Long COVID somewhat better after avoiding crashes and B vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
When we have LC it’s best to avoid crashes entirely.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Once I learned how dangerous crashes are and became more respectful of my condition, I slowly but steadily began to improve.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
MCAS is something most of us w LC experience.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID wrote in July 2024 that they had slowly but steadily improved after learning how dangerous crashes were and becoming more respectful of their condition, urging others to avoid crashes, rest and give up workouts for a while. They recommended B vitamins, vitamin D and a low-histamine diet, and said several months of daily B vitamins had resolved their own familial essential tremor.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- avoiding crashes / resting · Helped
Once I learned how dangerous crashes are and became more respectful of my condition, I slowly but steadily began to improve.
In context ↗ - B vitamin · Helped a lot
After reading studies, I resolved my own familial nerve problem with several months of daily B vitamin. Essential tremors.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID with crashesMCAS is something most of us w LC experience.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-07-11 | slowly but steadily improvingOnce I learned how dangerous crashes are and became more respectful of my condition, I slowly but steadily began to improve.In context ↗ | Pacing and the energy envelope |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Once I learned how dangerous crashes are and became more respectful of my condition, I slowly but steadily began to improve.
In context ↗
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