Long COVID
Moderate → relapsedIll 13 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with vertigo and numb legs, improved then relapsed; time, fasting helped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 13 months
- Last post
- Jul 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
long covid for 13 months
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I thought I had MS or Parkinson's as I was losing my ability to walk.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
i was 95% , pretty much healed for roughly 7 months! ... I have the full blown symptoms i had almost a year ago.
- Began after: COVID
Yea I had first infection feb 2021 been long covid since then.. very slow and inconsistent recovery.
In context ↗
Read from 60 of their posts and comments; links to the 35 this page draws on
Summary
Orchid 77178 fell ill with COVID in February 2021 and developed long COVID with daily headaches for a month and vertigo, weakness and numb legs among their worst symptoms. They slowly improved over about 13 months and were 95% healed for seven months, until being fired in November 2022 brought back their full symptoms. They credited time above all, with fasting and a gluten- and dairy-free diet helping; years later they still had regular headaches.
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What they tried
Also tried
water and electrolytes· Helpedketo/candida diet· Helpedketo/candida diet· Helpedprescription of antibiotics· Helpediron supplements· Helpedhot baths· Helpedcutting out gluten and dairy· Helpedcutting out gluten and dairy· HelpedEye drops· Helpedcoconut oil· Helpedhomemade bone broth with collagen· Helpedaspirin· Helpednicotinic acid (niacin)· Helpedmicro dose psilocybe· Helpedice packs· Helpedforced ear popping / open mouth yawns· Helpednatto (nattokinase)· Helpedfish oil· HelpedIV electrolytes· Helped · wore offblood donation· Not saidlions mane· Not saidb12· Not saidvit c· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- water and electrolytes · Helped
drinking lots and lots of water and electrolytes help, marginally
In context ↗ - water fasting · Helped
it cured the headaches and lessened the fatigue ... what fixed it for me was accidentally discovering fasting
- keto/candida diet · Helped
I'm doing water fasting and keto right now for 2 weeks so far, it helped a lot with the headaches
In context ↗ - prescription of antibiotics · Helped
The big thing that helped 10 months in, was a prescription of antibiotics for an unrelated throat problem.
In context ↗ - blood donation · Not said
donating blood 3 times in one year in a desperate attempt to get better
In context ↗ - iron supplements · Helped
i began taking iron supplements (high doses, 2 months) it lessened over this time
In context ↗ - hot baths · Helped
Try hot baths and stay in them til your sweating. ... It helps for about 6 hours but it will come back
In context ↗ - cutting out gluten and dairy · Helped
stopped completley when I cut out gluten and dairy
In context ↗ - Eye drops · Helped
Eye drops , the lightest ones
In context ↗ - coconut oil · Helped
I take a scoop of coconut oil and just let it slowly melt in my mouth
In context ↗ - homemade bone broth with collagen · Helped
homemade bone broth with lots of collagen
In context ↗ - aspirin · Helped
Aspirin provided relief.
In context ↗ - nicotinic acid (niacin) · Helped
Nictonic acid and micro dose psilocybe helped with my nerve pain in extremities.
In context ↗ - micro dose psilocybe · Helped
microdose 0.3g of mushrooms with 250mg niacin(pure)
In context ↗ - ice packs · Helped
I used ice packs and huge amounts of drinking water +electrolytes
In context ↗ - forced ear popping / open mouth yawns · Helped
I was doing hot baths and forced open mouth yawns with forced ear popping.
In context ↗ - intermittent fasting · Helped
What eventually helped was intermittent fasting and 2 or 3 day water fasts
In context ↗ - natto (nattokinase) · Helped
Take 81mg aspirin and 2 pills of natto (4000 fu) ... Like i get random pains all throughout my body.
In context ↗ - fish oil · Helped
3000 mg of fish oil a day for 6 months ... worked for my joint pain
In context ↗ - IV electrolytes · Helped
my doctor put my on IV electrolytes that helped but it came back in a couple days
In context ↗ - lions mane · Not said
i mega dosed fish oil and took lions mane
In context ↗ - b12 · Not said
My dr said vit c, iron and b12.
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
Time is ultimate healer but I tried a lot of things that may have helped.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2021 | COVID infection, then long COVID beganYea I had first infection feb 2021 been long covid since then.. very slow and inconsistent recovery.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| spring 2021 | daily headaches, vertigo, weakness and numb legs; felt they were losing their ability to walkI thought I had MS or Parkinson's as I was losing my ability to walk.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| summer 2021 | dizziness, coordination and speech problems healedIt took 6 months of long hauling to get over that dizzyness.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| early 2022 | omicron reinfection, after which they improved though new milder symptoms appearedThen I caught omicron and ... got better.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| about April 2022 | roughly 95% healed and stable for about seven monthsi was 95% , pretty much healed for roughly 7 months!In context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| autumn 2022 | two short relapses after alcohol and another after chin-upsduring the last 7 month i did have 2 small relapses from alcohol and another from chinupsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| Nov 2022 | huge relapse after being fired from their construction jobI have the full blown symptoms i had almost a year ago.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| Oct 2023 | symptoms somewhat less but regular headaches and chest pain continuedA little bit less.now though, been living like this for almost 3 years and had A LOT of testing.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| Jul 2025 | long-standing food intolerance resolved after they discovered fastingi had this for like 3 years. what fixed it for me was accidentally discovering fasting.In context ↗ | Mild | Extended water fasting (3+ days) |
Adverse events
- Keto and low-carb diets“The long covid PLUS the "ketogenisis flu" that happens as you abruptly stop carbs, is challenging.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nattokinase“i did 4000 and got bad "moving" pains throught my muscles.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nattokinase“It will make you feel weird. Like i get random pains all throughout my body.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nattokinase“Btw this happened to me when i started for about 3 days.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsTinnitusVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
i get headaches pretty regular like 2 a week
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
during the last 7 month i did have 2 small relapses from alcohol and another from chinups
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
my dizzyness and coordination and speech problems have healed!
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
It comes and goes now thankfully.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I still have bad headaches and nerve pain, but my dizzyness and coordination and speech problems have healed!
In context ↗ - Brain fog
it was most noticable when it was gone and i wasnt struggling to find words or remember names of people
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Worst symptoms was migraines/vertigo/weakness/numb legs.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
worked for my joint pain. still get episodes
In context ↗ - Gut problems
The gastroparesis hit me hard along with generalized digestive pains.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
8 level for about 5-20 mins.. those are scary. A little bit less.now though
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
i was super scared when i was having breathing and walking problems
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
It realllly sucked. It gets better tho.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
i got like 6 floaters in my right eye suddenly
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i was super scared when i was having breathing and walking problems. I thought i had parkinsions for a while.
In context ↗
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