Long COVID, head fog and hyperventilation, somewhat better with nutrition and lifestyle
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i was a smoker from 18 to 26, got covid with 28
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
those optimised help me to feel better and better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
got covid with 28
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Got COVID at 28 and described feeling better and better with setbacks rather than a recovery date. They credited nutrition and lifestyle, plus supplements from a naturopath — cordyceps, maca, zinc, vitamin C, quercetin, melatonin, magnesium — after many doctors could not help. Breathwork (box breathing) and mouth taping eased chronic hyperventilation and head fog; cutting a nicotine patch into quarters helped, and they said it should be combined with NAC.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- nutrition and lifestyle changes · Helped
yes! i feel like nutrition, lifestyle and supplementation has a huge impact on wellbeing. those optimised help me to feel better and better. even if there are setbacks from time to time
In context ↗ - breathwork (buteyko, box breathing) · Helped
i calmed my breath and it helped me to get a clearer head. helps to get calmer too.
In context ↗ - nicotine patch · Helped
cut it in 4 pieces. really helped me. but it should be combined with nac
In context ↗ - naturopath · Not said
I went to a naturopath (idk the correct english word) and got a lot of supplements
In context ↗ - Cordyceps · Helped
What really helped me was Cordyceps, Maca, Zinc, Viamin C, Quercetin, Melatonin for sleep, Magnesium and atufr like that.
In context ↗ - Stozzon pills · Helped
I used pills. I ordered some pretty randomly. Brand is called 'Stozzon'. It is german/european though. I think most of them work great.
In context ↗ - mouth taping during sleep · Helped
I started breathwork (box breathing) and taped my mouth during sleep. It takes time but it helps a lot!
In context ↗
Approaches: Mind-body practices · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| age 28 | got COVID at age 28got covid with 28In context ↗ | |
| 2023-03-18 | felt better and better with nutrition, lifestyle and supplementationnutrition, lifestyle and supplementation has a huge impact on wellbeingIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-04-17 | calming their breath gave a clearer head and calmer statei calmed my breath and it helped me to get a clearer headIn context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2024-09-19 | supplements from a naturopath really helpedWhat really helped me was Cordyceps, Maca, Zinc, Viamin C, Quercetin, Melatonin for sleep, MagnesiumIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-07-12 | breathwork and mouth taping helped a lotI started breathwork (box breathing) and taped my mouth during sleep. It takes time but it helps a lot!In context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2025-10-23 | a quarter of a nicotine patch really helped, combined with NACcut it in 4 pieces. really helped me. but it should be combined with nacIn context ↗ | Nicotine patches |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
it helped me to get a clearer head
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
yes. for me it is chronic hyperventilation
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Melatonin for sleep
In context ↗
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