Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with pins and needles and very low estrogen, trying copper and lactoferrin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I think I may have got myself into this situation using n acetylcysteine, curcumin, zinc and quercetin for covid
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
for covid
Summary
A person reported low caeruloplasmin and low-normal copper after copper bisglycinate, which caused headaches. They switched to cuprous nicotinic acid plus cod liver oil, silica and boron; they had more energy and after a week their pins and needles and hand/foot paraesthesia were gone. They later said lactoferrin helped. They reported low libido and, at their worst, very low estrogen.
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What they tried
Also tried
thiamine· Helpedcuprous nicotinic acid (copper-1)· HelpedLactoferrin· Helpediron supplementation· No changecopper bisglycinate· WorseTRT· Worsen acetylcysteine· Worsecurcumin· Worsezinc· Worsequercetin· Worsep5p· Worsecod liver oil· Not saidsilica· Not saidboron· Not saidstopped eating so much red meat· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- copper bisglycinate · Worse
I had taken 6mg of copper bisglycinate a day for 3 days prior to these tests ... The copper glycinate I took at relatively high doses for 3 days was giving me headaches
In context ↗ - iron supplementation · No change
my serum iron and transferrin saturation had always been very low (I also did iron studies) and didn't respond to supplementation (I stopped this months ago)
In context ↗ - thiamine · Helped
thiamine attenuated the headache and gave me energy
In context ↗ - cuprous nicotinic acid (copper-1) · Helped
I started taking 0.9mg cuprous nicotinic acid (copper-1) along with cod liver oil, silica and boron which I react to far, far better ... First time I took it I had a lot more energy
In context ↗ - cod liver oil · Not said
along with cod liver oil, silica and boron which I react to far, far better
In context ↗ - stopped eating so much red meat · Not said
I also stopped taking zinc and eating so much red meat (temporarily)
In context ↗ - TRT · Worse
7 month stint on TRT made it worse
In context ↗ - n acetylcysteine · Worse
I think I may have got myself into this situation using n acetylcysteine, curcumin, zinc and quercetin for covid
In context ↗ - p5p · Worse
high dose p5p made me tired af for DAYS
In context ↗ - Lactoferrin · Helped
Lactoferrin helped me!
In context ↗
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | COVID illness before copper supplementationI think I may have got myself into this situation using n acetylcysteine, curcumin, zinc and quercetin for covidIn context ↗ | |
| — | Self-described worst with unmeasurably low estrogenAt one point, at my worst, estrogen was so low the laboratory couldn't give me a value.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-06-01 | More energy after cuprous nicotinic acid; tingling resolvedFirst time I took it I had a lot more energy ... After a week, pins and needles and parasthesia in hands and feet are gone.In context ↗ | |
| 2026-08-24 | Reported lactoferrin helpedLactoferrin helped me!In context ↗ | Lactoferrin and colostrum |
Adverse events
- Copper“The copper glycinate I took at relatively high doses for 3 days was giving me headaches” In context ↗ Side effects
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, P5P)“high dose p5p made me tired af for DAYS” In context ↗ Side effects
- Testosterone“Libido has been crap for ages - 7 month stint on TRT made it worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Copper“First time I took it I had a lot more energy, Today though I have quite a bit of nervous energy so I'm going to give it a break for a few days.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
After a week, pins and needles and parasthesia in hands and feet are gone.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
The copper glycinate I took at relatively high doses for 3 days was giving me headaches
In context ↗