Dizzy and faint all day with long COVID, recovered after a supplement stack
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Typical story, mild covid and recovered just fine. Few weeks later I started having all long haul symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was quite literally getting bouts of feeling faint all day long, even when talking - it was horrible.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
It's been awhile since I've been in the sub in large part to making a full recovery.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Few weeks later I started having all long haul symptoms.
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Lake 66242 developed long COVID after a mild infection around December 2020: dizziness and faintness all day, low blood pressure, a high heart rate, heat intolerance and symptoms after mild exertion. Symptoms eased, flared after vacuuming, and by 13 months a neuro-regenerative supplement stack coincided with a much better state. Full recovery and about eight months symptom free were reported before a July 2022 reinfection.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- holding off on exercise / rest · Not said
I’ve been holding off on any exercise any doing much of anything to help recover
In context ↗ - High dose Na-R-ALA · Helped
This is not some cure all, it’s simply supportive but it has seemed to work for me for years.
In context ↗ - biotin · Helped
biotin(ALA depletes biotin)
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
it’s simply supportive but it has seemed to work for me for years.
In context ↗ - digestive enzymes for meals · Helped
digestive enzymes for meals
In context ↗
Approaches: Amino acids and carnitine · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | mild COVID-19 infection; long haul symptoms began a few weeks laterTypical story, mild covid and recovered just fine. Few weeks later I started having all long haul symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
| about March 2021 | bouts of feeling faint all day longAbout a month ago, I was quite literally getting bouts of feeling faint all day long, even when talking - it was horrible.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| March 2021 | the faint bouts passed after holding off activityThis seemed to finally pass about 2 weeks ago.In context ↗ | Mild |
| April 2021 | symptoms came back after vacuuming and hand cleaning the floorhad to clean up a mess on the floor vacuuming and hand cleaning the floor and started feeling it mildly coming backIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-01-22 | much better place after resuming a neuro regenerative supplement routineIt's been about 13 months since my covid infection and I'm in a much better place than I was.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-07-27 | fully recovered; then reinfected, day 7Have been symptom free for about 8 months.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
had to clean up a mess on the floor vacuuming and hand cleaning the floor and started feeling it mildly coming back
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
POTS, adrenaline dumps, lightheaded all day long, low blood pressure, high heart rate
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Was originally having heart rate issues and lower than normal blood pressure
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
heat intolerance
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I've had SFN for roughly 5 years
In context ↗
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