Long COVID fatigue and insomnia, now much better on antihistamines and plant-based diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I‘m also in month 9 of this.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was in this state for 7 months.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Aber geht halt insgesamt viel besser und komme viel besser hoch als früher. Die Fatigue ist schon noch leicht da, aber kein Vergleich zu früher.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
lesen ist ja mit Long-Covid oft zu anstrengend (mir zumindest)
In context ↗
Summary
German long-COVID patient Valley 41489 spent about seven months with severe fatigue and insomnia, days spent 'like a zombie'. About six weeks after starting antihistamines, niacin, vitamin C and other mast-cell supplements, fatigue improved roughly 40%. A switch to a whole-food plant-based diet brought much more energy; by month nine fatigue was about 90% better, though dizziness, tinnitus and occasional bad days remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- something to help you sleep (GP prescription) · Helped
I asked mine to do so as the insomnia and days of wandering about like a zombie made everything unbearable. Now I'm able to sleep again
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Helped
Took me several weeks (around 6) to note an improvement of my tiredness. It got around 40% better.
In context ↗ - niacine · Helped
started taking antihistamines and the niacine, vitamin c and the other supplements that doctors recommend for mast cell syndrome
In context ↗ - vitamin C (high dose) · Helped
Zudem nehme ich hochdosiertes Vitamin C, Querecitin und Antihistaminika
In context ↗ - Querecitin · Helped
Zudem nehme ich hochdosiertes Vitamin C, Querecitin und Antihistaminika, die man einfach so in der Apotheke bekommt.
In context ↗ - other mast cell supplements recommended by doctors · Helped
the other supplements that doctors recommend for mast cell syndrome
In context ↗ - whole food plant based diet · Helped a lot
Anti-inflammatory foods were definitely a game changer.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D drops · Not said
Vitamin D und B12 nehme ich auch in Tropfenform, aber generell schon immer.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Diet · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| around October 2020 | long COVID: months of heavy fatigue and insomnia, days spent like a zombieI was in this state for 7 months.In context ↗ | |
| June 2021 | fatigue about 40% better after supplementsIt got around 40% better.In context ↗ | H1 antihistamines (unspecified) |
| June 2021 | switched to whole-food plant-based diet, far more awake and energeticI decided to change my diet to a whole food plant based way of eating and I‘m feeling sooo much more awake now and energetic.In context ↗ | |
| 2021-07-08 | fatigue down to a slight level, still dizzy and tinnitus, some days still hardStill get dizzy & have a tinnitus, but the fatigue has vastly improved (I‘d say 90% in total)In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
the insomnia and days of wandering about like a zombie made everything unbearable
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Still get dizzy & have a tinnitus
In context ↗ - Brain fog
lesen ist ja mit Long-Covid oft zu anstrengend (mir zumindest)
In context ↗
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