Long COVID
No benefit
Long COVID with fatigue, brain fog and dizziness; no improvement after supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I didn't recover.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My symptoms are fatigue, terrible memory, brain fog, nasal mucus build up overnight, dizziness, chest pain that comes and goes, nausea.
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Read from 17 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
A long-COVID patient with fatigue, brain fog, poor memory, dizziness, chest pain and nausea tried a long series of supplements. Nattokinase, anthocyanins and the antihistamine Bilaxten each helped for a time but the benefits faded, and 5-HTP, the best help for fatigue, also stopped working. High-dose B1 and B3 improved energy and cognition, though B1 made bad days worse. Still not recovered.
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What they tried
Also tried
Black elderberry (anthocyanins)· Helped · wore offNattokinase· HelpedMelatonin· HelpedBilaxten· Helped · wore offvitamin c complex· Helped5-HTP· Helped · wore offN-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine· Helped · wore offniacinamide· Helpedbenfotiamine and thiamine mononitrate· Helped72h water fasts· No changeZyrtec· No changequercetin· No changeColostrum· No changeNicotine patches· No changebromelain· No changenicotine pouches· WorseB-complex· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Black elderberry (anthocyanins) · Helped
Black elderberry (anthocyanins) is the only thing that helped me, but the benefits somehow don't last for very long.
In context ↗ - Nattokinase · Helped
The only things that helped me somewhat so far are Nattokinase and Anthocyanin.
In context ↗ - Melatonin · Helped
I'm not a fan of taking melatonin at all, but I started taking it as well and it also seems to help.
In context ↗ - 72h water fasts · No change
I did two 72h water fasts, but didn't really notice a difference.
In context ↗ - Bilaxten · Helped
Bilaxten greatly reduced my fatigue for a few weeks and is pretty much the only thing that noticeably helped me. Now it does nothing any more.
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · No change
Zyrtec (taken in the evening) and quercetin didn't have this effect on me.
In context ↗ - vitamin c complex · Helped
I had it, and vitamin c complex (not ascorbate or ascorbic acid) helped.
In context ↗ - 5-HTP · Helped
5-HTP definitely helped with fatigue and a bit with my memory and brainfog.
In context ↗ - N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine · Helped
I took 5-HTP and N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine together. I only saw benefits when I took it in the morning.
In context ↗ - Colostrum · No change
I bought 200g but didn't notice any changes.
In context ↗ - Nicotine patches · No change
No benefits from the nicotine and enzymes.
In context ↗ - nicotine pouches · Worse
Pouches give me all sorts of side effects, but they are cheaper.
In context ↗ - bromelain · No change
I'm combining it with nattokinase and bromelain, but so far no benefits after 2 weeks.
In context ↗ - niacinamide · Helped
I started taking 500mg of niacinamide, 600mg of benfotiamine, and 500mg of thiamine mononitrate, and I can already feel improvements in energy and cognition.
In context ↗ - benfotiamine and thiamine mononitrate · Helped
I started taking B1, and it makes my good days better, but my bad days worse.
In context ↗ - B-complex · Not said
Mind you, I've been taking a B-complex for years and wasn't deficient when I last tested.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with fatigue, brain fog, memory loss, dizziness, chest pain, nauseaMy symptoms are fatigue, terrible memory, brain fog, nasal mucus build up overnight, dizziness, chest pain that comes and goes, nausea.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-05-01 | nattokinase and anthocyanins helped somewhatThe only things that helped me somewhat so far are Nattokinase and Anthocyanin.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-05-28 | Bilaxten halved fatigue by letting them sleep through the nightBilaxten cuts my fatigue in half by allowing me to sleep through the nightIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-07-13 | antihistamine stopped working, fatigue returnedBilaxten greatly reduced my fatigue for a few weeks and is pretty much the only thing that noticeably helped me. Now it does nothing any more.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-03-29 | 5-HTP helped fatigue and a bit with memory and brain fog5-HTP definitely helped with fatigue and a bit with my memory and brainfog.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-08-31 | 5-HTP stopped workingSadly, it stopped doing anything for me.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-11-28 | high-dose B3 and B1 improved energy and cognitionI can already feel improvements in energy and cognition.In context ↗ | Mild | Thiamine / benfotiamine |
| 2024-12-19 | B1 helps good days but makes bad days worse; no benefit from nicotine and enzymesNo benefits from the nicotine and enzymes. But I started taking B1, and it makes my good days better, but my bad days worse.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- 5-HTP“Initially, I took it right before bed, probably like most people, and it made sleep impossible.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- 5-HTP“If I take it in the late afternoon, it makes sleep much more difficult.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Nicotine patches“The only side effects I get from patches are vivid dreams and sometimes some redness on my skin.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Thiamine / benfotiamine“But I started taking B1, and it makes my good days better, but my bad days worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
My symptoms are fatigue, terrible memory, brain fog, nasal mucus build up overnight, dizziness, chest pain that comes and goes, nausea.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
chest pain that comes and goes
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Yesterday I couldn't even sleep until 7 am and I woke up at 1 pm which is insane, didn't even need a nap.
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