Long COVID with over 15 kg weight loss, now recovered after clean diet and meditation
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I am confirmed high risk for covid with Long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I have had very severe health complications following my infections. ... I have very little fat left, and I see my muscles are catabolizing and shrinking by the week.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
through 2 years on this path I've completely eliminated everything this account used to talk about for health. No supplements are ever needed.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have had very severe health complications following my infections.
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID lost over 15 kg in 30 days after a Delta infection in 2021, with muscles wasting and temperature and appetite regulation thrown off; they feared dying. Prednisone followed by ISRIB saw weight gain begin until a flare-up reversed it. By 2024 they reported profound improvements, saying they had eliminated everything the account used to discuss through a clean diet, meditation, tai chi and qigong.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Semax · Not said
Semax, due to its antagonizing effect on melanocortin which can help prevent muscle wasting
In context ↗ - Thymosin Beta 4 · Not said
Thymosin Beta 4, to aid the hypothalamus
In context ↗ - GRHP2 · Not said
GRHP2, to stimulate appetite
In context ↗ - NAC · Not said
NAC, for inflammation
In context ↗ - J147 · Not said
J147, For inflammation
In context ↗ - Prednisone · Helped
I took a 6 day cycle of prednisone, followed by a 5 day cycle of ISRIB at which point I started to slowly gain weight again. I gained about 4LB(1.8kg) until I had a long covid flare up at which point I began losing weight again.
In context ↗ - ISRIB · Helped
followed by a 5 day cycle of ISRIB at which point I started to slowly gain weight again. I gained about 4LB(1.8kg) until I had a long covid flare up at which point I began losing weight again.
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Not said
Quercetin and Fisetin, for its senolytic properties
In context ↗ - Pre and Pro biotics · Not said
Pre and Pro biotics, in case my Gut flora was also wiped out from covid
In context ↗ - fix your diet · Helped
If you can fix your diet the best you can back towards "It either eats straight from the ground, or is straight from the ground" the better and cleaner your system can become.
In context ↗ - meditations · Helped a lot
I've found great success in meditations as of the last 2 years.
In context ↗ - Tai Chi and qiGong · Helped a lot
Things like Tai Chi and qiGong have done wonders.
In context ↗ - lymphatic drainage and muscle massage · Helped
You begin with things like lymphatic drainage and muscle massage, you want to physically remove all the gunk that has been stuck in your body for all these years.
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Approaches: Alternative therapies · Mind-body practices
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-06 | extreme weight loss and muscle wasting after Delta infectionOver the last 30 or so days I have lost over 35lB(15kg) which is far outside the range of normal, especially while being quarantined with no activity.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2021-11-21 | began slowly gaining weightI took a 6 day cycle of prednisone, followed by a 5 day cycle of ISRIB at which point I started to slowly gain weight again.In context ↗ | Not stated | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2021-11-21 | long COVID flare-up, weight loss resumedI gained about 4LB(1.8kg) until I had a long covid flare up at which point I began losing weight again.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2024-04-11 | reports profound health improvements on a clean diet, meditation, tai chi and qigongI have found such profound improvements in my health that I can't begin to put into words what its been.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
Apart from weight loss my temperature regulation and appetitie regulation have been drastically thrown off.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I see my muscles are catabolizing and shrinking by the week
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