Long COVID crashes from going downstairs, now nearly back to normal after diet and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
So basically long haul since initial infection.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I did make it to work but those crashes are very real.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Been at 95% for two years now and have accepted that is my new normal. Thankfully most days it feels like 100% but every so often there's something to remind me my body went through some serious shit.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
So basically long haul since initial infection.
In context ↗
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 13 this page draws on
Summary
A 28-year-old woman developed long COVID in December 2022 with low fever, brain fog, back pain, tinnitus, sensory overload and anxiety; her worst days left her unable to go downstairs to do laundry without crashing, though she kept her desk job. A low-histamine diet, rest, vitamins, a probiotic, quercetin and omega-3s helped her improve to 90-95% over a year; she later said she had got past it, still hiking miles. THC caused severe anxiety.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Antibiotics · No change
Antibiotics also didn't do anything for me.
In context ↗ - rest · Helped
Lots of rest, vitamins/probiotic, and a low histamine diet were the biggest help.
In context ↗ - low histamine diet · Helped
I have since begun a food journal and low histamine diet.
In context ↗ - vitamin C · Worse
I was taking vitamin C but stopped due to mixed emotions.
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Helped
I also take vitamin D, zinc, and magnesium.
In context ↗ - probiotic · Helped
The Shaklee has remained a slow but steady consistent.
In context ↗ - quercetin · Helped
I just started the supplement quercetin after reading others positive results with taking it.
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Helped
once I started quercetin and antihistamines all my symptoms slowly started to get better
In context ↗ - Omega 3s · Helped
Id say Quercetin and Omega 3s were the most helpful
In context ↗ - THC · Worse
THC made things worse for me.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · 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.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | long COVID after infection; brief false improvement in week 2December 2022. Had maybe a few days in week 2 where I thought I was getting better but then was hit with more symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2023 | crashed after shoveling snowHad an incident a few weeks back after shoveling some snow. It was difficult to breathe and was very exhaustedIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| early 2023 | worst days; too weak to do laundry downstairs without crashingIn my worst days I couldn't even go downstairs to do laundry without crashing.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2023 | clearly better but still rough days7 months. Definitely better but still have rough days.In context ↗ | Mild | Low-histamine diet |
| August 2023 | about 80% betterI'd say about 80% better at this time.In context ↗ | Mild | Low-histamine diet |
| about a year in | back to about 90% normal after a gradual year of healingTook about a year for me to get back to about 90%.In context ↗ | Near normal | Low-histamine diet |
| January 2025 | plateaued at 90-95%Just came up on two years since infection and would say I've plateaued at 90-95%.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| May 2026 | says she has got past long COVID, still taking vitamins and pacing herselfThankfully I have been blessed to get past my bout of long covid.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Cannabis (THC, marijuana)“THC made things worse for me. I stopped for about 4 months completely because of the severe anxiety it caused.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Vitamin C“I was taking vitamin C but stopped due to mixed emotions. Some swear it helped them but for me it almost felt it was causing auto immune issues.” In context ↗ Autoimmune or inflammatory flare
- Probiotics and fermented foods“Thorne women's probiotic was causing severe breakouts. Did not use long enough to see if it was a purge or what.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
have/had a persistent low fever, hot flushes
In context ↗ - Brain fog
No respiratory issues but have/had a persistent low fever, hot flushes, brain fog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
brain fog, head pressure, severe back pain, tinnitus
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
head pressure, severe back pain, tinnitus
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
severe back pain, tinnitus, overstimulation of light and sound at times
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
overstimulation of light and sound at times
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
and increased anxiety. Basically my nervous system got hit hard.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I already believed I was dealing with MCAS but this continues to confirm.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I did make it to work but those crashes are very real.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
It was difficult to breathe and was very exhausted
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My resting heart rate was fast and I was so weak.
In context ↗
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