Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with extreme anxiety and a bad headache; tried 5-HTP and B vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had this fight flight thing
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Reported remedies for single symptoms rather than one recovery path. Extreme anxiety seemed to ease with 5-HTP, B vitamins, Adrenasense, valerian, magnesium, L-theanine and subliminals; a fight-or-flight state eased with B complex, 5-HTP, niacin and lemon balm. A bad headache improved a lot with sodium cromoglycate eye drops, and a gut ache about four weeks after antibiotics was helped, they think, by high-dose mixed probiotics and soaked flaxseed. They stopped liquorice tea after getting high blood pressure.
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What they tried
Also tried
Catacrom eye drops (Sodium Cromoglycinate)· Helped a lot5htp· HelpedB vits / B complex· HelpedAdrenasense (rhodiola, ashwagandha etc)· HelpedAdrenasense (rhodiola, ashwagandha etc)· HelpedValerian· HelpedMagnesium· HelpedL theanine· Helpedsubliminals by Minds in Unison· Helpedvit C· Helpedhigh dose mixed probiotics· Helpedsoaked flax seed· Helpedniacin· Helpedlemon balm tea· Helpedliquorice tea· WorseAntibiotics (unspecified)· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- 5htp · Helped
I take 5htp which is a serotonin precursor and helps me a lot
In context ↗ - B vits / B complex · Helped
Anyway taking niacin and 5htp and b complex and lemon balm tea sorted it.
In context ↗ - Adrenasense (rhodiola, ashwagandha etc) · Helped
I am taking Adrenasense (rhodiola, ashwagandha etc) and vit C to support adrenals. ... I had another cortisol test recently and results were much better.
In context ↗ - Valerian · Helped
For the extreme anxiety I've tried - seems to work... ... Valerian
In context ↗ - Magnesium · Helped
For the extreme anxiety I've tried - seems to work... ... Magnesium
In context ↗ - L theanine · Helped
For the extreme anxiety I've tried - seems to work... ... L theanine
In context ↗ - subliminals by Minds in Unison · Helped
For the extreme anxiety I've tried - seems to work... ... and subliminals by Minds in Unison
In context ↗ - liquorice tea · Worse
I took liquorice tea for a while. But then I got high blood pressure so stopped that.
In context ↗ - Catacrom eye drops (Sodium Cromoglycinate) · Helped a lot
I had a bad headache that improved a lot with Catacrom eye drops.
In context ↗ - high dose mixed probiotics · Helped
I had terrible gut ache for a while about 4 weeks after antibiotics and I think that's what helped.
In context ↗ - Antibiotics (unspecified) · Not said
I had terrible gut ache for a while about 4 weeks after antibiotics
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | already taking 5-HTP for their symptomsI take 5htp which is a serotonin precursor and helps me a lotIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-07-16 | extreme anxiety eased with supplementsFor the extreme anxiety I've tried - seems to work...In context ↗ | |
| 2024-10-20 | high blood pressure after liquorice teaI took liquorice tea for a while. But then I got high blood pressure so stopped that.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-07-03 | gut ache after antibiotics easedI had terrible gut ache for a while about 4 weeks after antibiotics and I think that's what helped.In context ↗ | Probiotics and fermented foods |
| 2025-07-03 | fight-or-flight state settled with niacin, 5-HTP, B complex and lemon balmAnyway taking niacin and 5htp and b complex and lemon balm tea sorted it.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Licorice and glycyrrhizin“I took liquorice tea for a while. But then I got high blood pressure so stopped that.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Antibiotics (unspecified)“I had terrible gut ache for a while about 4 weeks after antibiotics” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
For the extreme anxiety I've tried - seems to work...
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I had a bad headache that improved a lot with Catacrom eye drops.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I had terrible gut ache for a while about 4 weeks after antibiotics
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