Long COVID, once unable to climb stairs, now somewhat better with CBD tincture and pacing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I tried once maybe a month after my initial positive test and it fucked me up for days.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Maybe a month in, I spent a whole afternoon struggling to pit cherries for a pie. ... I couldn’t walk up stairs
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Now I can cook simple dinners most nights. I couldn’t walk up stairs, now I can walk a few blocks. ... I’m working extremely limited hours
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I tried once maybe a month after my initial positive test
Read from 11 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Alpine 59152 got long COVID in 2023 after a positive test, with lost smell, chest pain and two weeks of low-grade fever. Early on they could not climb stairs. By September 2023 they could walk a few blocks and cook simple dinners, helped by a THC/CBN edible for sleep, a daytime CBD tincture for anxiety, brain fog and energy, and energy pacing. Smoking once set them back for days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- smoking cannabis · Much worse
I tried once maybe a month after my initial positive test and it fucked me up for days.
In context ↗ - THC/CBN edible · Helped
The edible means I actually stay asleep and don’t spend hours staring at the ceiling.
In context ↗ - CBD tincture · Helped
The tincture has helped with anxiety, brain fog, and energy.
In context ↗ - psilocybin · Helped
I took a small dose a few months ago (~1 gram) and I spent an afternoon doing some gentle bodywork. It felt really good to be in my body and feel something other than pain for a few hours.
In context ↗ - diet · Helped
It’s what helped with a different autoimmune condition years ago and it seems to be making a difference now. (Only two weeks in at the moment.)
In context ↗ - energy pacing · Helped
I did energy pacing with a speech therapist and it was moderately helpful.
In context ↗ - deep massages · Helped
I now get deep massages that focus on my back and shoulders. I’ve found that these can help some.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2023 | COVID-19 infection followed by long COVIDMetallic taste in my mouth, lost sense of smell, chest pain, and low grade fever for two weeks that didn’t go away with ibuprofen.In context ↗ |
| 2023 | early on, struggled all afternoon to pit cherries and could not climb stairsMaybe a month in, I spent a whole afternoon struggling to pit cherries for a pie. ... I couldn’t walk up stairsIn context ↗ |
| 2023-09-13 | could walk a few blocks, cook simple dinners, work extremely limited hoursNow I can cook simple dinners most nights. I couldn’t walk up stairs, now I can walk a few blocks.In context ↗ |
| 2025-09-20 | deep back and shoulder massages help some painI now get deep massages that focus on my back and shoulders. I’ve found that these can help some.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
Metallic taste in my mouth, lost sense of smell
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Metallic taste in my mouth, lost sense of smell, chest pain, and low grade fever
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
low grade fever for two weeks that didn’t go away with ibuprofen
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
The edible means I actually stay asleep and don’t spend hours staring at the ceiling.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
The tincture has helped with anxiety, brain fog, and energy.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
It felt really good to be in my body and feel something other than pain for a few hours.
In context ↗
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