Long COVID with fatigue and dizziness, much better after stellate ganglion blocks
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
as a patient and as a professional ... has made me a huge advocate for the care of the long COVID community
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was miserable for around two years ... I had to work my shifts regardless of how I felt
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Fatigue is minimal, brain fog lessened but not completely gone, still have moments, but yeah overall much better.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Two months after the two year mark I got COVID again and it started all over again.
In context ↗
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
A nurse who kept working through roughly two years of long COVID with fatigue, word-finding trouble, dizziness and soreness. They credit stellate ganglion blocks and Thorne's Pro Resolving Mediator for the turnaround, later adding peptide injections and an MAOI. A July 2024 reinfection brought it all back for about six weeks. By 2025 they were 80% back to normal, still with word-finding trouble.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Thorne Pro Resolving Mediator supplement · Helped a lot
Thorne's Pro Resolving Mediator supplement made a tremendous difference believe it or not
In context ↗ - Stellate ganglion block · Helped a lot
Stellate ganglion block and pro resolving mediators helped more than anything for me.
In context ↗ - cannabis · Not said
Stellate ganglion block helps me way more than cannabis.
In context ↗ - Gabapentin · Worse
Gabapentin just made me feel slow and dumbfounded
In context ↗ - forcing myself to work and pushing through · Helped
forcing myself out of bed to work was a way for me to keep moving on and not spiral
In context ↗ - SSRI's and SNRI's · Worse
I learned SSRI's and SNRI's are not my friends, but they are helpful for a lot of people
In context ↗ - UT Houston long COVID clinic · Helped
I had a great experience at UT Houston LCC! I had to do about 90% of my own research, but they guided me in the right direction towards wellness.
In context ↗ - Peptide injections · Helped
Peptide injections have helped slowly over time too, probably moreso than all the drugs that were prescribed to me.
In context ↗ - ChatGPT subscription · Helped
I started paying for ChatGPT because it provides me with all the tools I need to be successful in every day life.
In context ↗ - an MAOI · Helped a lot
I brought out the big guns and started on an MAOI and feel a million times better. Fatigue is minimal, brain fog lessened but not completely gone
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Peptides · 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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Long COVID after COVID infectionI was miserable for around two years... A long, exhausting two years.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-2024 | Two years of fatigue, word-finding trouble and dizziness while working full-time as a nurseI was so hopeless and honestly felt speechless from the fatigue, word finding, and trouble forming sentences ... I had to work my shifts regardless of how I felt. | Mild | |
| mid-2024 | Started stellate ganglion blocks and Pro Resolving MediatorI started feeling better with stellate ganglion blocks and using pro resolving mediator supplements..In context ↗ | Mild | Stellate ganglion block |
| July 2024 | set back to square one after a second COVID infectionTwo months after the two year mark I got COVID again and it started all over again.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| September 2024 | energy back after the reinfection, word finding still limitedIt's now September and my energy is back, but I still have trouble getting words out although getting better.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| March 2025 | 80% back to normalI would say I'm 80% back to normal.In context ↗ | Mild | Stellate ganglion block |
| 2026-08-14 | started an MAOI; fatigue minimal, brain fog lessenedI brought out the big guns and started on an MAOI and feel a million times better.In context ↗ | Mild | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
Adverse events
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)“Gabapentin just made me feel slow and dumbfounded 😅” In context ↗ Side effects
- Stellate ganglion block“It definitely blunts my mood slightly but I feel so much better” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
The only thing I hate is the PEM, but I refuse to live my life differently.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Fatigue is minimal, brain fog lessened but not completely gone
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I was getting so dizzy it's like somebody took my head off my body and threw it like a football.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
an insatiable desire to sleep but also unrested upon waking
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
dizzy, sore, and exhausted
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was so hopeless
In context ↗
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