Long COVID with POTS and brain fog, somewhat better after B vitamins and magnesium
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I get really red warm ears and face and was wondering if the flush was a lh covid symptom.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Bad breathing, ears ringing, POTS, nervous system out of whack. Heart rate would hit 160 just standing up.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
As my other symptoms have improved, this one remains. Bummer. ... I started taking 400-500mg of Mag Citrate a day ... and tachacardia left. Brain fog too.
- Began after: another virus
I got sick in November (not covid.. or not positive on an at-home, at least)
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
They got sick in November 2021 (not COVID on home tests); a week or two later came breathlessness, tinnitus, POTS with heart rate 160 on standing, and nervous system dysregulation. They later reported panic attacks and brain fog. B vitamins brought mild improvement by December, and in April 2022 magnesium citrate 400-500 mg daily plus magnesium-rich foods ended their tachycardia and brain fog. Coffee and avocado still triggered brain fog, and methyl B12/folate caused anxiety and a tight throat.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- B1 · Helped
Having some mild improvement from taking B1, B Complex, C, D-K.
In context ↗ - NAC · Not said
Few other things mixed in like NAC and whatever, but not sure what's helping...
In context ↗ - niacin · Worse
Oh I've had it from taking niacin before. It was horrible for me I had uncontrollable shakes.
In context ↗ - L-Glutamine · Worse
I had been taking L-Glutamine power before meals to hopefully help heal the gut (if that was an issue) but felt funky every time I took it.
In context ↗ - Mag Citrate · Helped
I started taking 400-500mg of Mag Citrate a day, eating more edamame and other sort of mag heavy food, and tachacardia left. Brain fog too.
In context ↗ - Jarrow Methyl b12/folate+p5p · Worse
I take 1/4 of a lozenge and get anxious and a tight throat for the next few hours.
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | got sick, not positive for COVIDI got sick in November (not covid.. or not positive on an at-home, at least)In context ↗ | |
| a week or two after onset | neuro and heart symptoms, POTS, breathlessness, tinnitusa week or two after had crazy neuro and heart stuff. Bad breathing, ears ringing, POTS, nervous system out of whack.In context ↗ | |
| 2021-12-28 | mild improvement from B vitamins and NACHaving some mild improvement from taking B1, B Complex, C, D-K.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-04-11 | tachycardia and brain fog gone after magnesiumI started taking 400-500mg of Mag Citrate a day ... and tachacardia left. Brain fog too.In context ↗ | Magnesium |
Adverse events
- Niacin (vitamin B3)“Oh I've had it from taking niacin before. It was horrible for me I had uncontrollable shakes.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Glutamine“I had been taking L-Glutamine power before meals to hopefully help heal the gut (if that was an issue) but felt funky every time I took it.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Vitamin B12, Folate / folic acid supplements, Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, P5P)“I've tried this Jarrow Methyl b12/folate+p5p and cannot tolerate it.. any idea what this might mean? I take 1/4 of a lozenge and get anxious and a tight throat for the next few hours.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Bad breathing, ears ringing, POTS, nervous system out of whack. Heart rate would hit 160 just standing up.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
tachacardia left. Brain fog too.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Bad breathing, ears ringing, POTS
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Tried coffee again this morning and felt brain fog within seconds of a sip.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I've had panic attacks in LH
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I think it could be because of the histamine in coffee. Avocado gives me a similar feeling.
In context ↗
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