastened my recovery too.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
antihistamines and various supplements, including Symprove probiotics, hastened my recovery too ... I also take magnesium, omega-3 capsules, pine bark extract (pycnogenol), selenium (plenty of it in brazil nuts), bromelain.
- removing coffee from my diet · Helped
after removing it from my diet I actually feel better - my energy levels throughout the day are more stable, I have less anxiety.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · H2 blockers · Diet · 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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | long COVID with daily fever, hot flushes, brain fog, fatigue and lost smell and tasteI have had fever for 2 months now, peaking at 38.0-38.4C daily together with hot flushes, brain fog, fatigue and loss of smell/tasteIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| late September 2021 | low-histamine diet reduced hot flushes and fever peaksI am on low-histamine diet for a few days now and noticed that the flushes are almost gone and the temperature is peaking less oftenIn context ↗ | Mild | Low-histamine diet |
| around February-March 2022 | all symptoms gone after first infectionSo I managed to recover after my first infection, all of the symptoms were gone after about 7-8 monthsIn context ↗ | Recovered | Low-histamine diet |
| April 2022 | symptoms returned after COVID reinfectionUnfortunately, I got reinfected last April and the symptoms have returnedIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| around June 2022 | back to working out four days a week on a clean dietAfter a couple of months since the reinfection, I was able to sustain 4 days of working out every week without noticeable side effects if I adhered to a clean dietIn context ↗ | Near normal | Low-histamine diet |
| March 2023 | sensitivities to alcohol, coffee and spicy foods remain 11 months after reinfectionI still have sensitivity to some of the stronger irritants like alcohol, coffee and spicy foods 11 months after the reinfectionIn context ↗ | Near normal | Low-histamine diet |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
I have had fever for 2 months now, peaking at 38.0-38.4C daily together with hot flushes
In context ↗ - Brain fog
hot flushes, brain fog, fatigue and loss of smell/taste
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
loss of smell/taste (this seems to be recovering now)
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I still have sensitivity to some of the stronger irritants like alcohol, coffee and spicy foods 11 months after the reinfection
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my energy levels throughout the day are more stable, I have less anxiety
In context ↗
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