Long COVID
Severe → near normalIll 17 months before improving or writing
Nearly bedbound with long COVID, now close to normal on IV glutathione and vitamin C
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 17 months
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- At worst: Severe
My LC hell began with being nearly bedbound
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I actually feel like "me" again for the first time in years. ... I haven't gotten an IV in many months but am doing really well.
In context ↗
Read from 32 of their posts and comments; links to the 22 this page draws on
Summary
Ridge 34889, a woman in her early sixties, became nearly bedbound after a Covid infection in October 2023, with brain fog, breathlessness, POTS, PEM, hearing loss and silent strokes. A 2024 reinfection and a kidney-stone hospital stay set her back. Paxlovid helped briefly; weekly IV glutathione and vitamin C started in early 2025 gave lasting energy and clear thinking, and she was still doing well more than a year later.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Autoimmune Paleo Diet· Helpedworking out with a trainer· Helpedbreath work· HelpedPaxlovid· Helped · wore offNattokinase· No changeD3· No changevitamin C· No changeOmega 3· No changeB Complex· No changezinc· No changeCPAP· No changeOTC reflux products· No changediuretics and low salt· No changeacupuncture· No changehypnosis· No changechiropractic· No changeacupressure· No changesteroids· Worsemethotrexate· Worseplaquenil· WorseLosartin· WorseAtorvastatin· Worsepeppermint essential oil in CPAP water· Not saidAir Physio breathing device· Not saidsaline and aloe nasal gel, antibiotic ointment· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- ketogenic diet · Helped
I have found that a ketogenic diet helps in many ways.
In context ↗ - Autoimmune Paleo Diet · Helped
I try to follow the autoimmune paleo diet (kind of a misnomer) and that stopped the paresthesia
In context ↗ - steroids · Worse
Steroids, methotrexate and plaquenil (etc) wrecked my gut and my body for years.
In context ↗ - Losartin · Worse
I was put on low dose blood pressure and cholesterol lowering meds
In context ↗ - Atorvastatin · Worse
I take Losartin and Atorvastatin for BP and cholesterol as RX.
In context ↗ - Nattokinase · No change
I have been taking Nattokinase, D3, C, Omega 3, Glutathione, B Complex, and will be taking zinc when it arrives. ... I tried all the recommended stacks of supplements with no obvious benefit (expensive!).
- Glutathione · Helped
I got a liquid Glutathione (Trizomal Glutathione) and take that daily in the morning.
In context ↗ - working out with a trainer · Helped
I started working out - very gently - with a trainer 3x/week about 6 weeks ago.
In context ↗ - breath work · Helped
I've also been doing breath work and so don't get nearly as out of breath as quickly as when I started.
In context ↗ - Paxlovid · Helped
yesterday is the first day in over a year that I've felt any tiny semblance of who I was before LC!
In context ↗ - CPAP · No change
I just got my CPAP about a month ago.
In context ↗ - OTC reflux products · No change
I've tried OTC products with little to no beneficial effect.
In context ↗ - diuretics and low salt · No change
ENT put me on diuretics and told me to go low salt.
In context ↗ - acupuncture · No change
I have tried everything from supplement stacks (ongoing) to acupuncture, hypnosis, chiropractic, dietary changes, OTC meds, etc.
In context ↗ - acupressure · No change
After spending thousands on assorted therapies like acupuncture, acupressure, supplement stacks, etc.
In context ↗ - peppermint essential oil in CPAP water · Not said
I will admit I've put a couple drops of peppermint in my CPAP water
In context ↗ - Air Physio breathing device · Not said
I just had an "Air Physio" device delivered (from Australia).
In context ↗ - saline and aloe nasal gel, antibiotic ointment · Not said
I use saline and aloe nasal gel a few times a day.
In context ↗ - IV glutathione and Vitamin C · Helped a lot
IV therapy with Glutathione and Vitamin C saved my life from the hell that is Long Covid.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · 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. The chart starts 1 month after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| late 2023 | nearly bedbound with hearing loss, 24/7 tinnitus, strokes, brain fog, POTS, PEMMy LC hell began with being nearly bedbound, losing my hearing in one ear, developing pulsatile tinnitus 24/7In context ↗ | Severe | |
| June 2024 | second Covid infection; in bed most of the timeI got Covid again in June of 2024 ... I ended up in bed most of the time.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| January 2025 | first energy and clearer head in over a year on a 15-day Paxlovid courseyesterday is the first day in over a year that I've felt any tiny semblance of who I was before LCIn context ↗ | Mild | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
| early 2025 | Paxlovid benefit wore offEveryone said the positive effects would wear off, and they did.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2025 | hospitalised with an infected kidney stone, knocked back to square oneended up in the hospital with an infected kidney stone. Knocked me right back to square oneIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| March 2025 | IV glutathione and vitamin C: more awake, clearer thinking, less breathlessAfter the second IV treatment I was more awake throughout the day, thinking more clearly, not running out of breath as quickly or as often.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2025 | after fourth IV: energy, doing things, no early nights or napsAfter the 4th treatment I actually have energy and am actually doing things and getting things doneIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| March 2026 | well for months without any IVI haven't gotten an IV in many months but am doing really well.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| May 2026 | still crediting IV glutathione and vitamin C, now every few monthsIV therapy with Glutathione and Vitamin C saved my life from the hell that is Long Covid.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“Steroids, methotrexate and plaquenil (etc) wrecked my gut and my body for years.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Hydroxychloroquine / Plaquenil“Steroids, methotrexate and plaquenil (etc) wrecked my gut and my body for years.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Corticosteroid pulses, Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquine / Plaquenil“Steroids, methotrexate and plaquenil (etc) wrecked my gut and my body for years.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsTinnitus
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I had permanent hearing loss, Meniere's Disease, POTs, PEM, brain fog
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I could think and process and remember a little better.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
my heart rarely races doing normal tasks
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
So far I don't feel like I'm getting more sleep.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I've had fewer migraines
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I've tried OTC products with little to no beneficial effect. It usually happens in the middle of the night.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I still get tired and out of breath easily
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
my body was so weak from having been so sick for so long
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I have autoimmune diseases and have had bouts of paresthesia.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I've had anxiety and depression since forever.
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
have pulsatile tinnitus 24/7 in same ear
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