For what it’s worth I got covid 7 months ago & still suffer from taste & smell problems. Over all though, I’ve been around people with Covid since several times & haven’t caught it again. Not sure if I have lifelong anti-bodies but there are studies suggesting that once infected, you might be okay. Hope you get well
Terribly sorry about your loss of smell and taste. There’re anecdotes for people who regained smelling & tasting even after 7 months. It’s very individual. I’m also concerned about the prospect of long covid symptoms.
I’ve came across some studies suggesting that those who recover from Covid might develop longterm antibodies to covid. Just stay safe, you don’t want even 0.1% risk to get re-infected @xxdtmxx
Glad to hear you’re getting better.
You used any of substances we’mentioned, aside from your “protocol”?
Keep us updated.
Can you please link the substances? I was experimenting with supplements and foods to alleviate my symptoms. Almost every research I read on Covid-19 leaves me with more questions than answers. My quarantine ends tomorrow so that’s that.
I’ve sent a PM
Sorry, didn’t mean for my post to sound morbid, lol. It’s not. I def recovered from the worst of my symptoms and have regained smell & taste to a certain extent. It’s just not what it was. I’m hoping for more progress & like you said, I’ve read a lot of similar stories. You’ll be fine I’m sure of it. I like how you said you get left with more questions than answers regarding Covid. The same thing could be said about PFS & many drug induced injuries lol. I certainly think experimenting is just the wrong way to go about this & extremely dangerous.
I lost my mother to this. This thing can kill any healthy person, it all depends on luck whether ur oxygen levels go down or not, and ur viral load. Those “only 0.0001 % people are dying” is bullshit. The anti-vaxxers have no idea what they are talking about. Better to take a jab.
Atleast 2 people committed suicide of having post covid complications in my neighbourhood, everyone’s condition is different.
?? I don’t understand your point. I don’t think I’ve undermined or talked down the severity of this problem. Simply giving the OP my experience with covid. Sorry to hear about your loss.
Too depressing! Poor souls. Take this with a grain of salt but I have a theory to long haulers:
Some long haulers may not have fully recovered from Covid 19 and so their immune system (proinflammatory cytokines) never swirch off. This causes all the symptoms from fatigue to brain fog to memory problems. Getting vaccinated may help this subset?
Other long haulers may have recovered from Covid-19 but it’s reported that Covid-19 damages gut lining (since it also contain high ACE2 receptors) and drastically changes the microbiome. This results in elevated zonulin, which is a marker of leaky gut. Even after recovery, there are reports saying that covid antigen remains in the gut for a long time. However, having leaky gut causes this antigen to reach blood stream and triggers inflammation and symptoms similar to having the virus.
This articles explains alot:
Day 9: Last night was hell on earth. I had low grade fever and excruciating stomach pain that just won’t go down all night so I couldn’t sleep at all! This means covid is now in my gut and my immune system is fighting it with ferocity! I had bad diarrhea today. I’m doing everything I can to prevent leaky gut from happening because I know this is the worst outcome!
I’m waiting on the two weeks mark because this is when most of the recoveries happen.
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Day10: feeling tons better today. I didn’t get the fever last night and today and stomach pains are all but gone. I can finally get out and take a walk. I lost so much water and electrolytes from frequent urination and diarrhea yesterday so I’m dehydrated.
This cursed disease challenges the body in every possible way! Stay safe
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You ok?
Thanks for coming to check on me, bro @TFD I’m one month post covid and still have a lingering vertigo/lightheadedness/dizziness that seems to be slowly improving over time. Likely a low blood pressure issue. Covid had taken a toll on my mental health and is a major setback. Seeing my elder brother in ICU for almost 15 days was such a traumatic experience.
The mere thought of suffering long covid symptoms freaks me out so I’m still following a strict preemptive protocol.
I’m sharing my treatment protocol to help those who are desperate:
Green tea extract 2 weeks
Neem herb 2 weeks
Dark Chocolate 90% or higher
Probiotics: Lactobacillus plantarum + Lactobacillus casei Shirota (Found in drink Yakult) + Bifidobacterium lactis bb-12
Kefir 200ml (if tolerated)
Plain, grass fed protein shake
Quality multivitamin
Garlic & ginger everyday
Colostrum every morning
Stay hydrated with enough electrolytes
Plenty of fibers
This is not a substitute for medical care. In case of shortness of breath, low oxygen (<95), chest pain or worsening of symptoms: go to hospital immediately.
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Glad to see you’re here and on your way out of this unpleasant adventure.
I was also concerned about possible sexual problems (mainly low libido & erectile dysfunction) post covid after seeing many anecdotes on covidlonghaulers community. However, I appear to be fine in this department, thankfully. Interestingly, many of the long covid symptoms seem to be similar in nature to ones seen in PFS.
@TFD
PFS shares plenty of symptoms with a variety a conditions.
Yeah, it’s weird.
Which takes me back to excess inflammation hypothesis. It appears that for some, the immune system response doesn’t switch off even after they test negative for covid.
For this very reason, I’m currently on an anti-inflammatory/anti-viral protocol.
I’ve been dealing with mental issues for the past 7 years.
I’m telling you, Even before PFS I was experiencing on a daily basis a lot of symptoms listed in here, including:
diahrrea
loss of libido (no other sexual probems whatsoever)
depression
fatigue
shortness of breath
weakness
anxiety
panick
severe brain fog
memory issues
And God knows how many more I can’t reacall right now.
A lot of my inflamatory markers are way too high. Need to bring 'em down.
But yes, i do believe the immune system is involved.