Long COVID with brain fog, PEM and dizziness, still ill five months on
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 5 months
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had Covid 5 months ago. Been battling all the you know what symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have to work to help my mom but when the symptoms are bad they are bad.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Been battling all the you know what symptoms. Got tested positive for h pylori. Don’t know if I should wait until my baseline is better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got Covid a month and a half ago from a girl I had slept with.
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Summary
A 25-year-old man got COVID in mid-2025 and had ongoing symptoms including brain fog, PEM, dizziness, throat and lung symptoms and a burning head. He went to the ER five times; paxlovid gave him horrible symptoms and taking 2,000 FU caused a severe flare. He took methylene blue, NMNH, lion's mane and vitamin D3/K2, and tested positive for H. pylori but was unsure whether to start antibiotics after a panic reaction to ivermectin. Five months on he was still ill.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- paxlovid · Worse
they gave me paxlovid (couldn’t take the whole thing because it gave me horrible symptoms)
In context ↗ - lung steroid Iv · Not said
they gave me lung steroid Iv and anxiety medicine
In context ↗ - methylene blue · Not said
I have been taking methylene blue, nmnh, lions mane, vitamin d3 k2
In context ↗ - nattokinase · Worse
Made me flare up hella bad. After taking 2000 fu. Symptoms got worse.
In context ↗ - ivermectin · Worse
Worried because I had a bad panic/anxiety reaction to ivermectin
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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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| mid-2025 | COVID infection, then long COVID symptomsGot Covid a month and a half ago from a girl I had slept with.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-08-13 | severe symptoms, five ER visitsI feel like I’m dying but they are telling me I’m fineIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-09-21 | severe flare after nattokinase 2,000 FUMade me flare up hella bad. After taking 2000 fu. Symptoms got worse.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-12-11 | still battling symptoms, positive for H. pyloriBeen battling all the you know what symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir“they gave me paxlovid (couldn’t take the whole thing because it gave me horrible symptoms)” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nattokinase“Made me flare up hella bad. After taking 2000 fu. Symptoms got worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Ivermectin“Worried because I had a bad panic/anxiety reaction to ivermectin” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
head sometimes feel like it’s on fire
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