Daily dizziness and vomiting with long COVID, now 95% better with iron gummies and red meat
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I never lost smell or taste but have lots of long haul symptoms. ... My long haul symptoms were high blood pressure, GI symptoms and sometimes pins/needles, burning skin, numb feet or legs.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was taking iron gummies and that helped a little. Enough that I could get back to work, enough so that the dizziness stopped being a daily issue.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I’m about 95% better most days. ... The occasional vertigo seems to be getting less and less often. The GI symptoms are gone. I’m back to work. Sometimes, I have a bad day but like I said they are much less often now.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Based on the timeline I think it was Delta that I had.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Loss of smell or taste
I never lost smell or taste
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Bramble 78245 developed long COVID after what they believed was a Delta infection, with high blood pressure, gut symptoms, pins and needles, numb feet and daily dizziness and vomiting. Iron gummies helped a little and let them return to work; daily red meat cut dizziness to once a week or less. By June 2022 they were about 95% better, GI symptoms gone, back at work with occasional bad days. A grounding mat tried once gave them a headache.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- iron gummies · Helped
I was taking iron gummies and that helped a little. Enough that I could get back to work, enough so that the dizziness stopped being a daily issue.
In context ↗ - eating one serving of red meat daily · Helped a lot
Finally I started eating the red meat every day and I very rarely have anything now.
In context ↗ - grounding mat · Worse
I woke up with a headache and super congested.
In context ↗ - natural grounding outside barefoot in the grass and sunshine · Not said
I do natural grounding outside barefoot in the grass and sunshine when weather permits.
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Long COVID after a likely Delta infectionBased on the timeline I think it was Delta that I had.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022 | Daily dizziness, nausea and vomiting, off worknausea/throwing up dailyIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-06-10 | About 95% better, GI symptoms gone, back to workI’m about 95% better most days. I think this might be about as good as it gets.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-11-04 | Dizziness down to once a week or less after iron then daily red meatI very rarely have anything now. Maybe 15-30 seconds of blurry vision or dizziness like once a week or less.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Grounding / earthing“I did buy a grounding mat on Amazon and didn’t like it at all. TBF I only tried it once. I woke up with a headache and super congested.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
struggling to find the right words and brain fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Maybe 15-30 seconds of blurry vision or dizziness like once a week or less.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
The GI symptoms are gone.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
sometimes pins/needles, burning skin, numb feet or legs
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Maybe 15-30 seconds of blurry vision
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My long haul symptoms were high blood pressure
In context ↗
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