Long COVID
Near normal
Neuropathy and tremors at 10/10, close to normal after stopping zinc, taking copper
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
My symptoms are almost all gone except some lingering foot pain. Went from a 10 on the scale of nightmare symptoms to a 1
In context ↗
Summary
A person with long COVID described neuropathy and tremors in the face and mouth, rated 10 out of 10 at their worst, which they linked to low B12 and years of high-dose zinc. After reading about copper deficiency they stopped the zinc and took 2 mg of copper every few days; symptoms fell to about 1 out of 10, with some foot pain left. Turmeric later worsened their symptoms.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- zinc · Much worse
A major cause of that is zinc, something I had been taking for YEARS and alot of it because it worked so well to prevent colds/flu
In context ↗ - b12 treatment · Helped
This time however with b12 treatment is was very slow to get better especially my feet
In context ↗ - curcumin (turmeric) · Worse
high doses gave me a rapid racing heartbeat ... mine got worse with tumeric
- copper · Not said
I do take 2mg of copper every few days but also eat dark chocolate daily and added cashews as well
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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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | neuropathy with tremors in face and mouth, rated 10 out of 10I began to have tremors in my face and mouth really scary stuff! ... a 10 on the scale of nightmare symptomsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-04-29 | cut out years of high-dose zinc and added copper; symptoms almost goneMy symptoms are almost all gone except some lingering foot pain. Went from a 10 on the scale of nightmare symptoms to a 1In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2025-05-25 | internal vibrations worsened after turmeric; other symptoms mostly goneokay guys mine got worse with tumeric so keep an eye on thingsIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Turmeric / curcumin“high doses gave me a rapid racing heartbeat” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Zinc, Copper“A major cause of that is zinc, something I had been taking for YEARS and alot of it” In context ↗ Refeeding or deficiency problems
- Turmeric / curcumin“mine got worse with tumeric” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I began to have tremors in my face and mouth really scary stuff! ... mine got worse with tumeric
- Pain & fibromyalgia
some lingering foot pain
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
high doses gave me a rapid racing heartbeat
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