Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 2 years before improving or writing
Long COVID chest pain and fatigue, much better with therapy and supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i have recently been diagnosed with a mild diastolic dysfunctio - due to long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
In jan to march 2023, I could barely walk to my barn or up my stairs without feeling my heart thumping.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I'm 100% about 60% of the time. My "old self" comes back way more frequently then it did 6 months ago
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
The original trigger - came on about 3 weeks after a covid infection
Read from 66 of their posts and comments; links to the 31 this page draws on
Summary
Lynx 83673, a 35-year-old ultrarunner in Canada, developed chest pain, breathlessness, fatigue and dizziness from January 2023 after a mild COVID infection. He kept farming, crediting therapy (ISTDP), low-intensity exercise and a naturopath-guided supplement stack. Improvement came with setbacks after a December 2023 viral illness and stress; by late 2024 he felt '100% about 60% of the time' with recurring chest pain flares.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
ISTDP / talk therapy· Helped a lotantihistamines· Helped · wore offQuercetin· HelpedSyntol AMD / GI Fortify probiotics· HelpedNattokinase· HelpedBeet root / arugula· Helpedodorless garlic· HelpedPPIs· Helpedibuprofen· Helpedphysio, yoga, stretching· No changechiro, massage, osteopathic adjustments· No changeGingko Biloba· Worsecolchicine· WorseB vitamins· WorseCoQ10· Not saidOmega 3· Not saidResveratrol· Not saidCurcumin· Not saidBromelain· Not saidVitamin C· Not saidD3 / K2· Not saidApple cider vinegar· Not saidGinger· Not saidCold FX· Not saidherbal tea with local honey· Not saidsteroid inhaler· Not saidpacing· Not saidCold Pro supplements· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- low intensity recumbent biking / zone 2 training · Helped
Each week starts to feel better.
In context ↗ - ISTDP / talk therapy · Helped a lot
Therapy was the game changer for getting out of the fight or flight
In context ↗ - low carb diet · Helped
tightened it up and added intermittent fasting - definitely made me feel better
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Helped
They were a huge help initially, especially with inflammation. ... I think their effect has diminished over time.
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Helped
Quercetin and honey has probably helped more for actual seasonal allervie
In context ↗ - Syntol AMD / GI Fortify probiotics · Helped
I fixed it about 90% through a month long course of Syntol AMD.
In context ↗ - Nattokinase · Helped
Less achy / heavy legs. Best guess - some resolution of micro clottint or better circulation?
In context ↗ - salt loading and increased fluids / Gatorade Zero · Helped
I do find i feel consistently better when I drink a Gatorade Zero daily and add salt liberally.
In context ↗ - Magnesium (glycinate) · Helped
Iron, magnesium, and L-carnitine helped the most.
In context ↗ - Beet root / arugula · Helped
Beet up! Excellent supplement. Along with arugula. NO levels assist in vasodilation.
In context ↗ - Omega 3 · Not said
Omega 3 - each meal
In context ↗ - Resveratrol · Not said
Resveratrol - morning, empty stomach
In context ↗ - Curcumin · Not said
Cucumin - morning and supper*
In context ↗ - Bromelain · Not said
Bromelain- morning and supper
In context ↗ - D3 / K2 · Not said
K2/D3 - supper ... D3 - Lunch*
In context ↗ - Apple cider vinegar · Not said
Apple cider vinegar- morning, sometimes with heavier meals
In context ↗ - Gingko Biloba · Worse
Gingko Biloba- lunch (though I cycle this as I find it makes me sweaty or headaches)
In context ↗ - odorless garlic · Helped
I swear by it. I notice in the winter when I normally don't take it, my BP is higher.
In context ↗ - Ginger · Not said
Ginger - lunch / supper*
In context ↗ - Cold FX · Not said
Cold FX (prior to travel, gatherings, new environments, etc)
In context ↗ - herbal tea with local honey · Not said
Seems like a win-win for cold/flu and LC symptoms.
In context ↗ - PPIs · Helped
If I run a short course of PPIs, to tamper some GERD stuff, what I got commonly used to "chest pain" seems to ease up.
