Bedridden with long COVID, still bedridden but somewhat better on ivermectin and nicotine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4.5 years
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
since March 2020 the first time I got Covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I also have been suffering and bedridden since March 2020 first round of Covid!!!
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
A week in and it is blowing my mind. Been bedridden all this time. I’m definitely not cured, but I have a little bit of hope.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I also have been suffering and bedridden since March 2020 first round of Covid!!!
In context ↗
Summary
The user caught COVID in March 2020 and was bedridden from then on, hospitalised 14 times in 18 months for bladder, lung and kidney infections. In June 2024, about four years in, they said ivermectin and nicotine patches were blowing their mind after a week, though they were still bedridden and not cured. They described a little hope rather than a recovery.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- prayer · Helped
the only thing that seems to help and prayer!!!
In context ↗ - ivermectin · Helped
What I can say is ivermectin and nicotine patches. ... A week in and it is blowing my mind.
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Approaches: Alternative therapies · Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | First round of COVID; bedridden from then onI also have been suffering and bedridden since March 2020 first round of Covid!!!In context ↗ | Severe | |
| June 2024 | A week on ivermectin and nicotine patches; still bedridden but hopefulA week in and it is blowing my mind. Been bedridden all this time. I'm definitely not cured, but I have a little bit of hope.In context ↗ | Severe | Ivermectin |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I have felt like this a lot since March 2020 the first time I got Covid.
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