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Long COVID Outcome unclearNeeds ongoing treatment

Long COVID with painful HSV outbreaks and spreading pain; takes coconut oil and lysine

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Not stated
Ill for
Not stated
Last post
May 2026
In their words
  • Condition: Long COVIDMy HSV is much worse since I have postcovid. In context ↗
  • Began after: COVIDsince I have postcovid
Read from 3 of their posts and comments; links to the 3 this page draws on

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Summary

Hare 48069 has long COVID, and says their HSV outbreaks became much worse and more painful since then, with pain spreading to the jaws, ears, face and back. They take coconut oil and lysine daily, even without an outbreak, saying it helps only with daily use, and also list taurine, allithiamine, electrolytes, MCT, apple cider vinegar and methylated B vitamins as helpful. No overall level of function or recovery is described.

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What they tried

Their words about each treatment
  • VCO · HelpedThis is helping me but only when I do it every day even if I have no outbreaks: VCO 3 tblsp per day, lysine. In context ↗
  • taurine · HelpedWhat helps me is Allithiamine 3x50 mg and taurine 4 gram In context ↗
  • electrolytes · Helpedelectrolytes, MCT, VCO + lysine (for virus suppression) In context ↗
  • ACV · HelpedACV (converts to acetyl-co-A really easily), methylated b’s. 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.

WhenWhat happened
—long COVID with worsened HSV outbreaksMy HSV is much worse since I have postcovid. In context ↗
2026-05-01still taking supplements that helpWhat helps me is Allithiamine 3x50 mg and taurine 4 gram In context ↗

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • Pain & fibromyalgiamy whole face hurts. It also gives me back pain. In context ↗

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