Long COVID with brain fog, fatigue and anhedonia, somewhat better with fasting and keto
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
two years ago I catched a big respiratorial infection (possible Covid?) which I didn’t treat because of work stress that send my health in a downwards spiral since then
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I managed to repair most of the damage done here, however the gut seems to be one of my last problem areas ... at least i have some days were I feel nearly normal again
- Began after: COVID
two years ago I catched a big respiratorial infection (possible Covid?) which I didn’t treat because of work stress that send my health in a downwards spiral since then
In context ↗
Summary
Horizon 85523 dated their illness to a possible COVID respiratory infection two years before April 2026, which sent their health into a downward spiral with brain fog, fatigue and anhedonia. Intermittent fasting, a ketogenic and carnivore diet, collagen, carnitine, quercetin and luteolin helped, though the gut remained a problem area. By October 2026 anhedonia came in waves and some days felt nearly normal.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- intermitted fasting · Helped
I experimented heavily with intermitted fasting, carnivore and ketogenic diet (which initially helped a lot with a lot of symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia etc)
In context ↗ - carnivore and ketogenic diet · Helped
I moved the needle also with fasting, keto, carnivore. Part of the problem seems gut related.
In context ↗ - collagene · Helped
I also worked a lot on gut inflammation with collagene, carnitine and mast cell stabilizers like quercentine and luteoline wich helped a lot
In context ↗ - quercentine · Helped
Quercentin und Luteolin als Mastzellstabilisatoren einzunehmen
In context ↗ - nicotine patches · Helped
Also nicotine patches seemed to help, have you tried those?
In context ↗ - leaving out coffee · Helped
Den Kaffee mal ne weile wegzulassen scheint sich auch ganz gut auf den Darm auszuwirken aktuell
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Approaches: Amino acids and carnitine · Diet · Supplements
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| two years before April 2026 | probable COVID respiratory infection sent health into a downward spiraltwo years ago I catched a big respiratorial infection (possible Covid?) which I didn’t treat because of work stress that send my health in a downwards spiral since thenIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | fasting, keto and carnivore diet initially helped brain fog, fatigue and anhedoniaI experimented heavily with intermitted fasting, carnivore and ketogenic diet (which initially helped a lot with a lot of symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia etc)In context ↗ | Not stated | Intermittent fasting |
| 2026-10-18 | some days nearly normal; anhedonia comes and goes in wavesAnhedonia seems to come and go in waves but at least i have some days were I feel nearly normal againIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Carnivore diet, Keto and low-carb diets“I experimented heavily with intermitted fasting, carnivore and ketogenic diet (which initially helped a lot with a lot of symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia etc) and I think I often had not enough calories to support my body and it went into energy conservation mode and downregulated the gut immunesystem.” In context ↗ Refeeding or deficiency problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
a lot of symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia etc
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Anhedonia seems to come and go in waves
In context ↗ - Gut problems
the gut seems to be one of my last problem areas
In context ↗
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