Barely functioning with long COVID, now about 50% better with psilocybin and light mat
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 20 months
- Last post
- Oct 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had long-term Covid for a year and a half now, in particular chronic fatigue syndrome
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
The Adderall has only allowed me to shower, clean, and occasionally do some light work
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’m 50% better after 20 months of suffering
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have had long-term Covid for a year and a half now
Read from 11 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Nightjar 17379 got long COVID in early 2022 and was still barely functioning 18 months later; maximum-dose Adderall only let them shower, clean and do light work. Homeopathy, Modafinil and ivermectin did nothing, but psilocybin, approved by their psychiatrist, cleared brain fog and memory problems within a month and left them about 50% better, though fatigue remained. A near-infrared light mat also helped.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Cymbalta · Not said
I take Cymbalta and have been for the past year and a half
In context ↗ - homeopathy · No change
has had me try several different rounds of homeopathy. None of them worked
In context ↗ - Ivermectin · No change
A very hi dose of Ivermectin, then Modafinal(narcolepsy meds) Nothing helped
In context ↗ - narcolepsy medication (Modafinil) · No change
he introduced narcolepsy medication that did not help either
In context ↗ - Adderall · Helped
The Adderall has only allowed me to shower, clean, and occasionally do some light work
In context ↗ - psilocybin · Helped a lot
Psilocybin has almost completely removed my brain fog and memory issues
In context ↗ - NIR red light mat · Helped
I have a mat I lay on every day it helps a lot
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
if it wasn’t for meditation, I don’t know where I’d be right now
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
After spending $$$ on endless suplementos, nutritionist, and Rx
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | COVID infection followed by long COVID with chronic fatigue, brain fog and memory issuesI have had long-term Covid for a year and a half now, in particular chronic fatigue syndrome, brain fog, memory issuesIn context ↗ |
| 2023-07-18 | Fatigue so strong that maximum-dose Adderall only allowed showering, cleaning and light workThe Adderall has only allowed me to shower, clean, and occasionally do some light work .In context ↗ |
| 2023-09-09 | Brain fog and memory issues cleared after a month of psilocybin; felt like themselves again, fatigue still presentIt’s been 1 month and I feel like myself again.In context ↗ |
| 2023-10-09 | About 50% better after 20 months; brain fog, shakes and memory problems gone, fatigue still limitingI’m 50% better after 20 months of sufferingIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Psilocybin has almost completely removed my brain fog and memory issues
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I fall asleep often times within an hour of taking it during meditation
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
my body would just vibrate and shake uncontrollably at certain times almost like an electrical shock for 10 seconds
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
that heavy feeling of fog dizziness zombie like that hangover feeling has dissipated by at least 50 to 75%
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
helps with the chronic fatigue as well as pains aches
In context ↗
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