Long COVID with fatigue and cognitive problems, much better after low-dose naltrexone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I seen one of your comments on another post about long COVID fatigue.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I remember not even being able to go to a grocery store because I would get so dizzy like I was going to pass out.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
My fatigue is gone. ... Since I started it in November it has restored my cognitive function.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Alder 48243 had long COVID with fatigue, dizziness that felt like near-fainting, and cognitive problems; at worst they could not even go into a grocery store. In November they started low-dose naltrexone. By June 2024 they reported that their fatigue was gone and that their cognitive function had been restored since starting the drug.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- low dose naltrexone · Helped a lot
Since I started it in November it has restored my cognitive function.
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with fatigue and cognitive problemslong COVID fatigueIn context ↗ | |
| — | too dizzy to go into a grocery store, cognitive problemsI remember not even being able to go to a grocery store because I would get so dizzy like I was going to pass out.In context ↗ | |
| November | started low-dose naltrexoneSince I started it in November it has restored my cognitive function.In context ↗ | Low-dose naltrexone |
| 2024-06-06 | fatigue gone and cognition restoredMy fatigue is gone. ... it has restored my cognitive function.In context ↗ | Low-dose naltrexone |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I would get so dizzy like I was going to pass out
In context ↗ - Brain fog
it has restored my cognitive function
In context ↗
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