Long COVID brain fog and flushing, nearly back to normal after supplements and dexamethasone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Yes I have had long covid a few times now but only last 3-4 months for me.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
glad I get over it minus a lone symptom I still have
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Yes I have had long covid a few times now
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Summary
Canyon 23805 had long COVID several times, each episode lasting three to four months, with brain fog and facial flushing. A stack of apolactoferrin, luteolin, NAC and quercetin helped, with about 80% improvement by three weeks, and a two-week dexamethasone course (5mg) cleared the brain fog. A continual stuffy nose when lying down remained; CoQ10 had worsened the flushing.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Lactoferrin · Helped a lot
Ya Lactoferrin has been helping give my life back along with Luteolin and NAC.
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
Luteolin and NAC are wonderful additions to the stack along with Quercetin
In context ↗ - Coq10 · Worse
I didn’t have luck with Coq10 since it’s vasoldilating effects. It made my facial flushing worse
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Helped
wonderful additions to the stack along with Quercetin
In context ↗ - dexamethasone · Helped a lot
A 2 week script of dexamethasone (5mg) is what got me out of my fog and cleared my symptoms finally.
In context ↗ - smoking weed · Helped
Hi, I wonder if that’s why when I started smoking weed again I got better
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long covid, several episodes lasting 3-4 months eachYes I have had long covid a few times now but only last 3-4 months for me.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2026-05-29 | felt 80% better most days on high-dose apolactoferrinI’m on 3 weeks and starting to feel 80% better most days.In context ↗ | Mild | Lactoferrin and colostrum |
| 2026-07-02 | dexamethasone course cleared brain fog and symptomsA 2 week script of dexamethasone (5mg) is what got me out of my fog and cleared my symptoms finally.In context ↗ | Near normal | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2026-07-22 | over each episode apart from one lingering symptomStill horrible but glad I get over it minus a lone symptom I still haveIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- CoQ10 / ubiquinol“I didn’t have luck with Coq10 since it’s vasoldilating effects. It made my facial flushing worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
got me out of my fog
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
It made my facial flushing worse
In context ↗
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