Long COVID with spells in bed and brain fog, much better after NAD+ and NAC
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Lasted over 2 years alongside other LC symptoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
frequent lows of staying in bed / not sleeping, anxiety, brainfog, legs tingling, lack of concentrations
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Since a few weeks I've taking up kiteboarding again. This is less intensive then Vo2Max work (heart rate at about 120 - 150, my max is 190). All good so far.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Lasted over 2 years alongside other LC symptoms
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A cyclist with long COVID for about two years, they spent the first year with frequent spells in bed, anxiety and brain fog, then crashed badly after resuming high-intensity training early in 2024. Cutting out coffee helped sleep and stress but not other symptoms; NAD+, NAC, L-arginine, fish oil, multivitamins and CoQ10 from September 2024 brought a big improvement. By late 2024 they were kiteboarding again, still avoiding intense intervals.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- rest · Helped
other than rest, lifestyle changes ... This made things better, but definitely not resolved the issues.
In context ↗ - lifestyle changes (no more coffee, no more alcohol, some other small dietary changes) · Helped
lifestyle changes (no more coffee, no more alcohol, some other small dietary changes). This made things better
In context ↗ - indoor trainer cycling and Vo2Max training · Worse
first outdoor rides were great, but then overdid it again, back to square one
In context ↗ - NAD+ · Helped
added a daily dose of NAD+, NAC, L-Arginine and a healthy dose of fish oil / omega-3. Noticed a big improvement, last few days with no other changes made.
In context ↗ - multi-vits · Not said
I started taking NAD+, NAC, L-arginine, multi-vits, fish oil and coq10 since mid september
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Pacing · 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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years ago | long COVID onset; cycling ability vanishedThen 2 years ago that vanished.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2023 | first year: frequent spells in bed, anxiety, brain fogTook it easy for a year with frequent lows of staying in bed / not sleeping, anxiety, brainfog, legs tingling, lack of concentrationsIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| early 2024 | resumed cycling slowly, indoors firstThen early this year I took up cycling again and took it really slowly. Indoors first, slowly building up.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2024 | stopped coffee; morning stress and sleep problems resolvedAfter skipping coffee (since april this year) this is gone.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| mid 2024 | crashed after high-intensity VO2 max cycling trainingThe first or second Vo2Max training I did ... triggered everything all over again. Was set back half a year, symptoms became even worseIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| September 2024 | big improvement after supplementsNoticed a big improvement, last few days with no other changes made.In context ↗ | Mild | NAD+ boosters (NMN, nicotinamide riboside, NADH, ATP) |
| November 2024 | took up kiteboarding again, all going well so farSince a few weeks I've taking up kiteboarding again. This is less intensive then Vo2Max work ... All good so far.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Graded rehab and self-made programmes“first outdoor rides were great, but then overdid it again, back to square one.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Graded rehab and self-made programmes“The first or second Vo2Max training I did ... triggered everything all over again. Was set back half a year, symptoms became even worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
The first or second Vo2Max training I did ... triggered everything all over again
In context ↗ - Brain fog
heavy brain fog, concentration issues
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Mild to severe and often present tingling in head here
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
pressure sometime
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
not sleeping, anxiety, brainfog
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
starting struggling with sleep and starting waking up stressed
In context ↗
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