Did Dr. Bruce Patterson’s program work for you?

Thanks for taking the time to write the above. It’s great to get the word out about scientific help finally for Long Covid. I’m on my third day of my treatment from Dr. Patterson and all is well. Few months to go and I’m looking forward to getting most of my pre Covid life back. Good luck to everyone!

LC since 9/2020 before vaccines were available. I started Dr Patterson’s program. Got the test results, but to continue your PCP must be in compliance to follow through the protocol. Since my PCP was not on board (mainly because it involved the use of Ivermectin) I did not continue. At the time, it would require another high fee, besides the cost of the initial lab work, to have the video consultation to review and read the test results. Remember, this was still very early on in the pandemic. Deaths were staggering. We knew very little about the virus and what was known was so preliminary in the process. Since Ivermectin was proven ineffective in the treatment of COVID, I chose not to pursue Dr Patterson’s program.

Still hoping a treatment(s) is discovered for all.

@jrg200911 Dr Patterson’s drugs are now Maraviroc and Atorvastatin. There are also a trio of drugs taken pre meal along with a low histamine diet. I’m hoping and praying that his stated 80% success rate is the real deal. So far good results at 2 months of a 6 month journey.

It's so varied from person to person, may I ask what have been your most debilitating LC symptoms?

Absolutely PEM, Exercise Intolerance, and Brain Fog. Pre November '21 I was exercising 45 minutes aerobic between elliptical and resistance exercises 6X per week. After my Moderna booster I would crash and need to lay down for hours if I attempted that level of exercise. The de-conditioning that has occurred as a result is not a good thing as you can imagine. I think my Malaise and Brain Fog cross over. By that I mean I have had a general lack of motivation to do things which to me is worse than my inability to exercise at proper levels. I have other symptoms less bothersome, but those are my biggys.

With respect, I'm not so certain it is "so different" from person to person. If you read enough about LC, PEM, Exercise Intolerance, and Brain Fog are the top symptoms. After that it does vary.

@arichards3
Though there is definitely a common list of symptoms for longhaulers, I do believe a person's prior comorbidities, and the particular virus strain infected with, with or without vaccine(s), most likely affects people differently in severity and diversity of symptoms.

With that said...
LC as of Sept. 2020. Officially diagnosed as of July 2023 at our local COVID Recovery Clinic. Prior I was walking 3-7 miles a day and in very good health - best in a while...
Overnight from one day to the next, persistent original symptoms from day 1... Chest pain/pressure (like an elephant sitting on my chest); Shortness of breath (like breathing through cheesecloth); With little to no exertion, often while sitting... Heart palpitations-racing/spikes (up to 200beats per min)/dips (down to 40 - usually following the spike), followed by post exertional malaise and crushing fatigue; severe dizziness - unbalanced (have yet to fall but have to steady myself whenever/wherever I walk); severe brain fog (cannot focus, short-term memory loss, can take me an hour to read an article - more if it is technical, always searching and rarely finding the words to carry on an adult conversation, a career bookkeeper and now cannot do the simplest math without a calculator); depression and anxiety; via tilt table test diagnosed with POTS and Postural Orthostatic Hypotension; Other minor yet debilitating symptoms - vision; awful taste in my mouth; strange smells - dead fish, peanut butter; hearing music and radio broadcasts when there were none.

Through trial and error medication/physical/psycological therapies, though they all pop up their heads in some degree or another, my current most debilitating symptoms after 4 1/2 years is severe brain fog and dizziness.

Gratefully, I was awarded SSDI - Social Security Disability the first week of Jan 25. Represented by an attorney, I moved through the 5-step process in less than 5 months. As far as I have read, the process can take up to 2 years with disapproval and appeal almost guaranteed. Now that the SSA workforce has been cut in half, the wait has been estimated to be twice as long.

I'm sure there is more I can add, but this should give you an idea of my LC Journey.