Long COVID made worse by pushing through, somewhat better with herbs and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I can't say I'm anywhere near cured but at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I can't say I'm anywhere near cured but at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??
In context ↗
Summary
Ridge 46145 wrote that they were nowhere near cured of long COVID and that pushing through symptoms made things much worse. They said stimulants generally led to awful crashes, nicotine especially; cigarettes may have briefly eased fatigue but soon caused crashes that forced them to stop. They took turmeric, black cumin seed, coconut oil and other herbs, which they thought reduced inflammation, and rested whenever needed. No level of function was stated.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- smoking tobacco (cigarettes) · Worse
cigs may have helped me with fatigue for a little, but soon after I'd have awful crashes that forced me to stop.
In context ↗ - stimulants · Worse
Yes, stimulants in general, but nicotine specifically would lead to awful crashes.
In context ↗ - turmeric (curcumin) · Helped
I've been consuming natural antivirals from things like turmeric (curcumin) ... at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??
In context ↗ - black cumin seed (thymoquinone) · Helped
black cumin seed (thymoquinone) ... I can't say I'm anywhere near cured but at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??
In context ↗ - coconut oil (lauric acid) · Helped
coconut oil (lauric acid) ... I can't say I'm anywhere near cured but at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??
In context ↗ - some other herbs · Helped
and some other herbs ... at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??
In context ↗ - letting myself rest whenever i need it · Helped
I also have given up on pushing past limits and letting myself rest whenever i need it. ... Rest is a biggggg necessity.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 |
|---|---|
| — | awful crashes from cigarettes and other stimulantsnicotine specifically would lead to awful crashes ... soon after I'd have awful crashes that forced me to stopIn context ↗ |
| 2024-09-23 | taking natural antivirals and resting; nowhere near curedI can't say I'm anywhere near cured but at the very least I think they tamper down on the inflammation??In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “cigs may have helped me with fatigue for a little, but soon after I'd have awful crashes that forced me to stop” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Pushing through symptoms makes it's so much worse.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
cigs may have helped me with fatigue for a little
In context ↗
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