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27 people describe trying Microcurrent (8 with ME/CFS, 19 with long COVID). Of the 24 who said how it went, 20 say it helped, often with one symptom, and 2 got worse. 14 credit it as one reason they got better overall.

Everyone · 27 people

All 27 who tried it

How it went for everyone who tried it

Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness.

83%
helped
20 of 24
9%
no change
2 of 24
8%
got worse
2 of 24

Shares are out of the 24 people who said how it went. 3 more tried it without saying how it went.

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How it wentPeopleShare
Helped a lot729%
Helped1354%
No change29%
Worse28%
Much worse00%

Shares are rounded to add up to 100, so two equal counts can show a point apart.

Where it was reportedHelpedSaid how it went
Reddit1822
Recovery stories22

Did it last, for everyone it helped?

  • It wore off for 1 of the 20 people it helped, who credits it for their improvement.

Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.

Everyone · 14 people

14 who credit it

Among the 14 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now

Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better: 7 say it helped them most; 7 say it was one of several things that helped.

29%
recovered or near normal
4 of 14
71%
much or somewhat better
10 of 14
0%
relapsed
0 of 14

Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.

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Outcome describedPeopleShare
Recovered17%
Near normal322%
Much better428%
Somewhat better643%
Relapsed00%

Did it last?

  • 1 of the 14 who credit it said its benefit wore off.
  • 8 of the 14 who credit it say they still need to keep doing something (not always this) to stay well.
14 who credit it

By how ill people were

Only the 14 who credit it, so people it didn’t help or made worse aren’t here. How they are now is their outcome overall, not the effect of this one treatment.

Severity at worstHow they are nownRecovered or near normal
Moderate540%
Severe825%
Not stated10%
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At worstOutcomePeopleShare
ModerateNear normal2 of 540%
ModerateMuch better1 of 520%
ModerateSomewhat better2 of 540%
SevereRecovered1 of 813%
SevereNear normal1 of 812%
SevereMuch better3 of 838%
SevereSomewhat better3 of 837%
Not statedSomewhat better1 of 1100%

Adverse events

What people said went wrong, in their own words.

6 of 27

people who wrote about taking it described a problem they tied to it

Described one · 6Didn’t mention one · 21

The serious kinds

Worth telling a doctor about straight away.

  • Heart rhythm problems

    1 person
    “it makes me feel really strange and give me heart palpitations sometimes”
    — Petrel 35276

The serious kinds are a death, suicidal thoughts or an attempt, a hospital stay, an ER visit, an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis, heart rhythm, liver or kidney, blood count, mood or psychiatric, or refeeding or deficiency problems, and being made much worse: a large worsening such as a crash lasting weeks or more.

Other kinds

Unpleasant effects people tied to it, the most serious first.

Made symptoms worse · 2Autoimmune or inflammatory flare · 1Gut side effects · 1Side effects · 2 Show all 4Hide

  • Made symptoms worse

    2 people
    “I had one session with a GP who offers it and I felt awful after, awful sleep that night and worse than normal for at least a few days”
    — Dew 45619
    “I don't run it too much because it can make me have pain afterwards”
    — Crest 13172

  • Autoimmune or inflammatory flare

    1 person
    “Eventually my knees started to get inflamed and painful from the treatment.”
    — Cedar 14930

  • Gut side effects

    1 person
    “The "Body Fibro Pain" program from the post gives me a big reaction and I throw up/run to the toilet.”
    — Crest 13172

  • Side effects

    2 people
    “When I place the pads on my shoulders, I get tight chest, stuffy ears, warm feeling in the face.”
    — Island 66891
    “when the 10/40 is running it’s hard to really think or do anything”
    — Flint 78581

Only what people tied to this treatment, in their own words, grouped by kind. Some described more than one kind, so the counts by kind add up to 7.

How often it comes up

Posts that mention Microcurrent, per 1,000 posts each month. Hover or tap a point for the count.

