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Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by MisterBastahrd »

jotato wrote: post #9
crims0n wrote: post #2

Interesting that they classify loss of smell as a neurological symptom. I had Covid last January and my sense of smell has never been the same. I used to be able to walk into a room, flair my nostrils, and pick up everything from the couch, carpet, and curtains… to the subtle cool drafts from the windows and fireplace. Now everything has completely dulled out, and I only occasionally pick up those old scents in passi…

How is your taste? I lost it completely (not just a little or muted, but 100% gone) for about 5 weeks. It started to come back, but 18 months later things still don't taste right. Nothing is flavorful or stands out as delicious.

There are certain things I have no problem smelling and tasting. And other things I just can't smell or taste. The result is that I have a whole entirely new set of sensitivities that I didn't have before. I cannot stand the fragrances in detergents and air fresheners. I used to keep the Fresh Linen scent Febreze fresheners around the house. It doesn't smell like Fresh Linen anymore... it just smells sickeningly sweet like dunking your head into a container of liquid detergent. I can't eat oranges anymore and have basically retired from giving recommendations on cigars because I'm just... broken... in that respect anymore.

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by toofy »

dontknowwhyihn wrote: post #27
alchemist1e9 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except for me and many others long covid symptoms got worse after vaccination. Additionally new research is uncovering serious and significant risks for the vaccine with fairly marginal protection benefits.

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> but you’re still not allowed to say that.

you literally just said it.

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by dehrmann »

Animats wrote: post #45

This is really bad. Important points: * About 10% of people getting COVID get some form of long COVID. * There's long term damage. At least years. Maybe permanent in some cases. * You can get COVID more than once.[1] Somewhere above 6-10% of infections are re-infections, and that number increases over time. Immunity seems to last 3-18 months. What is this going to look like in 5 years? 30% - 40% of the population dis…

> 30% - 40% of the population disabled?

That assumes likelihood of getting long covid doesn't drop after successive infections.

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by TillE »

TurkishPoptart wrote: post #30
thewizardofaus wrote: post #10

Covid fatigue is no joke. As an Elite Athlete I'm training 20-30 hours a week. I got covid last year (triple vaxed) and it wiped me out for a good 6 months. It took me 3 weeks to be able to walk longer than a minute without needing to lay down for the rest of the day and sleep. I have dealt with fatigue problems for 6 months and only just now, do I feel like I'm getting "back to normal". The most frustrating thing is…

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Worth what? The personal "cost" of the vaccine, outside of some extremely rare outliers, is a day or two of discomfort.

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by TurkishPoptart »

roenxi wrote: post #5

As always, it is difficult to assess this sort of thing without a reference to the flu. As far as I can tell, in daily life we are continuously encountering people with various chronic problems and systemically under-calling the impact of them. It is a total coincidence if a body is functioning at full capacity. If COVID increases the hazard ratios there isn't much I can do. As far as I can tell, everyone is going to…

>As far as I can tell, everyone is going to get COVID

Not if everyone gets antibodies first.

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by eismcc »

nradov wrote: post #41
eismcc wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar situation. Did a 70.3 in June and then was laid out flat like I had never been before. My watch was telling me numbers that looked like I did a full Ironman every day. For months. I found that liver support supplements made a measurable impact.

What are liver supper supplements? Is there any research on this?

I found popular ones on Amazon.

I tried it because of doing research on my high numbers for Epstein-Barr (aka mono). I found via NIH papers that liver issues are common with mono patients so I figured I could be having that since there were no other obvious blood results.

I had Covid beforehand and when I had extreme fatigue I had the mono tests done. The EBV numbers were off the charts and then I found some NIH paper talking about how it’s thought Covid can reactivate EBV.

My biometrics jumped almost immediately up on my Garmin and stayed there. It was a life changer.

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by DoreenMichele »

nradov wrote: post #41
eismcc wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar situation. Did a 70.3 in June and then was laid out flat like I had never been before. My watch was telling me numbers that looked like I did a full Ironman every day. For months. I found that liver support supplements made a measurable impact.

What are liver supper supplements? Is there any research on this?

I imagine it's a typo and probably should say:

liver support supplements

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by chiefalchemist »

thewizardofaus wrote: post #10

Covid fatigue is no joke. As an Elite Athlete I'm training 20-30 hours a week. I got covid last year (triple vaxed) and it wiped me out for a good 6 months. It took me 3 weeks to be able to walk longer than a minute without needing to lay down for the rest of the day and sleep. I have dealt with fatigue problems for 6 months and only just now, do I feel like I'm getting "back to normal". The most frustrating thing is…

Have you been tested for Epstein Barr by any chance?

Re: Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

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Post by SnowHill9902 »

thewizardofaus wrote: post #10

Covid fatigue is no joke. As an Elite Athlete I'm training 20-30 hours a week. I got covid last year (triple vaxed) and it wiped me out for a good 6 months. It took me 3 weeks to be able to walk longer than a minute without needing to lay down for the rest of the day and sleep. I have dealt with fatigue problems for 6 months and only just now, do I feel like I'm getting "back to normal". The most frustrating thing is…

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