Long COVID that rarely left home, better on low-dose naltrexone, then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 19 months
- Last post
- Jun 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
So I’ve had LC since Nov 2023
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was at like 5% and now I’m like 60%
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
then I had a kid haha and I don’t sleep so I’ve regressed
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
So I’ve had LC since Nov 2023
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Lagoon 33314, a 28-year-old man in New York, fell ill with long COVID in November 2023; the first three months were a disaster and he rarely left his apartment, though he worked from home. Low-dose naltrexone, started around May 2024, brought slow gains after about five months, and he reached roughly 85% by 13 months while back in the office 4-5 days a week. After his child was born and he lost sleep, he regressed by 19 months.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- LDN · Helped a lot
I started LDN, and it took like 5 months until I really noticed improvement in any way
In context ↗ - lions mane · Helped
For me it only works for a week before I have to give it a tolerance break
In context ↗ - ashwagandha · Helped
Recently I started lions mane/ashwagandha supplements which helped me
In context ↗ - energy drinks (Ghost) · Helped
one thing that helps on top of that are energy drinks (only ghost energy drinks for me)
In context ↗ - sunlight · Helped
After the first morning there I immediately felt better, like 70% improved
In context ↗ - weed · Helped
Weed keeps me going
In context ↗ - kratom · Helped
try kratom and weed at night, you won’t be better but it makes you happier
In context ↗ - caffeine · Worse
in my early phases, caffeine was a problem for me
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Approaches: 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. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. The line stops at their last step that can be placed; how they are now is in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Long COVID began; first three months a disaster, rarely left his apartmentSo I’ve had LC since Nov 2023 and am a 28 year old male. The first three months were a disaster, I rarely left my apartment.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| August 2024 | back in the office 4-5 days a week, baseline about 30%Since then I’ve started going into the office and built up to 4-5 days a week. ... my baseline is about 30% | Moderate | |
| 13 months in | got to about 85% and was still improvingAfter about 13 months I got to like 85% and was really improving (improvement happens in waves for me, especially after LDN)In context ↗ | Near normal | Low-dose naltrexone |
| 2025, after his child was born | regressed after having a kid and losing sleepthen I had a kid haha and I don’t sleep so I’ve regressedIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| June 2025 | 19 months in, regressed from his peak because of poor sleepI’m 19 months in ... I’ve regressedIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
My brain fog has been the worst part, it hasn’t improved too much yet honestly.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
long covid tries to mess with sleep quality
In context ↗
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