Long COVID pain and brain fog, nearly back to normal after nattokinase, serratiopeptidase
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My symptoms started June of 2020 during peak COVID but at the time no one was testing
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
the brain fog was worse than I've ever had since. I'd literally walk into a room and do circles for 10 minutes
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I've paused it since starting Metformin which seems to have completely resolved my symptoms.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My symptoms started June of 2020 during peak COVID but at the time no one was testing unless you were in the hospital with respiratory problems.
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Hare 35317's symptoms began in June 2020, during peak COVID. Early on they had pain all over and severe brain fog. Lion's mane eased pain and brain fog and improved sleep; nattokinase and serratiopeptidase brought about 85-90% symptom resolution within a week in April 2024, with aspirin as a preventative, and metformin then seemed to resolve their symptoms completely. LDN helped but caused abdominal pain and much worse tinnitus.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Lions Mane · Helped a lot
Lions Mane did wonders for me from the first day I started taking it, for pain and brain fog.
In context ↗ - natto kinase · Helped a lot
I've been taking them for about a week now and it's the most significant relief I've had in years. Like about 85-90% resolution of symptoms.
In context ↗ - Serratiopeptidase · Helped a lot
Serratiopeptidase and Nattokinase both help brake up clots and thin the blood
In context ↗ - aspirin · No change
I haven't noticed much of a difference since adding the Aspirin
In context ↗ - LDN · Helped
I felt noticeably better on LDN, but it was causing me strange abdominal pain and made my tinnitus a million times worse.
In context ↗ - Metformin · Helped a lot
Metformin has done wonders for me.
In context ↗ - berberine · No change
I tried berberine for a few months at like 2 grams a day and felt nothing.
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants · Other drugs and medicines
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Illness began during the first COVID wave; symptoms at their most severeMy symptoms started June of 2020 during peak COVID ... I basically had all the same symptoms I do now except they were all infinitely worse.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-03-29 | Lion's mane eased pain, brain fog and sleepLions Mane did wonders for me from the first day I started taking it, for pain and brain fog.In context ↗ | Mild | AHCC and medicinal mushrooms (reishi, shiitake, maitake) |
| 2024-04-04 | About 85-90% symptom resolution after a week of nattokinase, serratiopeptidase and aspirinI've been taking them for about a week now and it's the most significant relief I've had in years. Like about 85-90% resolution of symptoms.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2024-05-03 | Metformin credited with resolving their symptomsMetformin has done wonders for me ... seems to have completely resolved my symptoms | Near normal | Metformin |
Adverse events
- Low-dose naltrexone“it was causing me strange abdominal pain” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Low-dose naltrexone“made my tinnitus a million times worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the brain fog was worse than I've ever had since
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I was in so much pain all over
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
as well as pain and surprisingly dramatically improved my sleep
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
made my tinnitus a million times worse
In context ↗
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