Do any supplements help symptoms of Long Covid, like fatigue?

Posted by sjde53 @sjde53, Aug 16 8:35am

Has anyone found any supplements that help the chronic fatigue and/ or the brain fog of Long Covid? Doing research , I’ve seen NAC, luteolin, beet powder( a precursor of nitric oxide ) and CoQ10. Have already tried vitamin D, fish oil ( omega 3’s) and B 12. TIA!

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rebeccaann | @rebeccaann | Aug 16 4:03pm

Is there anything for head pressure also feeling like a band around head. No pain ghough

wheezerplzr | @wheezerplzr | Aug 16 7:37pm

No supplements are helpful that I know of.

jfbock | @jfbock | Aug 17 7:18am

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9395797/

h2998sc | @h2998sc | Aug 17 2:01pm

I started taking supplements 5 years ago.Already a year in with covid then.This is what I took (and some still)...Pantothenic acid.NAC,NAD,E,Liposomal glutathione.C,E,Calcium w/D.Fish oil.
There were some medications I took along the way.But I've kept going.Honestly,I don't know if these supplements actually helped me.I'm thinking yes.Might consider it and talk with your dr.Can't hurt.But today I feel pretty normal.AS I have in the last several months now.So stay hopeful.Sometimes I think this virus just needs to go through it's 'usefulness' phase.?IDK.No vaccine,no boosters.I would have decided 6 years earlier to NOT get any shots.But,I did.Don't know if my case is because of that or what.Regardless.I did test positive for covid...twice.Second time didn't even know I had it.Be strong...things change.Sometimes quickly.DRink lots of water,protien and try to keep your weight on as difficult as that can be.God Bless all...

h2998sc | @h2998sc | Aug 17 2:11pm

when you say 'already tried'...you stopped taking some?I didn't see any real 'results' until a while after I started.I could tell things were starting to gel..I wasn't feeling AS SICK as I had been.Still doing them.I suggest Dr Paul Anderson on youtube.AWESOME dr.knows his stuff about all the serious physical things that we go through.

sjde53 | @sjde53 | Aug 17 5:19pm

What about ALA and low dose naltrexone?

vostie | @vostie | Aug 18 4:44pm

In reply to @sjde53 "What about ALA and low dose naltrexone?" + (show)

@sjde53 low-dose naltrexone works for me. Brought back about 50% of my energy and minimized the need to rest until about 1 o’clock in the afternoon. I can now walk about 7/10 of a mile each morning. I still have to pace myself religiously or I will crash. Side effects are minimal but you absolutely need to start at a very low dose and work up extremely slowly. Doctor started me at 1.5 mg increasing 1.5 mg every month to my current dose of 5 mg each day. Some people with Long Covid have to start at an even lower dose… Like .5 mg or .05 mg. I did not see a substantial change in my energy until about the third month. I’ve been on it over a year now and I will probably never stop. It has given me a good share of my life back.

sjde53 | @sjde53 | Aug 18 7:44pm

In reply to @vostie "@sjde53 low-dose naltrexone works for me. Brought back about 50% of my energy and minimized the..." + (show)

@vostie Thank you.
I happen to be on naltrexone for a different reason and I started at 8 mg and had no problem .
And I am usually one who has G.I. issues with new meds. I had no side effects at all.

jgk177 | @jgk177 | 3 days ago

In reply to @sjde53 "@vostie Thank you. I happen to be on naltrexone for a different reason and I started..." + (show)

@sjde53 I was taking a LONG list of supplements and nothing seemed to help.. what does help (in a subtle way) is creatine. there are lots of garbage brands out there.. one that my Dr recommended is "Now Sports"