Barely functioning with long COVID, now somewhat better, crediting ivermectin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I wasn’t able to get it until about a year after I started hauling.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Was a serious weight lifter, cyclist, outdoorsman. Can’t do shit anymore.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I was getting better this past year and started a contracting business, but I just finished a large remodel and I’m not in very good shape at the moment.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
BP was normal prior to Covid.
In context ↗
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 10 this page draws on
Summary
A former weight lifter left barely functioning by long COVID credits ivermectin, which they got about a year in and bought online after a pharmacist refused to fill their current doctor’s prescription, with cutting inflammation and getting them functioning again. Beta blockers helped early tachycardia; they still need blood-pressure medication, and their blood pressure spikes to 200/110 on bad days. They improved through 2023 and started a contracting business, but a large remodel left them worse and symptoms flaring.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ivm · Helped a lot
It drastically reduced my inflammation. It’s the only thing that got me functioning again. ... I settled on 24mg/day.
- Beta blockers · Helped
Beta blockers in the beginning helped a lot with tachycardia. ... Beta blocker, blood pressure meds, and ivm are the only things that have helped at all.
- blood pressure meds · Helped
I’m still on blood pressure meds. I’d be screwed without those.
In context ↗ - nicotine · Helped
I recently started taking nicotine. It’s helps a little.
In context ↗ - several · No change
I tried several. Didn’t notice any changes. Some gave me bad side effects.
In context ↗ - tadalafil · Worse
Gave me horrible acid reflux
In context ↗ - hydroxychloroquine · Helped
My doctor prescribed it to me. It wasn’t nearly as helpful as ivermectin.
In context ↗ - Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) · No change
Did nothing for me
In context ↗
Approaches: Beta-blockers · Other drugs and medicines
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after Covid infectionBP was normal prior to Covid.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | not functioning; no longer weightlifting, cycling or outdoors lifeWas a serious weight lifter, cyclist, outdoorsman. Can’t do shit anymore.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| about a year after he started hauling | ivermectin reduced inflammation and got them functioning againIt drastically reduced my inflammation. It’s the only thing that got me functioning again.In context ↗ | Mild | Ivermectin |
| 2023 | kept getting better and started a contracting businessI was getting better this past year and started a contracting businessIn context ↗ | Mild | Ivermectin |
| December 2023 | crashed after finishing a large remodelI just finished a large remodel and I’m not in very good shape at the moment.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-01-17 | symptoms flaring up, considering restarting ivermectinMight take it again though because my symptoms have been flailing up.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I tried several. Didn’t notice any changes. Some gave me bad side effects.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Tadalafil (Cialis)“Gave me horrible acid reflux” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
Beta blockers in the beginning helped a lot with tachycardia.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
On bad days it will still get up to 200/110.
In context ↗
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