Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 6 monthsNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID fatigue, nausea and insomnia; tried magnesium and collagen
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- Oct 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I'm 6 months out, still having extreme fatigue.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I go for walks and that's as much as I can handle and still have energy the next day.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I'm 6 months out, still having extreme fatigue.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I did experience vomiting while I was sick with covid
In context ↗
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 10 this page draws on
Summary
Lake 29114 became ill with long COVID after a COVID-19 infection around April 2022, with extreme fatigue, nausea and insomnia. At six months walks were as much as they could handle, and nausea had become rare while an eating-related symptom no longer spiked as much. Magnesium and collagen powder helped some symptoms; they cycled benadryl, klonopin and melatonin for insomnia, which was returning in a later post.
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What they tried
Also tried
new chapter brand magnesium· Helpedeating meals slowly, small bites through the day· Helpeddeep breathing / box breathing and meditation tracks· Helpedice hat· Helpedbenadryl· Helped · wore offshowers before bed and a cooler room· Helpedcollagen powder· HelpedBoswellia· WorseZofran· Not saidfish oil· Not saidklonopin· Not saidmelatonin· Not saidbone broth· Not saidCOVID vaccination as treatment· Not saidFlu vaccine· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Boswellia · Worse
the one I tried gave me terrible acid reflux! ... tried it with a snack, and regretfully on an empty stomach, all cause hyperacidity
- new chapter brand magnesium · Helped
I felt a difference after I started taking new chapter brand magnesium but it still isn't enough to go back to my normal activities ... I take magnesium during the daytime which I find helps me maintain my energy and keep anxiety at bay
- eating meals slowly, small bites through the day · Helped
I eat my meals really slowly so I'm basically eating almost constantly throughout the day, like small bites every so often and it doesn't spike like it used to.
In context ↗ - deep breathing / box breathing and meditation tracks · Helped
sometimes deep breathing or box breathing can help make them slightly less uncomfortable ... I put on a meditation track either on YouTube or headspace
In context ↗ - Zofran · Not said
I got Zofran from my doctor when this was happening. ... I had to take Zofran almost every day, then after that it was more occasional and now it is rare
In context ↗ - fish oil · Not said
they have a good fish oil, magnesium I actually felt noticeably better after taking for a couple weeks
In context ↗ - ice hat · Helped
The ice hat is the greatest thing I ever got myself
In context ↗ - benadryl · Helped
The most helpful for me at this time is benadryl. I was still jolted awake the first night I took it, but i fell back asleep quickly. Like most other stuff, it becomes less effective over time.
In context ↗ - klonopin · Not said
I've been cycling between benadryl, klonopin, and melatonin mainly
In context ↗ - showers before bed and a cooler room · Helped
showers before bed and keeping my room somewhat cooler also helps me wind down and prioritize sleep
In context ↗ - bone broth · Not said
I try to cook with bone broth more but I've noticed the biggest difference to my gut from adding collagen powder into my tea.
In context ↗ - collagen powder · Helped
I've noticed the biggest difference to my gut from adding collagen powder into my tea.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
I got it on 9/24, felt icky for a day
In context ↗ - Flu vaccine · Not said
I got my flu shot a few weeks earlier and felt sick for days.
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| April 2022 (approx.; '6 months out' in October 2022) | COVID-19 with vomiting during the acute illnessI did experience vomiting while I was sick with covidIn context ↗ |
| October 2022 | nausea rare, palpitations less spiky, still extreme fatigueI'm 6 months out, still having extreme fatigueIn context ↗ |
| 2022-10-22 | gut better with collagen powder; insomnia returningin the midst of my insomnia returning after a period of decent sleepIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I got it on 9/24, felt icky for a day” In context ↗ Side effects
- Flu vaccine“I got my flu shot a few weeks earlier and felt sick for days.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Boswellia“the one I tried gave me terrible acid reflux!” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I go for walks and that's as much as I can handle and still have energy the next day.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
in the midst of my insomnia returning after a period of decent sleep
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Yes I'm 6 months out and still get this. Cardiologist was a doll, told me it was all in my head.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
It lasted about two months where I had to take Zofran almost every day, then after that it was more occasional and now it is rare
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
helps me maintain my energy and keep anxiety at bay
In context ↗