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MonthPosts mentioning itAll postsPer 1,000
Oct 200901050
Jan 201001410
Feb 201001130
Jun 201101090
Nov 201101240
Dec 201101990
Jan 201202320
Feb 201201030
Mar 201201900
Apr 201201620
May 201203750
Jun 201202380
Jul 201202400
Aug 201204850
Sep 201205610
Oct 201205260
Nov 201205140
Dec 201206990
Jan 201305330
Feb 201304470
Mar 201304290
Apr 201304990
May 201306060
Jun 201306090
Jul 201306160
Aug 201305770
Sep 201303640
Oct 201305360
Nov 201303850
Dec 201305190
Jan 201409440
Feb 201408210
Mar 201404250
Apr 201403610
May 201406170
Jun 201404890
Jul 201404440
Aug 201406220
Sep 201405070
Oct 201406780
Nov 201405670
Dec 201406290
Jan 201507600
Feb 201508730
Mar 201501,2760
Apr 201509840
May 201501,4960
Jun 201501,0460
Jul 201501,2110
Aug 201509980
Sep 201501,0600
Oct 201501,2550
Nov 201501,2460
Dec 201509240
Jan 201601,2820
Feb 201601,0510
Mar 201601,0020
Apr 201609980
May 201601,0450
Jun 201601,2300
Jul 201601,6190
Aug 201601,7290
Sep 201601,7850
Oct 201601,2200
Nov 201601,0920
Dec 201621,2111.7
Jan 201701,6600
Feb 201701,9880
Mar 201702,0780
Apr 201702,1330
May 201702,3700
Jun 201702,1940
Jul 201702,1830
Aug 201702,4660
Sep 201702,1890
Oct 201703,0420
Nov 201701,9760
Dec 201702,1120
Jan 201802,6200
Feb 201802,1550
Mar 201802,6130
Apr 201802,2510
May 201802,8280
Jun 201803,8710
Jul 201803,0670
Aug 201803,7570
Sep 201803,5120
Oct 201803,2610
Nov 201802,8610
Dec 201802,7540
Jan 201903,6720
Feb 201902,7150
Mar 201903,3170
Apr 201903,1410
May 201903,8550
Jun 201903,3920
Jul 201903,3120
Aug 201903,9430
Sep 201904,0350
Oct 201903,9220
Nov 201903,5080
Dec 201903,6590
Jan 202014,6500.22
Feb 202004,3740
Mar 202024,4750.45
Apr 202013,6900.27
May 202004,5430
Jun 202015,7010.18
Jul 202026,1040.33
Aug 2020310,3330.29
Sep 2020011,9580
Oct 2020314,5680.21
Nov 2020016,5460
Dec 2020020,7640
Jan 2021224,5620.08
Feb 2021124,6720.04
Mar 2021029,4760
Apr 2021028,5090
May 2021125,7910.04
Jun 2021127,8710.04
Jul 2021327,2200.11
Aug 2021030,8080
Sep 2021030,0740
Oct 2021022,1320
Nov 2021027,7220
Dec 2021231,8720.06
Jan 2022242,3170.05
Feb 2022338,6970.08
Mar 2022144,3050.02
Apr 2022544,3330.11
May 2022050,5940
Jun 2022249,0580.04
Jul 2022353,4850.06
Aug 2022754,4550.13
Sep 2022356,9360.05
Oct 2022258,5110.03
Nov 2022059,1980
Dec 2022161,5760.02
Jan 2023261,0040.03
Feb 2023350,1330.06
Mar 2023059,9250
Apr 2023154,2510.02
May 2023257,7680.03
Jun 2023152,6790.02
Jul 2023256,4010.04
Aug 2023165,4350.02
Sep 2023061,8350
Oct 2023058,4190
Nov 2023053,6620
Dec 2023260,6430.03
Jan 2024471,8180.06
Feb 2024170,0450.01
Mar 2024368,2610.04
Apr 2024464,3740.06
May 2024167,6980.01
Jun 2024064,7200
Jul 2024165,3350.02
Aug 2024168,5170.01
Sep 2024270,1680.03
Oct 2024172,6070.01
Nov 2024171,8020.01
Dec 2024074,4010
Jan 2025077,9090
Feb 2025065,1100
Mar 2025069,9050
Apr 2025161,6060.02
May 2025265,7330.03
Jun 2025060,5400
Jul 2025062,1050
Aug 2025164,5780.02
Sep 2025561,7040.08
Oct 2025059,2040
Nov 2025258,9440.03
Dec 2025062,8300
Jan 2026263,3210.03
Feb 2026153,0850.02
Mar 2026159,2080.02
Apr 2026053,9890
May 2026057,5410
Jun 2026155,3010.02
Jul 2026256,3910.04
Aug 2026056,8250
Sep 2026057,1430

