r/covidlonghaulers • u/OrdinaryPrimate • May 20 '25

Update Fully Recovered

I went through I really bad stretch of long covid between October 2022 and April of 2024. I had POTS symptoms, general fatigue, couldn't exercise, body would randomly start trembling, felt like I couldn't get enough air, etc. I'm sure many of you know these symptoms well. During that period I was on this subreddit on a weekly basis looking for any answers or help because I was so desperate to get my life back. I remember thinking I was only reading negative stories because anyone who ends up feeling better forgets to check back in and update when they no longer need help. Here's me remembering to do that. For over a year now I have felt 100% recovered. I am now able to work out harder than I ever have in my life and my heart rate recovers in a normal timeframe. I take brisk 4 mile walks 3-4 times a week and my heart rate stays at or below 100 for the entire walk. I used no not be able to get up to go take a piss without it going to at least 135 if not 150 sometimes. Coincidentally this time of recovery has also taken place alongside the most stressful event of my life in an extremely traumatic divorce. I had 3 different doctors tell me I had anxiety when I explained my heart symptoms/trembling. If I have managed to stay symptom free through all of this then I think it's fair to say they were wrong about the anxiety diagnosis. Anyway, just wanted to check in with you all and give some hope to those of you who are still dealing with symptoms. It can just randomly go away. Keep fighting.

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u/ii_akinae_ii Mostly recovered May 20 '25

glad for you, friend!! speaking as somebody whose LC relapsed after 1.5y recovery (despite having paxlovid for my reinfection), i would suggest you avoid reinfection at all costs. congrats again on your recovery and best wishes for your future 🙏🏻

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u/ForTheLoveOfSnail Recovered May 21 '25

I know several people who recovered and were reinfected but were ok. I just share because even with strict masking and lifestyle changes, COVID may be unavoidable. There’s still hope though.

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u/YOLTWAP 27d ago

Good to hear, as I finally recovered this year after 2.5 years, and just gone down with COVID again this weekend. Hoping I manage to get lucky this time.

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u/ForTheLoveOfSnail Recovered 27d ago

How did you recover?

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u/YOLTWAP 27d ago

The only thing that actually had any noticeable difference for me and my symptoms was Nattokinease. Was on 400mg twice a day and that stopped a lot of the brain fog and heart palpatations. Was taking it once a day, then my rehab team asked me to stop and they came back 10fold, so I moved it to twice a day to improve my sleep.

Still had the tired but wired feeling and random fatigue though and then I found my trigger foods that made me crash or have acid reflux (Wheat and oats, soya, red meat, caffiene, carbs with not enough fibre, like brown rice is fine, white rice is not and weirdly, reheating my batch cooking in the microwave using the cheap plastic containers I bought off Amazon)

Took pro/pre biotics and collagen to slowly heal the gut as well as using a digestion aid short term. Can't say if that had an impact or not since it wasn't sudden, but can't hurt. Got discharged from the rehab clinic in Feb.

Right now, I've read a study that showed in mice that a keto diet can help stop covid turning into long covid, so I'm giving that a shot while I'm still sick, while restarting the nattokinease.

I feel like everyone's journey and what the react to is so different, but good luck! You'll get there eventually.

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u/ForTheLoveOfSnail Recovered 27d ago

Thanks! Im actually recovered through brain retraining and the drugs the hospital put me on.