Long COVID flushing and heat weakness, improved after B12 and supplements, then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Im in the fatigue/flushing/histamine camp and was wondering how many follow a low histamine diet and does it help?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Every time I went outside I felt so weak like I was going to faint.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I added liquid b12, iron and zinc and within 48 hours was feeling better. After 5 days I was back to normal. ... Currently taking claritin/famox/supplements but my poor face seems like its constantly flushing and on fire.
- Began after: COVID
Vaxxed and boosted and still got the dam thing
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Cove 72825 developed long COVID after catching COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted. They said they felt better within 48 hours of adding liquid B12, iron and zinc, and were back to normal after five days. An antihistamine taken before bed helped them sleep 8-9 hours. By September 2022 flushing, histamine problems and heat-related weakness had returned.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- liquid b12 · Helped a lot
I added liquid b12, iron and zinc and within 48 hours was feeling better. After 5 days I was back to normal.
In context ↗ - anti-inflammatory diet · Not said
Also started eating more anti-inflammatory.
In context ↗ - chlorpheniramine, cetirizine, claritin · Helped
I started taking antihistamine before bed and now sleep 8-9 hours on average.
In context ↗ - famox · Not said
Currently taking claritin/famox/supplements but my poor face seems like its constantly flushing and on fire.
In context ↗ - hydrogen water tablets · Helped a lot
Plus 1 for hydrogen water tablets. Game changer
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Approaches: Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | got COVID despite being vaccinated and boostedVaxxed and boosted and still got the dam thingIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-08-06 | felt better within 48 hours and back to normal after 5 daysI added liquid b12, iron and zinc and within 48 hours was feeling better. After 5 days I was back to normalIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-08-28 | sleeping 8-9 hours after starting an antihistamine before bedI started taking antihistamine before bed and now sleep 8-9 hours on averageIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-09-10 | still in the fatigue/flushing/histamine camp with face flushingCurrently taking claritin/famox/supplements but my poor face seems like its constantly flushing and on fireIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)“doc gave me a super strong prescription old school h1 blocker but knocks me out a solid day and a half per pill ... I can’t take a 10 day sleep holiday so went back to certrazine.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
my poor face seems like its constantly flushing and on fire
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I started taking antihistamine before bed and now sleep 8-9 hours on average
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
I usually run cold so this has been hell for me (113 degrees one day)
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Every time I went outside I felt so weak like I was going to faint
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