Long COVID with sleep, anxiety and GI symptoms, nearly normal; glycine helped sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Got Covid back in Dec 2022 developed LC in 2023
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
the only thing that helped with my anxiety(the gym) I can no longer do
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Two years from my first infection I’m nearly back to normal. I can jog and work out.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got Covid back in Dec 2022 developed LC in 2023
In context ↗
Read from 26 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Tide 63688 caught COVID in December 2022 and developed long COVID in February 2023 with urinary, anxiety, sleep, vision and GI symptoms. A February 2024 reinfection brought insomnia and GI symptoms back. By February 2025 they were nearly normal and could jog and work out, with glycine helping their sleep. They relapsed in March 2025 but by September 2026 were much better, sleeping 7-7.5 hours with normal blood work, though GI and weight issues remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- flowmax (alfusozin) · Not said
My doc gave me flowmax.
In context ↗ - methylprednisolone · Helped
methylpredisolone a strong anti inflammatory. It brought everything back to normal.
In context ↗ - bladder training · Not said
I also did bladder training.
In context ↗ - vitamin D3 · Not said
I’m taking vitamins D3 zinc fish oil and magnesium as well as melatonin at night.
In context ↗ - melatonin · Helped
3 grams of glycine and 2.5 mg of melatonin puts me down every night.
In context ↗ - cutting out sugar, caffeine, alcohol and processed foods · Not said
I stay away from caffeine and drugs and alcohol as well as fast food and processed foods.
In context ↗ - exercise (walks, 3-mile runs, weight training) · Helped
I’ve started to exercise again and feel better
In context ↗ - magnesium glycinate · Helped
I just started supplementing with magnesium glycinate and my vivid dreams came back. I’m also sleeping longer
In context ↗ - glycine · Helped a lot
I used everything under the sun for sleep nothing worked EXCEPT for 3-4 grams of glycine.
In context ↗ - Apple Watch · Not said
I take it every night and track my sleep with an Apple Watch.
In context ↗ - bedtime routine, cold room, heavy blanket · Not said
I’ve established a consistent bedtime routine. Cold room going to bed no later than ten ever. Heavy blanket.
In context ↗ - probiotics · Not said
I’m taking probiotics and eat clean.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | long COVID began after December 2022 COVID infectionI got long COVID in February 23.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2023 | urinary urgency eased and energy slowly returningI’m about six months in and the urgency is basically gone. I pee less than 8 times a day now.In context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
| December 2023 | felt better than nine months earlierI’m better today than I was 9 months ago.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2024 | COVID reinfection brought insomnia and loose stools backafter my second infection in February my insomnia is back and so are the golden poopsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2024 | GI flare after exercising more and trying to eat moreI feel like I’m back tracking to square one. The loose yellow stools are back and my appetite is again suppressed.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2025 | nearly back to normal; could jog and work outTwo years from my first infection I’m nearly back to normal. I can jog and work out.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| March 2025 | relapse with insomnia and GI symptomsThen all the sudden my insomnia returned. As well as waking up in the middle of the night to poop. Then diarrhea and un digested food with low appetite.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| September 2026 | much better; sleep and blood work normalized, GI and weight not fully backMuch better. I now sleep about 7-7.5 hours. Blood work has normalized. Golden poops are goneIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- “I tried eating more to increase weight recently and it seemed to trigger a cascade of negative GI issues.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
my insomnia returned
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Golden poops are gone but it’s still kind of light brown or yellow brown
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
massive anxiety
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I had the ghost image and the light in the corner of my eye.
In context ↗
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