Long COVID fatigue and sleep, nearly back to normal after cutting sugar and nattokinase
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Sugar makes my LC act up for days.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Just happy to be alive and having energy and being able to work and function.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I have energy and am getting things done.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
before the palpitations I had Covid toes really bad
In context ↗
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Summary
They had covid toes, then a year of heart palpitations before a massive heart attack needing two stents. Their long-COVID fatigue, sleep and mental sharpness improved after cutting all sugar and taking high-dose nattokinase, and they came off statins, beta blockers and clopidogrel. Heart palpitations and pain still flare when they eat sugar or stop the natto, and covid toes flare with sugar.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- nattokinase · Helped a lot
It has worked quite well for me
In context ↗ - low carb no sugar diet · Helped a lot
after cutting out all sugars ... My fatigue from LC disappeared
In context ↗ - exercise · Not said
combining Natto with low carb no sugar diet exercise and aspirin
In context ↗ - baby aspirin · Not said
I only take baby aspirin (and only the chewable kind) when I have real real bad heart pain
In context ↗ - metoprolol · Worse
it is nowhere near the level of sudden stabbing pain I was having while on the beta blocker and blood thinner meds
In context ↗ - clopidogrel (blood thinner) · Worse
I was able to ween off of clopigodrel and metoprolol over years time
In context ↗ - statins · Not said
I was able to completely quit statins
In context ↗ - two stents · Not said
I had a massive heart attack then two stents put in after having heart palpitations for a year
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants · Diet
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. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | covid toes before heart symptomsbefore the palpitations I had Covid toes really badIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | massive heart attack, two stentsI had a massive heart attack then two stents put in after having heart palpitations for a yearIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-02 | LC fatigue gone, energy and sleep better after cutting sugar and taking nattokinaseMy fatigue from LC disappearedIn context ↗ | Mild | Nattokinase |
| — | palpitations and heart pain after going off natto, eating sugar and poor sleepwhen I go off natto and eat sugar concentrated foods and don’t sleep good I can immediately feel it in my heart. Palpitations and pain.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-08-31 | intermittent chest pain, far less than on heart medicationI have intermittent pain as well but it is nowhere near the level of sudden stabbing pain I was having while on the beta blocker and blood thinner meds.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol)“it is nowhere near the level of sudden stabbing pain I was having while on the beta blocker and blood thinner meds.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have intermittent pain as well but it is nowhere near the level of sudden stabbing pain I was having while on the beta blocker and blood thinner meds.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
vastly improved sleep and mental sharpness
In context ↗
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