Bedridden much of two years with long COVID, now recovered after fasting and gut therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
during this fucking long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
2 years of fever, bed ridden most of the time
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
yeah i am totally functional
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Since March. Test was negative back then. Got positive in mid november.
In context ↗
Read from 48 of their posts and comments; links to the 24 this page draws on
Summary
Summit 25795 fell ill in March 2020, suspecting COVID-19, with low-grade fever, swollen lymph nodes, muscle weakness and tingling, later losing smell and taste and developing tinnitus. Bedridden much of the time for two years, they improved from August 2021 after a fasting/autophagy protocol, and more after a gut antibiotic-and-probiotic therapy around March 2022. By early 2024 they said they were 'totally functional', though stress-related relapses continued.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Vitamin D · Helped
Vitamin D along with other supplements are giving my health back (i hope).
In context ↗ - low histamine diet · No change
i am trying low histamine diet ... no success
- cannabis (weed) · Worse
160bpm rate showed up like mike tyson. Quitted.
In context ↗ - CBD · Not said
Only cbd jane now, in small doses as well
In context ↗ - L-Acetilcarnitine (Nicetile) · No change
1000mg L-Acetilcarnitine ... Left side numbness didn’t get any effect with this therapy.
In context ↗ - Alpha-Lipoic acid (Tiobec 400) · No change
took it from mid february to mid april. Did nothing for me.
In context ↗ - B-vitamin complex · No change
B-vitamin complex on a very high dosage ... Left side numbness didn’t get any effect with this therapy.
In context ↗ - clean diet and cutting carbs · Helped
with proper diet and bacterial flora when needed it seems to work now ... cutting carbs has helped more
- chamomile · Helped
A lot of chamomile, litres of chamomile.
In context ↗ - potassium and magnesium supplies · Helped
Went on heavy potassium and magnesium supplies and it went away.
In context ↗ - autophagy protocol of Tom Bunker · Helped a lot
Only thing that helped me a lot has been the autophagy protocol of Tom Bunker ... it worked after 6 fasts for me
- prednisone / corticosteroids · Helped
Prednisone 5mg a day helped me as well ... going forward it effects less and less
In context ↗ - Normast 600 · Not said
he gave me Normast 600 for 2 months. It don’t know if it helped
In context ↗ - intestine antibiotic · Helped
been treated with an intestine antibiotic in a 6 month therapy ... when i started to take probiotics, then had that cure i started to feel better
In context ↗ - Swanson Epic Pro 25 probiotics · Helped
I got Swanson Epic Pro 25 probiotics and i still get them or others daily since then.
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Approaches: Antibiotics · Diet · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19; fever and other symptoms beginSince March. Test was negative back then. Got positive in mid november.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| March 2021 | relapse with fever, swollen lymph nodes and lung problems, in bed most of the timeNow i am at bed with my fatigue, fever and swollen lymph nodes again, like this summer.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| August 2021 | water fasting day; low-grade fever gone and sweating returnedAfter my third week of a water fasting day, i’ve started to sweat again, my low grade fever tonight is not presentIn context ↗ | Near normal | Intermittent fasting |
| September 2021 | fever came back after a good AugustI had a normal month in august and i was a bull. Now back to a sheep.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| March 2022 | improved after a cyclical gut antibiotic and probiotic therapyThen after i started a gut therapy things improved.In context ↗ | Mild | Probiotics and fermented foods |
| February 2024 | describes themselves as totally functionalyeah i am totally functionalIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Cannabis (THC, marijuana)“160bpm rate showed up like mike tyson. Quitted.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- “What helped me has been ketoprofene 2x day. My stomach is fucked up but well, my whole body is.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Corticosteroid pulses“Put your depression + covid insomnia + prednisone insomnia + prednisone activation and you have the worst cocktail of your life.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Intermittent fasting“Fast brings me always depression and augmented HR but it goes away in fee hours.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Intermittent fasting“24h after fasting starts is horrible” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
Fever never went away. It can shut for some days but it comes back. max 99.5
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
swollen lymph nodes and a bad cough
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
muscle weakness, tingling, internal tremors, shaky hands, shaky feet, twitches
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
heavy thumb and 1st finger numbness
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
twitches, muscle pain
In context ↗ - Vision problems
flashes in the eyes, blurred vision
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
my smell and taste is gone, never happened before
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
i developed a very nice tinnitus
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Put your depression + covid insomnia
In context ↗ - Gut problems
an intestine not working well since almost 2y before
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