Long COVID
Mild → no benefit
Long COVID brain fog, headaches and fatigue, no improvement with low-dose naltrexone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- At worst: Mild
My work load has been less lately, and I've been getting more rest. ... I should have a clearer picture on if it did help by the end of next month when I will be busy again.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Sorry for the late reply, it went meh. ... I don't think the Naltrexone did much.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Developed long COVID with brain fog, persistent mild headaches, poor focus and fatigue. In April 2023 they began low-dose naltrexone at 0.5 mg, ramping toward 4.5 mg, and added daily baby aspirin, a 12-hour fast and cut out milk and some carbs. They felt only slightly better, judged naltrexone did little and stopped it in November 2023 after catching COVID again in October, with ADHD medication planned for focus.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Naltrexone · No change
I reached the maximum dose a while ago and it didn't seem to do much.
In context ↗ - baby aspirin · Not said
I've also been taking a baby aspirin everyday as many others here have suggested
In context ↗ - fasting for 12hrs · Not said
I'm trying to improve my diet, fasting for 12hrs
In context ↗ - cutting out milk and some carbs · Not said
cutting out milk and some carbs but not all
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID onset with brain fog, headaches, poor focus and fatigueMy more important symptoms are the brain fog, permanent sort of little headaches, trouble focusing, and fatigue; that I didn't have before.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-04-28 | possible slight improvement on low-dose naltrexonemaybe I've improved a little ?In context ↗ | Mild | Low-dose naltrexone |
| 2023-05-29 | a bit better on 2 mg naltrexone, plus aspirin, fasting and diet changesNow at 2mmg, I feel a bit better. Not the most impressive of change, but I think I'm a bit better.In context ↗ | Mild | Low-dose naltrexone |
| first week of October 2023 | COVID reinfectionI'm currently sick (got Covid again on the first week of October)In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-11-01 | stopped naltrexone after little benefit; ADHD medication planned for focusSorry for the late reply, it went meh.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the brain fog, permanent sort of little headaches, trouble focusing, and fatigue
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
permanent sort of little headaches
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