Long COVID
Moderate → somewhat betterIll 10 months before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with POTS and severe nausea, somewhat better with salt and electrolytes
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10 months
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
during my illness of 10 months so far
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
The summer was incredibly unbearable whereas now I can finally have some level of functionality in the cold climates.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It worked for me (not cured) and majorly reduced my POTS symptoms after I take them.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
my illness of 10 months so far
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Nightjar 39818 had long COVID for about ten months by mid-2025, with worsening symptoms, POTS and severe morning nausea. Salt and electrolytes reduced the POTS symptoms and cut the nausea by around 80%, though they were not cured. Emotional stress from their ex caused a hard crash they were still paying for. By late 2025 cold weather allowed some functionality, and having someone to talk to took a mental load off.
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What they tried
Also tried
electrolytes and increased salt intake· Helpedchoosing white meat and fish over red meat· Helpedtalking therapy / CBT· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- electrolytes and increased salt intake · Helped
It worked for me (not cured) and majorly reduced my POTS symptoms after I take them.
In context ↗ - choosing white meat and fish over red meat · Helped
White meats like chicken and also fish are much lighter and easier to digest and I dont get as physically taxed by choosing the protein carefully.
In context ↗ - talking therapy / CBT · Helped
Having someone to talk though that gets it or at least tries to understand has taken a huge mental load off my chest so its worth it to me.
In context ↗
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 (approx.) | long COVID beganmy illness of 10 months so farIn context ↗ | |
| June 2025 | condition worsening; crashed hard after emotional stress from partnerI crashed very hard for how emotionally drained I was and Im still paying for it.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-06 | salt and electrolytes reduced POTS symptoms and nauseaIt worked for me (not cured) and majorly reduced my POTS symptoms after I take them.In context ↗ | Salt, electrolytes and fluids |
| 2025-12-23 | cold weather brought some functionality after an unbearable summernow I can finally have some level of functionality in the cold climatesIn context ↗ | |
| 2026-08-18 | talking therapy eased the mental loadHaving someone to talk though that gets it or at least tries to understand has taken a huge mental load off my chestIn context ↗ | CBT and psychotherapy |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Ever since I got POTS, its been the opposite for me.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My unbearable nausea was because my blood volume was dropping during my sleep
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I crashed very hard for how emotionally drained I was and Im still paying for it.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
The summer was incredibly unbearable whereas now I can finally have some level of functionality in the cold climates.
In context ↗