Bedbound and exhausted with long COVID, much better; serrapeptase helped but stopped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
bedbound all the time
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I am feeling a lot better now. I still have some sinus headaches, but I am not exhausted and bedbound all the time.
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user said serrapeptase helped them feel a lot better; they are not exhausted and bedbound all the time, though some sinus headaches remain. They said it didn’t really work, so they stopped it.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Zyrtec · No change
It didn’t really work, so I stopped.
In context ↗ - serrapeptase · Helped a lot
What actually has helped me is serrapeptase! I am feeling a lot better now. I still have some sinus headaches, but I am not exhausted and bedbound all the time.
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | exhausted and bedbound all the timeI am not exhausted and bedbound all the time.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2023-09-27 | felt a lot better, no longer exhausted or bedbound, some sinus headaches leftI am feeling a lot better now. I still have some sinus headaches, but I am not exhausted and bedbound all the time.In context ↗ | Mild | Serrapeptase |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
I still have some sinus headaches
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