Long COVID with PEM, nearly bedbound after exertion, now recovered after rest and MSM
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i caught covid in July 2022 ... i've had periodic episodes of what I can only assume is post-extertional malaise
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
i basically rested for 6 months straight besides working (i work a desk job which made things easier)
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
it's been 4 years since it started and I'm 100% better. my ME/CFS symptoms slowly subsided over time until one day i stopped getting PEM episodes & got my energy back to baseline
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i caught covid in July 2022
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Summary
Caught COVID in July 2022 and developed long COVID with periodic post-exertional malaise, nearly bedbound for two to three days after exertion while still working a desk job; two colds in early 2023 brought episodes back several times a week. They credited months of resting plus vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin K, calcium and high-dose MSM, and reported being 100% better with PEM gone, later saying it took about a year and a half to get back to baseline.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- resting as much as possible · Helped a lot
i basically rested for 6 months straight besides working
In context ↗ - MSM · Helped
MSM - honestly a godsend for inflammation and strengthens hair and nails as a plus
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Helped
i took a bunch of supplements: vit d, magnesium, vit k, calcium, and a big dose of MSM daily
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
4. magnesium for anxiety, sleep, also vit d absorption
In context ↗ - calcium · Helped
3. calcium & vit k for vit d absorption
In context ↗ - l-theanine · Helped
more me, MSM, vit D, magnesium, l-theanine, vit b12
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
my ME/CFS symptoms slowly subsided over time until one day i stopped getting PEM episodes & got my energy back to baseline
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
i personally had a week long allergic reaction to it before i ever even got long covid
In context ↗
Approaches: Radical rest · 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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | COVID infection, long COVID with periodic PEM beginsi caught covid in July 2022. i would consider my "long covid" to be mild compared to othersIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| March 2023 | crashed after a mild cold; PEM episodes several times a week againit seems to have reset my long covid symptoms. i'm having extreme fatigue/malaise episodes multiple times a week againIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-06-14 | about 90% recovered after months of resting and supplementsit took 8 months but yes, I'd say I'm 90% thereIn context ↗ | Near normal | Radical rest |
| 2023-07-11 | reported 100% free of long COVIDI'm finally 100% LC free 9 months laterIn context ↗ | Recovered | Radical rest |
| 2026-09-02 | still 100% better, PEM episodes goneit's been 4 years since it started and I'm 100% betterIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- MSM (methylsulfonylmethane)“be aware it can reduce appetite tho, not always but it did me” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“i personally had a week long allergic reaction to it before i ever even got long covid” In context ↗ Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I've had periodic episodes of what I can only assume is post-extertional malaise
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
i still have the weird bouts of head pressure
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i joined this group while in the grips of LC, feeling hopeless & confused
In context ↗
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