I’ve had Long Covid since my infection in March 2020. Been a huge struggle and when I felt things were improving a little, I got Covid again in October 2022 which caused a major flare up of Long Covid. My typical flare symptoms are shortness of breath with any exertion, chest pain or rib pain, coughing, and extreme fatigue/exhaustion where I’m still tired whether or not I get a ton of sleep, losing hair, phantom smell or taste, etc…

My Vitamin D was very deficient on 2,000 units after having Covid in March 2020. I was also told to go on smaller doses but I did it on my own and took 10,000 units daily (drops sublingual) and it took 1 to 1.5 years before my levels finally hit on the high end. Currently taking 8,000 units daily to maintain and have my Vitamin D checked every 6 months. My iron levels also were low after having Covid in March 2020 and I’m on a higher dosing of this. Along with my vitamin D getting checked every 6 months, my iron levels are also checked every 6 months.

I see a Long Covid pulmonologist who has kept up with research and recommends things or meds that are showing promise. Low dose Naltrexone was recommended because it helps with the chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, and as an extra benefit it helps with chest discomfort or pain. I am on 3mg PO daily and it had helped until just recently where I have had a major flare that was more severe than it has been since 2020. So we are looking at increasing it to 4 or 5mg PO daily. The typical range for low dose Naltrexone is 1-5mg PO daily. So, we will see.

It’s been a struggle and I’ve been constantly looking for things to help. I see a chiropractor regularly for the chest/rib pain and have massages regularly to help with muscle pain. It’s been helping but only so far.