Long COVID
Moderate → no benefitIll for 4 yearsNeeds ongoing treatment
Four years into long COVID with heavy fatigue and hair loss, no medication helping
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
when I had hairloss from covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
its like the only thing that does consistently that let’s me be somewhat normal again for brief intervals
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Not found any meds that help with the insane fatigue
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
when I had hairloss from covid
In context ↗
Summary
Four years into long COVID, they reported heavy fatigue, overwhelming lack of drive and irritability, and hair loss that grew back after three months of minoxidil. Caffeine, taken as tablets of 200 mg twice daily with L-theanine, is the only thing that reliably helps, restoring energy for brief intervals. It worked consistently for over six months but has to be cycled, and no medication has helped the fatigue.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- minoxidil · Helped
helped me restore my hairline in 3 months
In context ↗ - caffeine (tablets) · Helped
caffeine in tablet (not coffee!) form 2x 200mg a day helps a lot
In context ↗ - L Theanine · Helped
combined with L Theanine to keep anxiety at bay
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| ~2021 | long COVID with hair loss, fatigue and low drivewhen I had hairloss from covidIn context ↗ |
| 3.5 y | caffeine tablets restored energy for brief intervalsCaffeine seems to somewhat restore energy and bring be back to lifeIn context ↗ |
| 2025-12-20 | still helped by caffeine after more than six months, has to cycle itWorked consistently for over 6 months now, but you have to cycle itIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Hair loss
helped me restore my hairline in 3 months when I had hairloss from covid
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
combined with L Theanine to keep anxiety at bay
In context ↗