Long COVID and 20 years of antidepressants, much better with high-dose niacin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I now take 4500mg daily, have never felt better
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in a long-COVID community said high-dose niacin had been a lifesaver. They began at 1000 mg three times a day after a documentary featuring Dr Abram Hoffer, later taking 4500 mg daily, with early adverse effects they took to be a herxheimer reaction. They said they had never felt better and that niacin improved their mental health tenfold beyond 20 years of antidepressants and antipsychotics.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- anti depressants/anti psychotics · Not said
has improved my mental health tenfold to any of the anti depressants/anti psychotics I've been prescribed over the past 20yrs
In context ↗ - niacin · Helped a lot
I now take 4500mg daily, have never felt better
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
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 |
|---|---|
| — | Long-standing mental health problems treated with antidepressants and antipsychotics for 20 yearsany of the anti depressants/anti psychotics I've been prescribed over the past 20yrsIn context ↗ |
| 2020-12-04 | On high-dose niacin, says they have never felt betterI now take 4500mg daily, have never felt betterIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
has improved my mental health tenfold to any of the anti depressants/anti psychotics I've been prescribed over the past 20yrs
In context ↗
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