Housebound with long COVID, now nearly back to normal after brain retraining and walking
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Jun 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Im about 90 percent recovered from long covid as well so from like 30-40 symptoms down to like 5.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was couch/ bedridden for few months during this time i would go on walks daily and started slowly.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Im like you i recovered to about 90 percent, i partied all day 9 months later and still live my life as a normal person. ... Most my issues now are gut-brain related and mostly to foods
In context ↗
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Summary
Hawk 30838 caught COVID in August 2023 and crashed in February 2024 with insomnia, adrenaline rushes and brain fog, becoming couch- and house-bound and off work for 2.5 months. They credit brain retraining, daily walking and living normally, later gut work with peptides, for reaching about 90-95% recovered, working full time and back in the gym, though twitching and food-related gut issues remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- mirtazapine · No change
I take mirtazapine a small dose of 2mg, i would say that didnt work
In context ↗ - Ativan · Helped
I dont use ativan any more but initially it helped get me thru the night.
In context ↗ - brain retraining · Helped a lot
Brain retraining got me at 80 percent, i had crashes for few days if to much activity.
In context ↗ - walking and daily activity · Helped
then a mile and then up to 3 miles daily within 2 months i built up to this. I was super exhausted but i just kept pushing.
In context ↗ - eating healthy · No change
I try eating healthy for a while but didn’t make a change
In context ↗ - supplements · Worse
Supplements made me worse.
In context ↗ - 4-7-8 breathwork · Helped
I did 4-7-8 breath work a lot like 5-10 times a day, 5 mins at a time to relax the nervous system if i got overwhelmed.
In context ↗ - sleep school on YouTube · Helped
The sleep school on YouTube helped me alot.
In context ↗ - peptides · Helped
I also improved by focusing on healing the gut with peptides. ... i am down to 1 or none which is normal after peptides.
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Approaches: Brain retraining · Exercise and activity · Peptides
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 5 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | daily headaches and muscle twitches startedi was still Functioning until January when i developed daily headaches and muscle twitchesIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2024 | crashed with insomnia, adrenaline rushes, brain fog and anxiety; housebound, off workEverything got extremely bad in feb, i developed insomnia with non stop adrenaline rushes, brain fog and many more symptoms.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| spring 2024 | started daily walks and brain retraining, built to 3 miles a dayi started walking a block, then a mile and then up to 3 miles daily within 2 months i built up to this. I was super exhausted but i just kept pushing.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| mid May 2024 | returned to work with uncomfortable symptomsMy goal was to get back to work which i did with very uncomfortable symptoms in mid May.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| mid June 2024 | lost the fear and shifted mindsetI lost the fear in mid June and decided that if i was going to heal i needed to believe and shifted my mindset.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2024 | about 60% recoveredIm also like 60 percent recovered but nerves hyperactivity is my most common symptom.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2024 | relapse after wife caught COVID: derealization, dizzinessi relapse when my wife caught covid 3months ago, it was bad for me. Super bad derealization and symptoms really bad.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| September 2024 | about 80% better except twitchingIm about 80 percent better except the twitching.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| November 2024 | working full time, no crashes, can work outnow im at the point where i work full time and do almost everything normal i still have daily uncomfortable symptoms but i dont crash, i can workout.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| February 2025 | 90-95%, PEM gone, back to work and gymIm about 90-95 percent and the symptoms i have now are just minor and slowly disappearing.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| May 2025 | four days of partying at a festival, no longer crashingI just went to Edc in las vegas did 4 days of drinking and walking and partying. Pretty much recoveredIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| December 2025 | about 95% recovered, still slowly improving; found h pyloriI am about 95 percent recovered after 2years slightly improving every month.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| January 2026 | improving further after working on the gut with peptidesI have been improving alot ever since i started working on my gutIn context ↗ | Near normal | Peptides (unspecified) |
| June 2026 | about 90% recovered, living a normal life; remaining gut-related issuesi recovered to about 90 percent, i partied all day 9 months later and still live my life as a normal person.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- “meds made me worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- “Supplements made me worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- “its so uncomfortable going thru die off but definitely worth it in the end” In context ↗ Herx / die-off reaction
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
My pem disappeared 2-3 months after starting this process
In context ↗ - Brain fog
i still have some symptoms but not dpdr or brain fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Pots( for about 2 weeks )
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
i developed insomnia with non stop adrenaline rushes
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Most my issues now are gut-brain related and mostly to foods
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
i also had noise sensitivity which lasted about the same
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
My anxiety got really bad
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Im at the point where that fever feeling is leaving me
In context ↗ - Vision problems
noise sensitivity and eye with blurry vision
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