Forum and Reddit posts, 4,007,898 in all, counted per month. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. All trends

Everyone · 27 people

20 of the 27 people who tried it

See all 27 stories

  • ME/CFS at rock bottom, now much better but still often in bed with pacing

    Much better Cedar 14930 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 38 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Cedar 14930 has had ME/CFS for over 30 years, with a sudden flu-like onset, and deteriorated until hitting rock bottom around 11 years before 2020; since then they have improved but remain far from well, often spending 16–23 hours a day in bed and unable to…

  • Bedridden with long COVID for about 18 months, much better after nicotine patches

    Much better Wave 10330 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 4 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Wave 10330 became ill with long COVID in 2022 and was bedridden for about 18 months. Two weeks of 6 mg nicotine patches, after a rough fortnight, brought weekly gains over six months to working 30 hours a week, still with many symptoms. They had COVID…

  • Long COVID with badly limited functioning, somewhat better after microcurrent and THC

    Somewhat better Fox 41145 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 2 years before improving or writing reddit.com Feb 2026

    Fox 41145's health issues began after a covid vaccination in about 2023; two years in they described badly limited functioning. Frequency Specific Microcurrent with a naturopath removed fibro pain and fatigue and cut POTS to about 15%, though it wears off in…

  • Indoors a year with long COVID pain and anxiety, now nearly back to normal on HRT

    Near normal Prairie 87604 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Nov 2025

    Prairie 87604 fell ill with COVID in November 2020 and was left with crippling joint pain and PTSD-level anxiety that kept her indoors for a year. Fatigue, and her lost taste and smell, later resolved, but pain and anxiety persisted for five years. In 2025…

  • Head pressure and pain with long COVID for over a year, now much better after microcurrent

    Much better Dune 64107 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 2 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2025

    They fell ill in November 2023 and stayed unwell for over a year, with head pressure and pain every day and little relief from the many things they tried. Water, electrolytes and salt, rest, movement and an upper cervical chiropractor using…

  • Long COVID with brain fog and painful eating, somewhat better with nicotine patches

    Somewhat better Dove 52664 Long COVID Moderate at worst reddit.com Apr 2025

    They had been ill over 35 years with Lyme, Epstein-Barr and two autoimmune diseases, and had regained most of their former life through supplements, herbs and muscle-testing practitioners. COVID in February 2020 brought every infection back, and each new…

  • ME/CFS: POTS so bad they couldn't move, somewhat better with FSM and paleo diet

    Somewhat better Otter 63496 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 14 years before improving or writing reddit.com Apr 2025

    Otter 63496 had mono at 16 and was still ill at 30, with POTS so bad they could not move, light and sound sensitivity and nausea. Electrolytes helped their heart rate and sensitivity, and CandiBactin eased their gut symptoms. FSM was the first thing to help,…

  • Long COVID with constant painful pulling, somewhat better after FSM and cord surgery

    Somewhat better Crest 13172 Long COVID reddit.com Feb 2025

    A Reddit user tried FSM programs, feeling gradual relief from one targeting tethers and adhesions, though the Body Fibro Pain program made them vomit and the tether/adhesions one could leave pain afterwards. A GHK-Cu peptide gave them a bad headache. After a…

  • Bedridden with long COVID, now much better and crediting microcurrent for sleep

    Much better Mesa 49014 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Dec 2024

    Mesa 49014 developed long COVID after a COVID infection in late 2021, leaving them bedridden. They had anxiety, insomnia, exercise intolerance, brain fog, headaches and breathlessness. They credited almost daily frequency-specific microcurrent with helping…

  • Melody's ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Long COVID Recovery Story

    Near normal ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving healthrising.org Jun 2024

    Melody got COVID-19 in 2020 and was hospitalised with double pneumonia. She was mostly bedbound for six months, then homebound on oxygen for about two and a half years. After starting a parasite protocol with a modified keto diet and CellCore, she was off…

