Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 2 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with diarrhoea, panic attacks and brain fog; somewhat better on low-dose ginkgo
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Jan 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
It really does help with the brain fog from covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Since then, I'm ok BUT if I watch action movies or things that make me cry like someones story of a pet dying, my body goes into full fight/flight. ... I just hope I can exercise and drive again
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Since then, I'm ok BUT if I watch action movies or things that make me cry like someones story of a pet dying, my body goes into full fight/flight. It's extremely uncomfortable. I just hope I can exercise and drive again...
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
during the 13 days I was ill with COVID
- Says they never had: Breathlessness
no breathelessness, but pooping water for 13 days solid
Summary
Creek 70049 caught COVID and was ill for 13 days with watery diarrhoea and panic attacks; loperamide stopped the diarrhoea. Since then they describe themselves as ok, but action films or sad stories trigger a full fight-or-flight response, and they still hoped to exercise and drive again. A very low 10 mg dose of ginkgo biloba helped their covid brain fog, while the standard 120 mg dose brought on a huge migraine.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- magnolia bark · Helped
Took some magnolia bark in the end, which fixed it when it happened.
In context ↗ - Loperamide · Helped
until a doctor gave me Loperamide which stopped that
In context ↗ - ginkgo biloba · Helped
I take 10mg of it which is a very low dose but any more and I get migraines. It really does help with the brain fog from covid.
In context ↗ - cayenne pepper · Helped
Another vasodilator you could try is cayenne pepper, or agmatine sulphate. Both of these work well for me
In context ↗ - agmatine sulphate · Helped
Both of these work well for me and are weaker than gingko. ... agmatine works really well.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| November 2021 | COVID, GI version, ill for 13 daysI had the GI version of covid; no breathelessness, but pooping water for 13 days solidIn context ↗ |
| 2021-11-18 | diarrhoea stopped after loperamide; ok since but fight/flight reactions remainSince then, I'm ok BUT if I watch action movies or things that make me cry like someones story of a pet dying, my body goes into full fight/flight.In context ↗ |
| 2022-01-13 | low-dose ginkgo helps covid brain fog; standard dose caused migraineIt really does help with the brain fog from covid.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Ginkgo biloba“I take 10mg of it which is a very low dose but any more and I get migraines ... I tried the standard 120mg dose and got a huge migraine” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
pooping water for 13 days solid until a doctor gave me Loperamide which stopped that
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my body goes into full fight/flight
In context ↗ - Brain fog
It really does help with the brain fog from covid.
In context ↗