Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 23 monthsNeeds ongoing treatment
Dizziness and brain fog after long COVID, not normal nearly two years on magnesium and NAC
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 23 months
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
At this point, I know it’s from Covid, all of this started after a mild case of Covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
If I sit around and not work out for more then a day or two it comes back strong.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Still haven’t felt normal for almost 2 years but you just battle through it.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Caught Covid September 11th
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Tested positive for COVID on 11 September 2022 and within weeks had daily dizziness, a racing heart on standing, later orthostatic hypotension, brain fog and anxiety. Tests came back normal apart from a minor tilt-table abnormality. Magnesium L-threonate brought a marked reduction in dizziness after about ten months of symptoms, and NAC helped too. Almost two years on they still did not feel normal, with good and bad days.
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What they tried
Also tried
Magnesium L-Threonate· Helped a lotTHC free CBD· HelpedNAC· Helpedworking out· Helpedall kinds of vitamins· No changemagnesium oxide· No changevestibular therapy· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- THC free CBD · Helped
I started some THC free CBD. Doesn’t fix it completely but helps with the anxiety for sure.
In context ↗ - all kinds of vitamins · No change
I have taken all kinds of vitamins with bit much help.
In context ↗ - magnesium oxide · No change
Previously, I was taking magnesium oxide which really didn’t help me much.
In context ↗ - Magnesium L-Threonate · Helped a lot
I have started taking Magnesium L-Threonate this past week ... This past week I have felt tremendously well with minor dizziness.
In context ↗ - vestibular therapy · Worse
I actually start vestibular therapy about two weeks ago. I had to take a break thought because my dizziness was getting too intense after the sessions
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
Check out NAC which is something my neuro otologist recommended. This has helped me pretty well
In context ↗ - working out · Helped
If I sit around and not work out for more then a day or two it comes back strong.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | COVID infection, dizziness began a few weeks laterCaught Covid September 11th, beginning of October I started getting dizzyIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| January 2023 | orthostatic hypotension added to existing high blood pressure, daily dizzinessThen In January orthostatic hypotension kicked in on top of myself having high blood pressure to begin with. Now it’s a daily battle of trying to keep my BP normal.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-07-09 | dizziness much reduced after switching magnesiumThis past week I have felt tremendously well with minor dizziness. More of a major brain fog with very minor dizzinessIn context ↗ | Mild | Magnesium |
| 2023-09-12 | NAC helped, still good and bad daysCheck out NAC which is something my neuro otologist recommended. This has helped me pretty wellIn context ↗ | Mild | NAC (N-acetylcysteine) |
| 2024-08-09 | still not normal, good and bad days, keeps exercisingStill haven’t felt normal for almost 2 years but you just battle through it.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Vestibular therapy“I had to take a break thought because my dizziness was getting too intense after the sessions so start slow and make sure you take breaks in between exercises.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
random increase in heart rate upon standing and it worsened
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Still have it today, everyday, some days its horrible and others it is no noticeable.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
More of a major brain fog with very minor dizziness
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
which caused my anxiety to kick in then the snowball effect of anxiety
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
all come back normal and as VM
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