In context ↗ - steroid inhaler · Not said
I too was given a steroid inhalerm used it often at first, but if I found i didnt need it, I had a jittery feeling coming off of it.
In context ↗ - ibuprofen · Helped
After discharge and on ibuprofen my HR came down slowly in a few more hours.
In context ↗ - colchicine · Worse
We did ibuprofen and colchicine amd after 12 days the colchicine was not clearing from body and my liver was getting angry. I also had no change in pain.
In context ↗ - B vitamins · Worse
I have suspected I was over doing the B vitamins, due to recent dizziness that was contrary to my general recovery.
In context ↗ - pacing · Not said
Ran through all the in vogue alternative therapies found here, supplements, pacing, salt loading etc.
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
The other thing that worked well was more time in nature, meditation, and reading.
In context ↗ - physio, yoga, stretching · No change
I'm 2 years into therapy, have done tons of physio, yoga, stretching, etc. Nothing has helped.
In context ↗ - chiro, massage, osteopathic adjustments · No change
I've tried chiro, massage, osteopathic adjustments
In context ↗ - Cold Pro supplements · Not said
I take Cold Pro supplements when I know ill be around new crowds.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Amino acids and carnitine · Diet · Mind-body practices · Physiotherapy and rehab · 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | long COVID symptoms begin after a mild COVID infection in Nov/Dec 2022Started Jan 2023 following infection Nov/Dec prior.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| Jan-Mar 2023 | early long COVID: could barely walk to the barn or up the stairsIn jan to march 2023, I could barely walk to my barn or up my stairs without feeling my heart thumping.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| Easter 2023 | wisdom teeth surgery and separation from partnerMy partner and I separated about 4 months in to my recovery.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2023 | rash and diarrhoea then uncontrolled heart rate after a virusThen I got quite sick again in December 2023 - full body rash, followed by a week of diarrhea, then two weeks later again my HR wouldn't be controlledIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| January 2024 | turned a corner after nearly a yearMade it nearly 1 year with a huge huge huge improvement.In context ↗ | Mild | CBT and psychotherapy |
| May 2024 | daily left-sided chest painI literally feel like I am dying everyday with left sided chest pain.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| July 2024 | structured low-intensity cardio programme beganI started 6 months of zone 2 training, mostly recumbent cycling 3 to 4 times a week for 20 to 30 minutes ... Each week starts to feel better.In context ↗ | Mild | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
| August 2024 | almost fully recovered with lingering painI was (am) almost fully recovered. Some lingering pain.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| November 2024 | old self returning more oftenI'm 100% about 60% of the time. My "old self" comes back way more frequently then it did 6 months agoIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2025 | recurring left-sided chest, shoulder, neck and arm pain flaresI tend to get a bad flare every 2 of 3 weeks lasting a few days. I cannot pinpoint a cause/trigger.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Graded rehab and self-made programmes“now find the morning/day after an exercise session I tend to feel my heart beats significantly more forceful.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Nattokinase“Usually start having cloudy foamy and butter smelling urine immediately after I start for about a week.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nattokinase“Bruising easier. Definitely the blood thinning aspect” In context ↗ Side effects
- Ginkgo biloba“I cycle this as I find it makes me sweaty or headaches” In context ↗ Side effects
- Vitamin B complex“I have suspected I was over doing the B vitamins, due to recent dizziness that was contrary to my general recovery.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Colchicine“after 12 days the colchicine was not clearing from body and my liver was getting angry.” In context ↗ Liver or kidney problems
- Steroid inhalers (inhaled corticosteroids)“I had a jittery feeling coming off of it.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
- “have noticed i bruise easier, though INR is normal” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesPOTS & dysautonomiaVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I am so out of it mentally I almost turned left at a red light.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Felt like I have mild dysautonomia, flushing, blood pooling, frequent urination and so on
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
food sensitivitiss and allergies
In context ↗ - Gut problems
recurrent GI upset
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
transient headaches
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
mostly air hunger now, my HR is more normalized
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have been having nearly 2.5 years of intermittent left sided chest, shoukder, neck and left arm pain
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Triggered a lot of anxiety that manifested dozens more symptoms
In context ↗
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