ME/CFS and long COVID, somewhat better with tirzep and fewer antihistamines
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
i have definitely seen a pretty noticeable improvement.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Dew 60551, who has both ME/CFS and long COVID, reported a noticeable improvement within hours with tirzep. A week later they said the drug was still helping and they had slowly been able to reduce their antihistamines, hoping to cut other medications over time. No details of illness length, severity, dose or cost were given.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- tirzepatide (tirzep) · Helped a lot
I have a very similar story and tirzep has been loce changing.
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Not said
I have slowly been able to reduce my antihistamines and hope to reduce other meds over time.
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Approaches: GLP-1 drugs
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | ME/CFS and long COVID | |
| 2026-03-08 | noticeable improvement within hours of starting tirzepatideI noticed an improvement in a matter of hours.In context ↗ | Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) |
| 2026-03-15 | tirzepatide still helping; slowly reducing antihistaminesI have slowly been able to reduce my antihistamines and hope to reduce other meds over time.In context ↗ | Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) |
| 2026-03-15 | still improving on tirzepatide, cutting other medstirzep has been loce changing.In context ↗ |
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