Long COVID

Has anyone tried a low-histamine diet for long COVID symptoms?

Did strict low-histamine for two months with no discernible improvement. If anything, the dietary restriction added stress which made things worse. I don't think MCAS is my main me…

Has anyone tried a low-histamine diet for long COVID symptoms?

I had no idea what MCAS was before long COVID. A low-histamine diet (strict for 6 weeks, then gradual reintroduction) reduced my flushing, heart racing, and GI symptoms significant…

Has anyone tried Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir) or other antivirals for long COVID?

Tried a standard course prescribed for active infection but didn't notice any improvement in my long COVID symptoms over the following months. I know others have had success — I th…

Has anyone tried Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir) or other antivirals for long COVID?

I did a second course of Paxlovid prescribed off-label for long COVID. The Paxlovid rebound was rough, but in the weeks after I had a noticeable improvement in cognitive function a…

Did your long COVID start right after infection, or did symptoms emerge or worsen weeks later? I'm trying to understand how common delayed onset is.

Has anything helped with your long COVID symptoms — even partially or temporarily? What were you expecting vs. what actually happened?

How many months post-COVID are you, and which symptoms are still affecting your daily life most?

Two years post-COVID. My brain fog has improved significantly but it took longer than I wanted to admit. The things that helped me most: fish oil (high dose, 3g EPA/day), sleep hyg…

Breathwork helped my breathlessness but not in the way I expected

I came to breathwork because of post-COVID breathlessness. What helped wasn't deep breathing (which actually made me dizzy) but slow, extended exhales. Box breathing made things wo…

What has actually helped my long covid fatigue

Things that made a real difference: pacing strictly, an anti-inflammatory diet (cutting out processed sugar especially), low dose antihistamines (H1 and H2 blockers), and cold show…

Eight months in and still here

I had mild COVID. Mild. And now I can't walk to the end of my street without crashing for three days. I was a runner. I keep telling myself this isn't permanent but some days it's …