Anyone here have any experience using Acetylcysteine to treat long covid? Or any other safe drug?
Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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What symptoms do you feel recently? Are they improving?
The brain fog is hardest to describe. One symptom is that I confuse things much more easily now. It's like the resolution on concepts has gone way down. Instead of remembering a specific fact about a specific country (that I recently learned and resolved to commit to memory), for example, it's "some Middle Eastern country... or maybe it was African, but somewhere over there... did this thing where... something medica…
I've been getting the same thing since 2019 from time to time. I had Covid several times as well.
I'm getting better, but I feel like I relapse occasionally. Extra sleep seems to help me a lot.
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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The brain fog is hardest to describe. One symptom is that I confuse things much more easily now. It's like the resolution on concepts has gone way down. Instead of remembering a specific fact about a specific country (that I recently learned and resolved to commit to memory), for example, it's "some Middle Eastern country... or maybe it was African, but somewhere over there... did this thing where... something medica…
I've been getting the same thing since 2019 from time to time. I had Covid several times as well. I'm getting better, but I feel like I relapse occasionally. Extra sleep seems to help me a lot.
Wow. Did you get super early covid or was there another cause? Same here on the sleep thing!
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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COVID, at least strains from a few years ago, were known to cause insomnia. But it seems likely it's something that could be from any virus.
I'm asking if the "brain fog" could be related to insomnia - like maybe the people who have the brain fog aren't used to not sleeping and a few weeks of illness where their sleep schedules are completely ruined may be enough to "throw them off" for months. That is, by what mechanism does covid cause "brain fog" after the fact?
My hunch from having a similar disease that caused brain fog, and having read some of the literature as a layman, is that tiny capillaries are clotting in the brain. Or the lungs. Or wherever your viral load was heaviest maybe? It seems to last up to a year, meaning worsening or new symptoms could manifest. I would hope the plasticity of your brain minimizes that.
That symptom, from a different disease, only caused a serious problem after persisting for over a decade. Count on it going away, if you work, and rest, your brain. - Crosses fingers
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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It feels like a Black Mirror episode. A bunch of things shaving little slivers off our intelligence until we're too stupid to save ourselves.
Or a passage from the holy Bible. The wisdom of the wise men will perish. Isaiah 29:14 For it is written: "I will make the wisdom of the wise men perish, and the intelligence of the intellectuals I will reject." 1. Corinthians 1:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written: "He catches the wise in their own cunning." 1. Corinthians 3:19 The wise have been put to shame. They have become t…
Isaiah, being Old Testament, is more about the defense of Jerusalem, and given even in the most literal interpretation, Israelis are as screwed as anyone else, I'll say some serious verse/context cherrypicking is going on here.
Corinthians, in the New Testament, as far as it is relevant has a better standing, coming from the standpoint of illustrating that Wisdom as it is to the Almighty looks entirely different to Wisdom according to mortals, for things happen in Eternity, that a population of transient mortals may not see or recall for generations. At best though, the scripture isn't indicating this is God's active intent/doing, but taken at face value Human Wisdom != God's Wisdom. Not necessarily useful on our timescales except as a reminder that things can happen that can completely turn established order on it's head, nothing is set in stone and impossible to see change, and that in those Times, it is important to remember we are not perfect, and to meet the adversity in question with humility, and a courage underpinned by faith. Regardless of the particulars of your faith, it isn't terrible advice or Scripture. Certainly more timeless than the Isaiah verse. 3:19 is much the same schtick.
Props for casting where angels fear to tread. It will largely land on deaf/unprepared/unwilling ears however. Then again, you got me to actually look at the book, so you might consider that a win I suppose. Given the room, don't be surprised if there is a poor reception.
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
#186How many people experiencing long COVID symptoms had one or more mRNA shots (lipid, adenovirus) and of those who experienced the worst of the symptoms and shots and boosters since 2021... how did the timing work out?
NO this is not a survey and it is not even an invitation to a flamewar. I would urge everyone to consider correlation themselves and privately and honestly, and consider the possibility.
In 2021 after years stable on his meds, my 83 year old Dad died 10 DAYS after his first Moderna, COVID negative. Pulmonary thrombosis. Ironically, an earlier vaxed friend who took on a bizarre errand to try to convince me that was likely a 'coincidence' and angered me so much I un-friended him, just died of 'heart complications'.
mRNA particles and spikes are too small. Lipid mRNA always escapes the injection site, even into unborn babies. There is delay before mRNA infected cells become active factories, and then a further delay before there are tiny spikes as well. Then finally depleted factories become scar tissue and clotting in the most sensitive regions of the body including the brain. None of these things are directly harmful by themselves. There's just too many, too quickly. I believe the phenomenon would be a delayed onset, whole body anaphylaxis reaction. If the heart or lungs are affected there is danger of mortality, as there was for Dad. But there could be long term effects too.
Another danger is corruption of medical science, when a particular "highly possible cause" goes without mention or further study, and existing studies make assumptions to tiptoe along a tightrope.
The first question I would have for researchers on long COVID topic today is, is it controlled for vaccination/booster status? And what are the results of the specific classes of patient?
Just think about it.
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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Or a passage from the holy Bible. The wisdom of the wise men will perish. Isaiah 29:14 For it is written: "I will make the wisdom of the wise men perish, and the intelligence of the intellectuals I will reject." 1. Corinthians 1:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written: "He catches the wise in their own cunning." 1. Corinthians 3:19 The wise have been put to shame. They have become t…
your book doesn't have a single bit of insight into cell cultures, microscopy, viral interactions, immune responses or anything else we've figured out in the last few centuries. its ridiculous to use such a thing to degrade modern intellectual persuit. please keep your 1st century book of wooly mumblings in the tax free echo chambers where it belongs, adults are talking.
Keep feeding that Pride demon. Albert Einstein believed in God. Who are you to talk down to Einstein?
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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I've been getting the same thing since 2019 from time to time. I had Covid several times as well. I'm getting better, but I feel like I relapse occasionally. Extra sleep seems to help me a lot.
Wow. Did you get super early covid or was there another cause? Same here on the sleep thing!
Yes I got Covid it before vaccines were available.
I work from home, and I'm generally pretty careful, I got it the other times in places you wouldn't really expect like drive throughs.
The first case was by far the worst though.
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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When were you sick? March 2020 here and while cognitively I have been ok, my heart and lungs are all messed up. Four years, three primary doctors, five cardiologists, over a dozen tests and still no real answers. I tested as borderline COPD, given an inhaler and my lung tests improved dramatically, well into healthy range. However even with the inhaler I still get that "air hunger" sensation and the feeling like I ca…
Jan 2022 for me. I also have the "air hunger" sensation, but it comes in spurts. I was also perscribed an inhaler, and have used it a few times, but it doesn't seem to have much of an impact.
perhaps try the inhaler for an extended period to see if it helps more over time?
Re: Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients
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much empathy/sympathy; vascular dysregulation is terrifying, but treatable. cognitivefx.com (in Utah) does excellent work in this area, as do others good luck!
Thanks for the empathy and for the tip!
you're welcome - and here's the correct url https://www.cognitivefxusa.com/