Long COVID symptoms so severe, now about 90% back to normal with low-dose naltrexone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve had Covid a total of 5 times.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I’ve been taking 6mg daily and I’m about 90% back to normal.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’ve had Covid a total of 5 times.
In context ↗
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Summary
The person had COVID five times and described symptoms so severe that they had planned to end their life if things did not improve. They took low-dose naltrexone at 6 mg daily and reported being about 90% back to normal, after horrible medication side effects for about two weeks that then subsided. No onset date or illness duration was given.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- LDN · Helped a lot
I’ve been taking 6mg daily and I’m about 90% back to normal. I had horrible medication side effects for about two weeks and then they subsided.
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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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | COVID infections (five times)I’ve had Covid a total of 5 times.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | suicidal crisis from symptomsMy symptoms were so bad I had planned to end my life if things didn’t get better.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2024-07-16 | about 90% back to normal on LDNI’ve been taking 6mg daily and I’m about 90% back to normal.In context ↗ | Near normal | Low-dose naltrexone |
Adverse events
- Low-dose naltrexone“I had horrible medication side effects for about two weeks and then they subsided.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I had planned to end my life
In context ↗
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