Long COVID brain fog and low energy, now recovered after water fasts and pacing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had made a full recovery but after a week of being healthy the long covid hit me out of nowhere
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Don't have the strength to work out for example but I can do my daily stuff pretty fine now.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I feel actually healthy for the first time in months
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
after a week of being healthy the long covid hit me out of nowhere
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
After a fourth COVID infection, Crane 93701 developed long COVID with brain fog, sweating and a cold feeling in the throat and lungs, and too little energy to exercise though daily tasks were manageable. An accidental 16 mg nicotine pouch made them vomit, and the flu left them with more energy than in months. After a crash they credited water fasts, salted water, pacing, antihistamines and supplements with feeling healthy within about 10 days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- clearing ears by blowing air while holding nose · Helped
One notable symptom that has significantly gotten better during the last 5 days is inflammation in head and ears.
In context ↗ - arginine · Helped
taking arginine which supposedly enchances bloodflow
In context ↗ - nicotine pouches · Helped
The accidental way too much nicotine had such a shock in my body that I went to normal
In context ↗ - fasting · Helped a lot
Fasting and drinking salted water has been helping me the most
In context ↗ - no sugar, low inflammatory foods · Helped
No sugar, and only low inflammatory foods
In context ↗ - pacing · Helped a lot
Pacing!!! This was so huge, I stopped stressing completely and accepted that I'm sick.
In context ↗ - h1 antihistamines · Helped
h1 & h2 antihistamines, coq10, ginger, l-lysine, garlic, nattokinase, b12, quercetin, niacin
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · H2 blockers · POTS medication · Amino acids and carnitine · Anticoagulants · Diet · Pacing · 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 says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| late 2024 | long COVID began a week after a fourth COVID infectionafter a week of being healthy the long covid hit me out of nowhere, the first symptom being what felt like inflammation above my eyes and really excessive sweatingIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-02-03 | brain fog and nervous system symptoms improved, but throat and lungs still felt coldAnyhow I've made a lot of progressIn context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2025 | crashed after the nicotine and flu episodeI had a pretty big crash after all of thisIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-02-27 | recovered after fasts, diet, pacing, antihistamines and supplementssuddenly started to recover, and this sounds even crazy to me but I feel actually healthy for the first time in monthsIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Nicotine pouches (Zyn)“So fast forward 15 minutes and I'm puking and sweating” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
The brain fog and other nervous system issues have definitely gotten better
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I had sleeping problems for such a long time
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
the cool feeling in my throat and lungs is still there
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
really excessive sweating
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