Long COVID with night sweats, chills and POTS, nearly back to normal after TRT
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6.5 years
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I think COVID crashed my hormones, TRT has fixed what time and supplements couldn’t.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’d have to take naps after getting home a lot of times, but the more I worked out the better things got.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I’m back to saying 95% recovery but only because I don’t live with someone that sucks the life and energy out of me anymore.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I think COVID crashed my hormones, TRT has fixed what time and supplements couldn’t.
In context ↗
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Summary
Shore 19968, 37, fell ill in early 2020 with a flu-like illness and never recovered, living for years with night sweats, chills, chest pressure, extreme anxiety and POTS symptoms. Creatine, nicotine, cannabis and the gym helped until TRT in October took him to 95% within weeks. An infection in spring 2026 dropped him back to 50%; after his wife left in June he returned to 95%.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- TRT · Helped a lot
I started TRT October 4th and while I would say I was already 60-70% recovered, this blew the doors off.
In context ↗ - estrogen · Helped a lot
if we only fixed the estrogen, I might have felt a lot better just from that but we did both
In context ↗ - the gym · Helped a lot
The gym helped the most and that was actually the canary in the coal mine.
In context ↗ - creatine · Helped
A few things along the way that helped: creatine.
In context ↗ - Nicotine · Helped
Nicotine helped with the inflamed bloated feelings.
In context ↗ - Magnesium Throanate · Helped
Magnesium Throanate worked for me.
In context ↗ - Weed / CBD flower · Helped
Weed helped with discomfort especially CBD flower as that helped with anxiety too.
In context ↗ - Covid booster shots / Moderna vaccine · Helped
The vaccine reduced my symptoms both times. Significantly. It was Moderna though
In context ↗ - Agmatine sulfate · Not said
my mitigation supplements are nicotine, creatine, Agmatine sulfate, magnesium, D3/K2, and Allegra.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Sex hormones · Supplements · Vaccination
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| early 2020 | fell ill alongside his wife and never recoveredI got sick in early 2020 before I’ve even heard the word Covid.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| by 2025 | reached 60-70% recovered with creatine, nicotine, cannabis and the gymI started TRT October 4th and while I would say I was already 60-70% recovered, this blew the doors off.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| October 2025 | started TRT and improved within the first weekBy week eight I was a completely different person.In context ↗ | Near normal | Testosterone |
| April 2026 | got really sick, symptoms returnedI’m back down to 50% if I’m being optimistic.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2026 | back to 95% recovery after his wife left and he movedI’m back to saying 95% recovery but only because I don’t live with someone that sucks the life and energy out of me anymore.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Testosterone“the anxiety got worse before it got better. I was waking up at like 5 AM with terror” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
Symptoms included always feeling like I had the flu
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
I felt like I was cold 90% of the time and too hot 9% of the time.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Extreme anxiety and depression.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
a feeling like someone was sitting on my chest
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Edit: forgot to mention I had POTS symptoms. Those are gone too.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Nicotine helped with the inflamed bloated feelings.
In context ↗
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