Long COVID with breathlessness and brain fog, nearly back to normal, crediting Zyn pouches
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've been long hauling since December 2023
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Covid had me on auto pilot at the worst of my long covid. I felt like I was in a delirious state most of the time. Half in half out.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
My hand are terrible when it's cold. Feet felt like that all the time. Doing much better now. It's probably POTS related
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was diagnosed with covid and the flu after I went to the hospital for a "panic attack"
Read from 52 of their posts and comments; links to the 19 this page draws on
Summary
He fell ill in December 2023 with COVID and flu at once, then long COVID with breathlessness, POTS, panic and brain fog, losing 25 lbs of mostly muscle. He credited vitamin D with magnesium, turmeric golden milk, ashwagandha and, from February 2025, Zyn nicotine pouches. He had a January 2025 rebound, then by early 2025 rated himself 95-99% better, though some breathlessness and cold-sensitive hands remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Time · Helped
I started seeing a turning point about 9 months in.
In context ↗ - Lower body workouts (lunges, leg lifts, bicycle kicks) · Helped
doing lower body work outs such as lunges, leg lifts and bicycle kicks in a paced and consistent manner really help me feel better
In context ↗ - Turmeric (golden milk tea) · Helped
Turmeric really helped me with the elevated hearr rate, bulging veins and blood pooling.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Helped a lot
upped my dose of vitamin D to 3000IU a day
In context ↗ - Magnesium gummies · Helped a lot
2 magnesium gummies a day
In context ↗ - Ginger tea · Helped
it's magnesium and ginger tea and turmeric tea that have helped me recover
In context ↗ - Iodized salt · Not said
Also iodized salt in my food.
In context ↗ - Alcohol · Helped
Same here!! I've chalked it up to alcohol being a blood thinner.
In context ↗ - Paxlovid · Helped
I took the 5 day and felt great but on day 10 all symptoms came back.
In context ↗ - Ashwagandha · Helped a lot
I started on Ashwagandha about 2 weeks ago and the level of normal I've felt is INSANE!
In context ↗ - Zyn nicotine pouches · Helped a lot
I tried ZYN nicotine pouches and they've really helped with this
In context ↗ - Iron glycinate · Helped
Iron helped as well. Iron glycinate to be specific.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · 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 2023 | COVID and flu at once; delirium, panic and constant fight-or-flightCovid had me on auto pilot at the worst of my long covid.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| about 9 months in (Sept 2024) | turning point, gradual improvementI started seeing a turning point about 9 months in.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2024 | upped vitamin D to 3000IU with magnesium gummies; walking fast, POTS fadingI'm feeling like me again. I can walk fast I can have sex like a stallion and my POTS is disappearing.In context ↗ | Near normal | Vitamin D and sun exposure |
| February 2025 | started ashwagandha; almost back to normal, symptoms nearly goneI started on Ashwagandha about 2 weeks ago and the level of normal I've felt is INSANE! I'm almost back to normal.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| May 2025 | doing much better; hands still bad in the coldMy hand are terrible when it's cold. Feet felt like that all the time. Doing much better now.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
My shortness of breath and brain fog seem to improve a little more each time.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
It's probably POTS related
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Turmeric really helped me with the elevated hearr rate, bulging veins and blood pooling.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I've been on ashwagandha for 2 weeks and I'm almost My old self again. Slight sob.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
for the first 3 months I had an unshakeable feeling of impending doom
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Dude same with the knee pain. Especially on my clutch knee.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
my hands and arms would tingle out of nowhere and feel weak too
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