Long COVID, somewhat better after daily creatine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
I started taking 1/2 scoop of creatine b4 and 1/2 after and that's helped me somewhat. It's been a long and slow road to normalcy
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Summary
A person with long COVID took a scoop of creatine daily and, after about nine months, felt normal most of the day. They later took half a scoop before and half after, saying it helped them somewhat while describing a long, slow road to normalcy. The onset and duration of their illness are not described, and no individual symptoms are named.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- creatine · Helped
1 scoop of creatine/day. ... So far, so good after about 9 months. I feel normal most of the day.
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Approaches: Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | felt normal most of the day on daily creatineSo far, so good after about 9 months. I feel normal most of the day.In context ↗ | Creatine |
| 2024-05-11 | creatine before and after activity helped somewhat; still on a slow road to normalcyI started taking 1/2 scoop of creatine b4 and 1/2 after and that's helped me somewhat. It's been a long and slow road to normalcy, but I'm trying so hard to be patient.In context ↗ |
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