Long COVID, very ill and crashing, somewhat better after addressing candida overgrowth
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I see no improvement in my physical state at all
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Im addressing candida overgrowth right now and im starting to get my life back!!
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Moon 10625 reported that eight months of a bought brain-retraining programme, the Curable app and meditation brought no physical improvement, though they had only just started journalling. Melatonin 3 mg 4 hours before bed and quitting caffeine helped them a lot, but a low dose of 1.75 mg made them very ill and caused a hard crash. In May 2025 they said that addressing candida overgrowth was starting to give them their life back.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- brain retraining program · No change
I’ve been doing the brain retraining for 8 months now with almost no change at all.
In context ↗ - Curable app and trying to see it as TMS · No change
got the Curable app, have been doing meditation and trying to see it as TMS ... I see no improvement in my physical state at all
In context ↗ - meditation · No change
have been doing meditation and trying to see it as TMS ... I see no improvement in my physical state at all
In context ↗ - JournalSpeak · Not said
I’ve done a couple days now and I find it so hard to stick to!!
In context ↗ - nicotine patches · Worse
even in low doses they made me incredibly ill and crash super hard
In context ↗ - melatonin · Helped
taking 3mg melatonin 4 hours before bed has helped me a lot
In context ↗ - quitting caffeine · Helped
quitting caffeine completely ... has helped me a lot
In context ↗ - addressing candida overgrowth · Helped a lot
Im addressing candida overgrowth right now and im starting to get my life back!!
In context ↗
Approaches: Antifungals · Diet · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-11 | sleep much better after quitting caffeine and taking melatoninquitting caffeine completely and taking 3mg melatonin 4 hours before bed has helped me a lotIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-03-27 | hard crash after low-dose nicotine patchesthey made me incredibly ill and crash super hardIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-05-14 | starting to get their life back while addressing candida overgrowthIm addressing candida overgrowth right now and im starting to get my life back!!In context ↗ | Antifungals (unspecified) |
Adverse events
- Nicotine patches“even in low doses they made me incredibly ill and crash super hard” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
quitting caffeine completely and taking 3mg melatonin 4 hours before bed has helped me a lot
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Im addressing candida overgrowth right now and im starting to get my life back!!
In context ↗
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