  • Long COVID, energy and appetite slowly returning after diet overhaul

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · WorseIsland 66891 Long COVID Moderate at worst reddit.com Oct 2026

    A person with long COVID overhauled their diet in late May 2026, eating only home-cooked whole foods, 30 plants a week and no added sugar after being told they had fatty liver. Four to five months on, their energy and appetite were slowly returning, though…

  • Housebound with long COVID, gains from rest and diet, then a months-long crash

    Relapsed Doesn’t credit it · WorseDew 45619 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A person in Ireland developed ME/CFS-type long COVID after a COVID infection in November 2023 and became housebound, while still working remotely from bed. They credited rest/pacing, diet changes and supplement advice from a nutrition practitioner with slow,…

  • Long COVID with fatigue, PEM and brain fog, now near normal after lactoferrin and pacing

    Near normal Doesn’t credit it · HelpedShore 62155 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 3.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A California person in their mid-60s got long COVID from a single December 2022 infection: fatigue, PEM, vertigo and brain fog, never bedridden but barely moving for months. Lactoferrin, gentle physical therapy, pacing, Wellbutrin and sun helped; a month of…

  • Very severe ME/CFS, now somewhat better after stopping glutamine and glycine supplements

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · No changeMesa 83178 ME/CFS Very severe at worst reddit.com Sep 2026

    Mesa 83178 was ill with ME/CFS for an unstated time, dropping to very severe around mid-2024 before improving from 2025 after stopping glutamine and other glycine supplements she blamed for brain fog, light and sound sensitivity, pain and poor sleep.…

  • Unable to read with ME/CFS, noise sensitivity, still symptomatic; Apex Neuroflam helped

    Outcome unclear Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCrane 37807 ME/CFS reddit.com Aug 2026

    A Reddit user in ME/CFS forums described brain issues so severe they could not read, noise sensitivity, and heat and sweating intolerance. They said Apex Neuroflam helped with brain inflammation and that they also take NeurO2, frequency specific microcurrent…

  • Long COVID with 17 symptoms, now down to three after yoga therapy and breathwork

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidLynx 36499 Long COVID Ill 5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Feb 2026

    Lynx 36499 has had long-COVID symptoms for five years, with 17 symptoms now down to three. They credit yoga therapy and breathwork, weekly acupuncture, benzodiazepines as needed and careful guided movement. They still have near-weekly nerve-pain flare-ups…

  • Long COVID with brain fog, POTS and joint pain, a little better after treatments

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCanyon 53275 Long COVID Mild at worst reddit.com Jan 2026

    A Reddit user with long COVID reported brain fog, head pressure, POTS symptoms, tinnitus, weakness, breathlessness and joint pain. They tried vagus nerve stimulation, nicotine patches, metformin, rapamycin, curcumin, NAG and a gut reset, and credited several…

  • Long COVID gut issues, tried FSM machine for daily vagal nerve stimulation

    Outcome unclear Doesn’t credit it · HelpedOrchid 54581 Long COVID reddit.com Oct 2024

    A person who said they had the same gut issues as another poster bought a Frequency Specific Microcurrent machine for daily vagal nerve stimulation, using it at 7-10 Hz for 20 minutes on each side, and said it 'definitely has helped.' They warned that a TENS…

  • Long COVID with loss of speech, much better with BPC-157 and a drug-exercise protocol

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · No changeBreeze 70498 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 4 years before improving or writing reddit.com Aug 2024

    A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers caught COVID-19 in 2020 and developed long COVID. Over-exertion progressively worsened their chest capacity until they pretty much lost the ability to speak, and they reported oral BPC-157 greatly improved symptoms. A…

  • Over 15 years of low energy with ME/CFS, somewhat better after exposure was controlled

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidSwan 76669 ME/CFS Mild at worstIll 15 years before improving or writing reddit.com Mar 2024

    Writing in r/cfs in March 2024, Swan 76669 traced more than 15 years of low energy to intense electromagnetic bursts from a forklift's industrial battery at work, saying they felt more tired on the forklift than after a full shift of manual pallet building.…

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These are the newest 10 of the 14 who credit Microcurrent for their improvement, then the newest 10 of the 13 who tried it without crediting it, in about the same proportion as the full list.

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