Long COVID brain fog, somewhat better after HELP apheresis and Arc4Health
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Arc4Health device helped me a lot in long Covid recovery
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
apheresis + anticoagulants helped me a lot ... I was reinfected twice after unfortunately so back on anticoagulants and stuff.
- Began after: COVID
Arc4Health device helped me a lot in long Covid recovery
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
They had long COVID and had been on high doses of benzodiazepines since 2020, which they said did not cure them and were bad for sleep. HELP apheresis plus anticoagulants in Germany helped a lot with brain fog, neurological symptoms and breathing, but two reinfections put them back on anticoagulants. By May 2024 they were still struggling with benzodiazepine withdrawal, and in June 2024 they reported that an Arc4Health device helped them a lot.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- benzo · No change
I’ve been on high doses since 2020 and they didn’t cure me. I’ve started WD a year ago and I still struggle.
In context ↗ - Help apheresis in Germany with Dr Jaeger · Helped a lot
I did Help apheresis in Germany with Dr Jaeger and apheresis + anticoagulants helped me a lot.
In context ↗ - anticoagulants · Helped a lot
apheresis + anticoagulants helped me a lot
In context ↗ - Arc4Health device · Helped a lot
Arc4Health device helped me a lot in long Covid recovery
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants · Apheresis
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | long COVID onset, on benzodiazepines from 2020I’ve been on high doses since 2020 and they didn’t cure me.In context ↗ | |
| before March 2023 | HELP apheresis plus anticoagulants in GermanyI did Help apheresis in Germany with Dr Jaeger and apheresis + anticoagulants helped me a lot.In context ↗ | HELP apheresis / plasmapheresis |
| before March 2023 | brain fog, neuro symptoms and breathing improvedIt helped with brain fog, and all neuro stuff. And breathing.In context ↗ | HELP apheresis / plasmapheresis |
| 2023 | reinfected twice, back on anticoagulantsI was reinfected twice after unfortunately so back on anticoagulants and stuff.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-06-23 | Arc4Health device helped a lotArc4Health device helped me a lot in long Covid recoveryIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Benzodiazepines (unspecified)“I’ve been on high doses since 2020 and they didn’t cure me. I’ve started WD a year ago and I still struggle.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
It helped with brain fog
In context ↗
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