Long COVID
Moderate → relapsedIll 2 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with gut pain and panic, improved 75% then relapsed; vitamin D helped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my problems started in May 2024, after a Covid infection
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Right now I'm taking a break from work ... weeks of torment with extreme anxiety, panic, a feeling of imminent death
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Last month, I had already recovered about 80% or 90% of my old self ... But last week, I started feeling bad again
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
my problems started in May 2024, after a Covid infection
In context ↗
Read from 31 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Petrel 78166 developed long COVID in May 2024 after a Covid infection, with gut pain, anxiety and panic, muscle spasms, tinnitus and food and smell sensitivity. IV fluids gave brief relief and she improved about 75% before a May 2025 reinfection. Vitamin D, taken from December 2025, helped noticeably but excess caused anxiety. Symptoms still fluctuate; in October 2026 vitamin D still gave near-immediate relief.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Blepha Clean eyelid wipes· Helped a lotintravenous fluids· Helped · wore offresting and relaxing· Helpedantibiotics· Worseomeprazole· Worsefolic acid· Worsemagnesium· Worsemedication to calm me down· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Worse
It was a terrible week of treatment. I felt horribly agitated and unwell, along with anxiety and nausea.
In context ↗ - intravenous fluids · Helped
After receiving intravenous fluids, I began to feel normal, without fatigue or anxiety.
In context ↗ - medication to calm me down · Not said
they gave me IV fluids and some more medication to calm me down, for the nausea and stomach aches
In context ↗ - eliminating lactose, gluten, milk and white bread · Helped
I stopped eating white bread and drinking milk, and I'm taking vitamin supplements that I was deficient in.
In context ↗ - omeprazole · Worse
last year I took omeprazole for heartburn I’d been experiencing for a few weeks, and I suffered a terrible anxiety attack
In context ↗ - vitamin D3 · Helped
I felt so much better after the first dose that I started taking the pill once a week for three months.
In context ↗ - folic acid · Worse
I took folic acid yesterday, as prescribed by my doctor, and felt very anxious after 10 minutes.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Worse
Magnesium calms me down on the first day but causes a lot of noise in my intestines and the next day I feel even more of all the Covid symptoms!
In context ↗ - Blepha Clean eyelid wipes · Helped a lot
I suffered from this for a long time, and an ophthalmologist prescribed them. They really brought back my quality of life.
In context ↗ - resting and relaxing · Helped
Try taking vitamin D, resting, relaxing, and eating as natural a foods as possible. That has helped me overcome those sensations.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | long COVID after Covid infectionmy problems started in May 2024, after a Covid infectionIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024 | IV fluids at hospital, improved about 75%I left practically cured, but the symptoms returned with less intensityIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| May 2025 | Covid reinfection, ringing in headIn May of last year, I got COVID again, this time I got a ringing in my headIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2025 | weeks of torment, anxiety, panic, insomniaweeks of torment with extreme anxiety, panic, a feeling of imminent death, burning throughout my bodyIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| January 2026 | supplements made every symptom worseEach supplement gives me a symptom worse than the lastIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| February 2026 | appetite and energy returnedI've improved, my appetite has returned, and I have more energy tooIn context ↗ | Mild | Vitamin D and sun exposure |
| March 2026 | after a head injury almost no symptomsthis period was the best: 0 anxiety, 0 intestinal problems, 0 bizarre sensationsIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| April 2026 | hell returned once the head injury healedWhen I fully healed from my wounds and the pain from the fall disappeared, hell returned in full forceIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| August 2026 | back to 80-90% of old self, then worsening againI had already recovered about 80% or 90% of my old selfIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| October 2026 | symptoms come and go, vitamin D relievesVitamin D seems to provide almost immediate reliefIn context ↗ | Mild | Vitamin D and sun exposure |
Adverse events
- Antibiotics (unspecified)“It was a terrible week of treatment. I felt horribly agitated and unwell, along with anxiety and nausea.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Folate / folic acid supplements“I took folic acid yesterday, as prescribed by my doctor, and felt very anxious after 10 minutes.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Vitamin D and sun exposure, Folate / folic acid supplements, Magnesium“Each supplement gives me a symptom worse than the last, it's terrible, I've tried others and it's still the same.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Magnesium“magnesium calms me down on the first day but causes a lot of noise in my intestines and the next day I feel even more of all the Covid symptoms!” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Omeprazole (Prilosec)“I took omeprazole for heartburn I’d been experiencing for a few weeks, and I suffered a terrible anxiety attack, with a sense of impending doom and a hollow feeling in my stomach.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Vitamin D and sun exposure“However, I must have exceeded the safe limit, as I experienced anxiety symptoms for a few days, so I stopped.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogGut problemsHair lossHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsLoss of smell or tasteNeuropathy & tinglingPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problemsTinnitus
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
intestinal problems, which for me are the worst
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety skyrocketed and became very difficult to control
In context ↗ - Brain fog
reduced short-term memory, forgetfulness of words, difficulty concentrating
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
muscle spasms, and body aches
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
a tingling or crawling sensation on my skin
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
a ringing in my head, a sound I only hear when I'm sick, it's now present 24 hours a day
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
not being able to sleep at night
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
high blood pressure, racing heart
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
distortion and decrease in taste and smell
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I felt very nauseous and had a headache
In context ↗ - Hair loss
one of them is hair loss
In context ↗
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