Unable to do housework for two years with long COVID, now much better with iron and B12
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was dealing with something similar to this, among other things.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
could not even get off the couch to do minor house work for over two years
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Over the past two or three months, my life has turned around. ... I’m still healing from the cardiomyopathy
In context ↗
Summary
A long-COVID forum user could not get off the couch for minor housework for over two years, including the year before their daughter's birth; they went into heart failure with their daughter, had arrhythmia and dangerous anaemia, and were still healing from cardiomyopathy. About two months before December 2023 they started iron, methylcobalamin B12 and high-dose vitamin D and said their life had turned around, though they were still scared. Two SSRIs had given them severe suicidal ideation.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Ferrous sulfate 325 mg (iron) · Helped
Over the past two or three months, my life has turned around.
In context ↗ - Vitamin C gummies · Helped
vitamin c helps the body absorb the iron
In context ↗ - Methylcobalamin B-12 · Helped
**Methylcobalamin B-12, 1,500-3,000 mcg daily**
In context ↗ - D-3 · Helped
**D-3 50,000 IU** (*once a week for 6-8 weeks, then once a month*)
In context ↗ - SSRIs · Worse
the first two I took gave me severe sewerslidal ideation and I almost took the big sleep
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Approaches: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| before 2021 | couch-bound for over two years, through heart failure, arrhythmia and dangerous anaemiacould not even get off the couch to do minor house work for over two yearsIn context ↗ | Severe |
| about two to three months before 2023-12-19 | life turned around after starting supplements (iron, methylcobalamin B12, vitamin D), still healing cardiomyopathyOver the past two or three months, my life has turned around.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“the first two I took gave me severe sewerslidal ideation and I almost took the big sleep because everything felt so permanent” In context ↗ Suicidal thoughts or attempt
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I went into heart failure with my daughter, experienced arrhythmia ... I’m still healing from the cardiomyopathy
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