Long COVID, years in and out of hospital, nearly back to normal on Pepcid and probiotic
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Diagnosed with long covid just this past winter.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
which led to fully body collapse in April. Spend years in and out of hospital
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
The most energy I’ve had since! Maybe one day of fatigue.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got a particularly bad case of Covid in January 2023
In context ↗
Summary
Valley 85030 developed long COVID after a severe COVID-19 infection in January 2023, collapsed in April 2023 and spent years in and out of hospital before diagnosis this past winter. Nicotine patches helped while they were at their worst but were not a cure. Pepcid, an antihistamine, Zepbound and a probiotic made them feel pre-COVID, with maybe one day of fatigue; they said the benefit lasted at least four months.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Pepcid · Helped a lot
It’s Pepcid, an antihistamine, and Zepbound.
In context ↗ - HIGH QUALITY probiotic · Helped a lot
Paired with a HIGH QUALITY probiotic.
In context ↗ - nicotine patches · Helped a lot
nicotine patches helped me tremendously when I was in the trenches. Not a cure but definitely an aide.
In context ↗
Approaches: GLP-1 drugs · H1 antihistamines · H2 blockers · Supplements
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. The chart starts 3 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | severe COVID-19 infectionGot a particularly bad case of Covid in January 2023In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| April 2023 | full body collapse, years in and out of hospitalwhich led to fully body collapse in April. Spend years in and out of hospital, doctors, specialistsIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| — | nicotine patches helped while they were at their worstnicotine patches helped me tremendously when I was in the trenchesIn context ↗ | Not stated | Nicotine patches |
| May 2025 | trifecta of Pepcid, an antihistamine, Zepbound and a high-quality probioticI’ve found a trifecta - three meds together which make me feel pre-covid. I feel myself.In context ↗ | Near normal | Famotidine (Pepcid) |
| 2025-09-13 | still feeling better, at most one day of fatigueAt least 4 months consistent feeling better. ... Maybe one day of fatigue. | Near normal |
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