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Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

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Re: Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

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Elder friend of mine got the fatigue two weeks after covid. after everything else was ruled out she was given ssris for anxiety, and indeed she could walk again a few weeks later.

If this turns out to be as interesting as it sounds, well buy SSRI maker stocks

Re: Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

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For the vast majority of cases, a long COVID diagnosis is extremely short on rigor. The best evidence available suggests most cases of "long COVID" are misattribution: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar...

Not necessarily the best or the latest evidence...

See: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2

Re: Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

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My gut reaction (pun intended) or guess on what causes Long Covid is a viral reservoir, possibly in the gut, that the immune system cannot fully clear. Low serotonin is then a downstream effect from the chronic stress on the body. Approx. 90% of serotonin found in the human body is located in the (GI) tract. So people and doctors will throw SSRIs at the problem, and maybe that will relieve some symptoms, but will not address the fundamental cause. Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10171832/

Re: Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

#6
I was communicating with a co-worker the other day who put in their email signature: my energy levels are heavily impacted by long covid which results in my inability to respond quickly.

I need to come up with something because it was very clever.

Re: Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

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I had a globus / lump in throat sensation that was my first symptom of COVID and persisted months after. It went away somehow after I started going to the gym. Obviously can’t say if it’s connected or not, but wouldn’t be surprised if it was.

Re: Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes

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post #4

For the vast majority of cases, a long COVID diagnosis is extremely short on rigor. The best evidence available suggests most cases of "long COVID" are misattribution: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar...

Not necessarily the best or the latest evidence... See: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2

With a totally straight face,

“With significant proportions of individuals with long COVID unable to return to work7, the scale of newly disabled individuals is contributing to labour shortages”

And I thought it was the Fed!

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