Long COVID
Moderate → near normalIll 14 months before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID at 50% with brain fog, now near normal after nicotine patches and fasting
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
After 14 months of progressively worsening long Covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’d say I went from a baseline of 50% - (couldn’t get through a day without sleeping in the middle)
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
But back running half marathons and playing football and stuff now. I don’t feel the same. But my neuro symptoms are pretty minimal now
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Before Covid I was 32 fit and healthy. The only underlying problem I had was Covid.
Read from 83 of their posts and comments; links to the 31 this page draws on
Summary
A fit 32-year-old UK man developed long COVID and worsened over 14 months, with a self-rated low of 50% of normal, brain fog, slurred speech and one-sided weakness. He credited nicotine patches, fasting, a low-histamine diet and supplements, and reported full recovery in January 2024. Reinfections brought relapses, including a fourth bout that returned him to 50%, but by mid-2026 he was running half marathons again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Nicotine patches· Helped a lot · mainIntermittent fasting· Helped · maingraduated my exercise· HelpedYoga Nidra· Helpedcut out all foods that were causing me inflammation· Helpedcomplete water fast· Helpedquercetin· HelpedNAC· HelpedCurcumin· Helpedactivated charcoal· Helpedpro biotics· Helpedsauna· Helpedice baths· Helpedlow histamine diet· HelpedMatcha and turmeric tea· HelpedMatcha and turmeric tea· HelpedNattokinase· Helpedaspirin· Helpedacupuncture· Helped
Also tried
anadin extra· HelpedOtrivine congestive relief· HelpedBromelayne· Helpedantihistamines· Helpedpreventative inhaler· HelpedNytol herbal· Helpedgentle chiropractor sessions· HelpedNikotinese· Not saidZeolite clay· Not saidPre biotics· Not saidVitamin d3 + k2· Not saidVitamin c· Not saidVitamin b12· Not saidCod liver oil· Not saidWhey protein· Not saidDandelion extract· Not saidmulti vitamin· Not saidaswaghanda with lemon balm· Not saidaswaghanda with lemon balm· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Intermittent fasting · Helped
Then started intermittent fasting 18h no food 6 hours food. Every day for 27 days.
In context ↗ - anadin extra · Helped
If you have an attack of symptoms I’ve found a anadin extra to be an absolute god send.
In context ↗ - graduated my exercise · Helped
slowly graduated my exercise
In context ↗ - Nicotine patches · Helped a lot
Nicotine patch therapy has taken me from desperation to 90% better in just 1 round.
In context ↗ - Yoga Nidra · Helped
It helped enormously with my sleep issues.
In context ↗ - Otrivine congestive relief · Helped
The absolute best spray in my experience is Otrivine congestive relief.
In context ↗ - cut out all foods that were causing me inflammation · Helped
as soon as I cut the foods out that we’re reported in the results my GI symptoms disappeared
In context ↗ - complete water fast · Helped
I did a complete water fast for 3 days.
In context ↗ - quercetin · Helped
took quercetin supplements (in theory this would displace the spike proteins)
In context ↗ - Bromelayne · Helped
I’ve seen best results from bromelain, Curcumin & Quercetin & Nattokinase.
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
I took bromalayne/ NAC supplements on an empty stomach on a morning to break down the spike proteins.
In context ↗ - Nikotinese · Not said
Substances which break down / neutralize spike proteins: ... Nikotinese
In context ↗ - activated charcoal · Helped
Every night I would take activated charcoal to (hopefully) bind to any toxins in my stomach.
In context ↗ - Zeolite clay · Not said
Substances which bind to toxins: ... Zeolite clay
In context ↗ - pro biotics · Helped
I’ve found major success from gradually sorting your gut health and pushing through physical activity
In context ↗ - Pre biotics · Not said
Substances essential to restore gut health: ... Pre biotics
In context ↗ - Vitamin d3 + k2 · Not said
Vitamin d3 + k2
In context ↗ - Dandelion extract · Not said
Dandelion extract
In context ↗ - sauna · Helped
I went for a sauna 3 or 4 times a week
In context ↗ - ice baths · Helped
whenever I did an ice bath or ant histamine diet they improved!
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Helped
Anti histamine and preventative inhaler worked for me.
In context ↗ - Nytol herbal · Helped
Its just pure valerian root extract and it was an absolute game changer for me.
In context ↗ - low histamine diet · Helped
Things that helped me so much Intermittent fasting, low histamine diet, the right supplements.
In context ↗ - Matcha and turmeric tea · Helped
Matcha and turmeric tea has been a life saver
In context ↗ - aspirin · Helped
the only things that really helped me during the worst of LC were aspirin, nattokinase and other blood thinning agents
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Helped
I found acupuncture helpful and gentle chiropractor sessions
In context ↗ - gentle chiropractor sessions · Helped
After that all my neck stiffness and pain went away and then that got the ball rolling for getting better and better.
In context ↗ - multi vitamin · Not said
I’ve tried pretty much everything over the years and what I’ve settled on is a good quality multi vitamin, aswaghanda with lemon balm & a probiotic
In context ↗ - aswaghanda with lemon balm · Not said
a good quality multi vitamin, aswaghanda with lemon balm & a probiotic
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Anticoagulants · Diet · Mind-body practices · Physiotherapy and rehab · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Long COVID began and worsened progressivelyAfter 14 months of progressively worsening long Covid, I’d say I’m now fully recovered.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| October–December 2023 | lowest point: brain fog, memory loss, speech issues, one-sided weakness, 150 bpm lying downThe last 2 month were hell with bran fog, memory loss, speech issues and fatigue.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2023-12-11 | brain fog 90% gone, back running and playing footballI’m at a point now where I can run and play football and be relatively normal.In context ↗ | Near normal | Nicotine patches |
| 2024-01-26 | said he was fully recovered after 14 months | Recovered | |
| 2024-05 | symptoms came back, mainly left-sided pain and achingIn 3 years in I’ve had long periods of remission (6 months the longest) but it always comes back. Currently in one of the bad periods.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2025-04-05 | about 90%, ran a marathon, had a daughter, got promotedI’ve since ran a marathon, had a beautiful daughter and got promoted. Pretty much at 90% nowIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2026-01-05 | crashed back to 50% after a fourth COVID infectionCurrently back at 50% after catching it a 4th time.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2026-07-10 | back running half marathons with minimal neurological symptomsBut back running half marathons and playing football and stuff now.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Extended water fasting (3+ days)“After my first 72h fast my left arm and neck started burning for 3 days. I’ve assumed that was my body clearing viral matter from reservoirs (maybe) or repairing damaged cells.” In context ↗ Herx / die-off reaction
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivityMuscle weaknessPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsTinnitusVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
PEM is very real and you should pace yourself.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
They took away my brain fog and neurological symptoms in 2 weeks and they never returned.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
my mental symptoms such as brain fog, dizziness and trembling had disappeared
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
For me Insomnia lasted 3 weeks.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I’ve still got joint / muscle pain.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My gut and my metabolism are useless now
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
No more brain fog, vertigo, light sensitivity, anxiety.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I’ve got a bit of shortness of breath on a night and aching muscles
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I went from running half marathons to a 150bpm heart rate lying down in bed!
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Lost all strength in my left side.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
terrible “anxiety” attack, depression
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
neck pain, tinnitus, breathing issues
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Most other neurological symptoms, anxiety and vision problems were hell but those have subsided
In context ↗
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