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Red light therapy for long covid?

Posted by jsg12206 @jsg12206, Mar 8, 2024

Has anyone tried red light therapy to treat long covid brain fog and lethargy? There appeaars to be a small but growing amount of peer-reviewed research showing promising benefits.

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friedrich | @friedrich | 3 days ago
In reply to @eod1517 "I can speak to this. I got Long Covid almost 3 years ago now. The bottom..." + (show)
@eod1517

I can speak to this. I got Long Covid almost 3 years ago now. The bottom line is, it's not a magic bullet. I have spent double my life's savings on anything and everything that was purported to help, to no avail. I am now out of work. So, that's how 'effective' it is. Do I doubt that it helps? No. On a small level, I have no doubt that it helps the mitochondria increase ATP. Is it enough for me to function even remotely close to normal? No. Not at all. And that is with all the other things I was doing to support my mitochondria (supplements, etc). I purchased my red light devices just over a year ago. I admit that early on, I had some trouble being consistent, which is important. But it was not able to help me keep my job.

That all said, I was trying to follow the instructions of 20 minutes a day, about 5 or 6 days a week. Starting today, I found a 2019 study that shows mice seem to perfom best between 3 and 6 hours. I am now going to try to do it several hours a day. I have a huge panel as well as the VieLight headset. Many days I am too exhausted and fatigued to stand in front of the panel. But I am going to start using the transcranial VieLight headset several times a day to see how that goes. But again, I want to let everyone know that there is, without a doubt, no magic bullet--not for the vast majority of people, anyhow. If you have the money, by all means, get it. But I cannot tell you it will be the magic solution.

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To eod1517 —

Thank you for your balanced and very detailed account of your experience with Red Light Therapy.

Your narrative also applies to the many other kinds of treatments that Long Haulers will try. A treatment will work for some people, to some extent, and not at all for other people. And, one must keep up with the research to find ways to modify the treatment for maximum benefit. Also, one should seek out healthcare providers who are actively working with the latest advances in the treatment.

Wishing you success with the VieLight. Keep us posted…

— friedrich

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jsg12206 | @jsg12206 | 3 days ago
In reply to @annlandi "What kind of RLT units are available over the counter, do you know? Thanks!" + (show)
@annlandi

What kind of RLT units are available over the counter, do you know? Thanks!

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The only ones that are FDA APPROVED, not in process of approval, and whose effectiveness is evaluated in oeer-reviewed journals, are those at https://platinumtherapylights.com/

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annlandi | @annlandi | 3 days ago
In reply to @jsg12206 "The only ones that are FDA APPROVED, not in process of approval, and whose effectiveness is..." + (show)
@jsg12206

The only ones that are FDA APPROVED, not in process of approval, and whose effectiveness is evaluated in oeer-reviewed journals, are those at https://platinumtherapylights.com/

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Thank you!

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