Long COVID
Mild → recoveredIll 9 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog and dizziness, now recovered after pacing and meditation
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I recovered from LC in 9 months.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
it was tough for me to walk 50 yards in July!
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
Then got back to normal.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was infected in June 2022 (was vaxxed and boosted)
- Says they never had: Gut problems
Had no digestive issues at all
- Says they never had: Loss of smell or taste
never lost taste or smell
Read from 142 of their posts and comments; links to the 30 this page draws on
Summary
A 64-year-old runner got long COVID in June 2022 after a mild Omicron infection, with breathlessness, dizziness, brain fog, palpitations, heavy legs and anxiety. He rested about three months, then paced activity, took a functional-medicine supplement stack, meditated daily and ate an anti-inflammatory diet. Many symptoms resolved by nine to ten months; he had returned to short runs up to 1.5 miles, not yet six-mile runs or lifting, with some anxiety, palpitations and noise sensitivity left.
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What they tried
What they credit
extreme rest· Helpedguided healing meditations· Helped · mainpacing· Helped · mainalternate nostril and square/box breathing· HelpedOmega 3 Fish Oil· HelpedCoQ10· HelpedQuercetin· HelpedNAC· HelpedVitamin D· HelpedMitoCORE· Helpedanti-inflammatory diet· Helpedsmart watch step and heart-rate tracking· Helpedgradual return to running· Helped
Also tried
diaphragm stretching exercises· HelpedB1 (thiamine)· HelpedB12· Helpedzinc, manganese and magnesium· Helpedzinc, manganese and magnesium· Helpedzinc, manganese and magnesium· Helpedhydroxyzine· Helpedrhythm control drugs· WorseBrain Gain· Not saidhigh-cocoa hot drink· Not saidphysical therapy· Not saidCOVID vaccination as treatment· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- extreme rest · Helped
Extreme mental and physical rest initially (about 3 months), limiting all activity
In context ↗ - guided healing meditations · Helped
The only thing I can pinpoint so far that helps is meditation (about 1.5 hours a day) which made a good impact on brain fog.
In context ↗ - pacing · Helped
Gradual paced yardwork, housework, and walking after resting for weeks
In context ↗ - alternate nostril and square/box breathing · Helped
I did 4-4-4 and alternate nostril breathing exercises and diaphragm stretching exercises which seemed to help me
In context ↗ - diaphragm stretching exercises · Helped
I did diaphragm stretching exercises in the third month and suddenly the breathing issue with sleeping flat went away
In context ↗ - B1 (thiamine) · Helped
I started taking b1 and b12 orally and noticed an improvement in my leg strength and walking tolerance
In context ↗ - Omega 3 Fish Oil · Helped
I have noticed my legs have been less week and less fatigued after starting to take B1 and B12 together with omega fish oil but that might be a coincidence....
In context ↗ - CoQ10 · Helped
Omega 2 Fish Oil, Thiamine, B12, CoQ10, NAC, and Querectin
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
I take extra D and NAC on top of that.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Helped
my blood work showed my vitamin D levels were really low ... So my doc has me taking Vitamin D.
In context ↗ - zinc, manganese and magnesium · Helped
I do use daily calm magnesium which I agree seems to do some good.
In context ↗ - MitoCORE · Helped
Among the stuff she had me had start taking was MitoCORE to address mitochondria issues
In context ↗ - Brain Gain · Not said
I just started taking this Brain Gain stuff that contains Berberine -Biotin – Folinic Acid -Hydroxytyrosol -Luteolin - Olive Pomace Oil -Selenium
In context ↗ - hydroxyzine · Helped
I used it to help me sleep a couple times and it worked and felt better when I got up - but it does make you sleepy.
In context ↗ - anti-inflammatory diet · Helped
Diet: Anti-inflammatory (I did meet with a dietitian)
In context ↗ - smart watch step and heart-rate tracking · Helped
I found a smart watch that counts steps, measure miles, and heart rate very helpful
In context ↗ - gradual return to running · Helped
I believe movement and then physical activity, and then exercise helped
In context ↗ - high-cocoa hot drink · Not said
I have been doing it for months like this: 14 to 16 ounces of very hot almond milk, add in a heaping tablespoon of high quality cacao
In context ↗ - physical therapy · Not said
so now doing PT
In context ↗ - rhythm control drugs · Worse
I have never taken rhythm control drugs and the one time I did, they made me feel crappy so I stopped.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
after my first vaccine i had one strange side effect: leg muscle twitching. Maybe lasted for 2 weeks, then went away.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Mind-body practices · Pacing · Physiotherapy and rehab · Radical rest · 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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Mild COVID infection (Omicron BA.2)I was infected in June 2022 (was vaxxed and boosted) and my acute phase symptoms were very mildIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2022 | Long haul begins; short walks and any exertion left him breathless with racing heart9 months ago it was a major challenge to take a short walk of 50 yardsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| October 2022 | Legs less heavy and long vision 90% better after allowing more walkingmy legs subsequently felt less heavy and less fatigued. My blurry lomg vision got 90% betterIn context ↗ | Mild | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| Christmas 2022 | Two 3-mile hikes on consecutive days without a crashOver Christmas, I did two rolling 3 mile hikes on consecutive days with no crash after.In context ↗ | Mild | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| April 2023 | Back to running, two miles without stoppingI ran 2 miles today without stopping and took me a slow 24 minutesIn context ↗ | Near normal | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| 2025 | Back to normal; six-mile runs and lifting againI recovered from LC in 9 months.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril)“It made me sleepy when I took in the past and maybe a little dizzy so would not drive taking it.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “I have never taken rhythm control drugs and the one time I did, they made me feel crappy so I stopped.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“after my first vaccine i had one strange side effect: leg muscle twitching. Maybe lasted for 2 weeks, then went away.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“The only side effects were feeling a little hungover after the first jab for one day and then having a weird skin/muscle crawl sensation on the second for a few days.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivityMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseTemperature regulationVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I do feel some fatigue after exertion
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Have moderate brain fog and anxiety
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I am a runner that was diagnosed with dysautonomia as part of my long covid.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I has some pain in my diaphragm underneath my rib on right side
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
Noise sensitivity (Still have it but not as bad)
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Shortness of Breath feeling even when not exerting (5 months)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Heart Palpitations (9.5 months)
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
My legs felt like lead early on.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Hands Tingling (5 months)
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
All are gone except for a little extra anxiety and occasional noise sensitivity
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Fuzzy long vision (4 months)
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
night sweats for 2 nights after fever subsided
In context ↗
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