Long COVID for 3.5 years, now recovered after psilocybin and medicinal mushrooms
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3.5 years
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I contracted Covid in March 2020, and both at the "height" of it (although relatively mild) and the 3.5 year LC stage that followed has been characterised by mostly brain fog
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
generally live a "normal" life at about 80% capacity, with very pronounced ebbs and flows in my energy that I cannot really predict or manage
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I can confirm that it 100% worked for me. ... I am fully healed. ... Not only am I back to normal, but actually feeling better than I remember feeling pre-Covid
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I contracted Covid in March 2020
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Sleep problems
no insomnia though
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
She caught COVID-19 in March 2020 and had 3.5 years of long COVID: brain fog, body aches, joint pain and low mood, at 70-95% of normal with unpredictable flare-ups. An eight-week psilocybin course re-booted her brain, then in August 2023 she started a medicinal mushroom complex, daily vagus nerve exercises and gave up alcohol. Brain fog and IBS cleared within days, and a month later she reported being fully healed, better than before COVID.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Allegra · No change
Hasn’t made any difference for me sadly
In context ↗ - Lotatidine · No change
Tried Lotatidine but no result
In context ↗ - Ceterizine · Helped
Ceterizine a bit more noticeable
In context ↗ - Vagus Nerve exercises · Helped a lot
Vagus Nerve exercises (10 min a day, consisting of gentle stretches and breathing exercises)
In context ↗ - Mushroom Essential Complex · Helped a lot
This protocol has launched me out of a deep hole I have been in for the 5-6 days prior
In context ↗ - Removed any alcohol · Helped
Removed any alcohol
In context ↗ - Omega 3s · Not said
Omega 3s, Niacin B3 100 mg, D3 1000 Iu, B12 and Centrum multivitamins
In context ↗ - Niacin B3 · Helped
made me realise too I associate it with deep healing
In context ↗ - B12 · Not said
D3 1000 Iu, B12 and Centrum multivitamins
In context ↗ - psychoactive mushroom (psilocybin) · Helped a lot
approximately 8-weeks course of psychoactive mushroom (psilocybin) in May-June this year, which has really re-booted my brain
In context ↗ - Rolfing · Helped
I have found Rolfing to be helpful
In context ↗ - Lion's Mane · Helped
I added Lion's Mane (which is already included in Functional Mushroom mix, but I am increasing the dose)
In context ↗ - very high protein, medium fat, low carb diet · Helped
when my gut is healthy (no IBS) through i.e. very high protein, medium fat, low carb diet, everything is better mentally too
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements · Vagus nerve stimulation
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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19 infection, relatively mild acutelyI contracted Covid in March 2020In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2020-2023 | 3.5 years of long COVID with unpredictable energy lows and flare-upsI am between 70 and 95% recovered depending on the day, but the lows still come way too frequently and hit me hard, leading to depression and dejectionIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| May-June 2023 | eight-week psilocybin course re-booted her brainI have done an approximately 8-weeks course of psychoactive mushroom (psilocybin) in May-June this year, which has really re-booted my brainIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-08-10 | started mushroom complex, daily vagus nerve exercises and stopped alcohol; brain working again, IBS goneThis protocol has launched me out of a deep hole I have been in for the 5-6 days priorIn context ↗ | Near normal | AHCC and medicinal mushrooms (reishi, shiitake, maitake) |
| 2023-09-08 | reported full recovery with no flare-ups over 2-3 cyclesI can confirm that it 100% worked for me. I am fully healed.In context ↗ | Recovered | AHCC and medicinal mushrooms (reishi, shiitake, maitake) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
characterised by mostly brain fog (and all cognitive symptoms that go with it)
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
body aches, joint pain
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
low mood and motivation
In context ↗
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