Long COVID for three years, some improvement with omega-3 and vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
had Covid for three years this Christmas
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
although the symptoms have reduced they definitely flare up sometimes
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
had Covid for three years this Christmas
In context ↗
Summary
Caught COVID around Christmas 2021 and was still ill three years later, with a symptom that was almost absent when relaxed but worsened with stress or anxiety. They credited omega-3 and vitamins with helping a lot. By November 2024 they said their symptoms had reduced, though they still flared up sometimes.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Omega 3 · Helped a lot
Omega 3 and vitamins I think help me a lot!
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Approaches: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas 2021 | COVID infectionhad Covid for three years this ChristmasIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-06-19 | brain fog much reduced, worse with stressmine is almost none existent when I’m relaxed, gets worse when I’m stressed or anxiousIn context ↗ | Omega-3 and fish oil |
| 2024-11-26 | symptoms reduced but still flare upalthough the symptoms have reduced they definitely flare up sometimesIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
mine is almost none existent when I’m relaxed, gets worse when I’m stressed or anxious
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