Post-Covid Long Haulers: Natural Remedies and Treatment

I had long covid for 14 months. Spent $25k on supplements (a lot of them listed here) to try to manage/cure it.

Korean Pine Needle tea was the thing that I believe brought me to 100%. I've been 100% for 3 months now. It has a compound suramin which may help protect TCells from being infected by the virus. When I first took it I had flu-like symptoms for 2 days as if I was fighting the virus again. To help manage my longcovid and support immune system I was also taking Lactococcus Lactis (probiotic), buffered vitamin c and Beta Glucans back then.

For early acute phase of the virus, steam-inhaling nascent iodine (add dropper of iodine to boiling cup of water then inhale steam) helped my lungs. 2 weeks in I had burning lungs and covid pneumonia. I needed to steam inhale iodine daily for weeks or I'd wake up with pneumonia the next day. Little did I know I'd still be sick for 13 months after that. (heart, neurological, gastro problems - I had it all) It's a crazy virus but I think natural cures could prevent almost anyone from dying from it. No gene therapy shot needed.

My husband and I both had covid and were sick for two months. My husband ended up in the hospital but we got him out because their protocol was killing him. He left with a 10% chance to live because his liver was poisoned by the medication they gave him.

We looked up everything natural that would heal his liver and he took it. His liver is 100% back. He developed a pulmonary embolism so we both went on what's called the long haul protocol for covid. It is working. I'm 100% back and he is about 80% back. I hope this helps you.

• Ivermectin for 5 days then 1 or two times a week for 4 weeks.
• Vitamin B complex
• Vitamin C 500 to 1000 mg a day
• Vitamin D3 1000 to 3000 iu a day
• Quercetin 250 mg a day
• Zinc 30 to 40 mg a day
• Aspirin 325 mg a day
• DHA or Omega 3
• N-Acetyl Cysteine 600mg 1 of 2 times a day
• Probiotics
• Melatonin 10 to 20 mg before bed

You do this until you are better.

You can get info from the FLCCC Alliance.

Your comment could not be further from the truth. If you had done your due diligence before posting your comment, then you would have discovered the help they have provided people that could not get better on the pharma hospital protocols. I challenge you to find YouTube videos on the work they're doing. They've appeared before Congress trying to get the protocols changed and because of how the NIH and CDC is run, they were turned a deaf ear. They've continued their work and helped other countries and moved on from petitioning the US Congress. Look up Louis Gossett, Jr. and how he checked himself out of an Atlanta hospital because a kind person reached out and spoke up about the FLCCC protocol. He claims it saved his life! They also run a unit out of a Texas hospital that is open minded to their methods. Once again, please research before condemning these wonderful doctors who practice in the spirit of what EarthClinic stands for and represents.

I was about a month and a half after my initial infection and still having trouble breathing, constantly needing to clear my throat, brain fog, low energy, and coughing fits. I would make an occasional Hot Toddy, because it really helped with the breathing, and I always added a dash of cayenne pepper. Last week, the cayenne pepper was not coming out of the shaker, so I opened it up to get a little out, and probably a tablespoon's worth, maybe a little more, fell into my drink. I thought "what the hey" and added a bit more honey to make it more palatable. It was not the best tasting, but I drank the whole cup. The next day, and ever since, I felt better. I drank one more this week, just to be sure I killed everything off, but I am back to my usual self.

FLCCC are dead on. I've used the protocol, including Ivermectin, to cure several of my friends who got Covid. I've got hundreds of Ivermectin, imported and dole it out as I hear about issues. Works like a charm, usually takes about 3 days when you include D, zinc, quercetin, A, and lots of C to bring down inflammation.

I had longhaulers too. I wanted to Kill myself. I won't go into my symptoms. A parasite cleanse took my symptoms away. I became myself again. I did the Dr. Hulda Clark cleanse. If you think about it, ivermectin and other similar drugs people are talking are anti parasitic. Maybe there's a connection? Not sure, but I know I got my life back. Hope this helps.

I just luvvv those "fact check" websites who are definitely NOT funded by pharma and their affiliates.

Thanks for the laugh Miss 😁

I had Covid. L-Lysine was the game changer for me. Helps stop the virus from replicating. Yes, got all this information from Earth Clinic.

I had long Covid. I was tired, depressed - just not feeling right at all. I had to cut the grass one day, although I had no desire to do this with my push mower. Afterwards, much to my surprise, I actually felt BETTER... This got me thinking...What sorts of processes are stimulated in the body by exertion?

And this led me to the idea of natural steroids.

I happened to have some Ayurvedic natural plant steroid on hand known as Guggul or Gugglesterone (see the "steroid" in the end of the name?) I took about double what was suggested on the bottle from an Indian grocery store. I felt better 20 minutes after I took the first dose the following day. I tried taking it, then not taking it on alternate days. I had to keep taking it every day for a couple of months. I don't take them any longer and I feel fine, again.

tl;dr guggulsterone every day for 8 weeks at double recommended dose on bottle.

MissM

Many have been helped by the FLCCC protocols, why don't you look at India and see how they eradicated Cov1d. Hint it costs $2.65 usd

Best

I believe I had Covid because I had all of the symptoms; shortness of breath, loss of taste and sense of smell, non existent appetite, achy, body felt heavy, extremely tired, etc.

First of all, I forced myself to eat at least 3 times a day a small nutritious meal, no junk food or processed food. After each and every meal I consumed 1 tablespoon of organic coconut oil.

After consuming the oil I immediately also took 1 teaspoon of organic and unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar in a cup of water and drank it. Slowly but surely I got better. I kept taking the oil and ACV until all my symptoms were completely gone. It took time, but I completely healed. Never take ACV without diluting it in a cup of water and make sure the ACV is unfiltered.

Hope this info helps!

Two people meet, a person with experience and one with an opinion. The person with experience knows the way through the challenge because they already walked it. The one with an opinion will continue on in their opinion and simply pass on and make room for the generation that will research. Simple fact check isn't research but peer review medical articles are research.

3-4 weeks after having Covid I realized my memory loss was acute. I am 62 years. This has been going on for 3 months. The term "brain fog" didn't register for me. It was short term memory loss and more like neuro connections not taking place.

I did more research and memory loss from Long-Covid can mimic Alzheimer Symptoms. It was pretty alarming.

I have recently been taking Maca for a host of reasons. Balancing hormones for post-menopause. Vaginal dryness. Depression. Adrenal exhaustion. Boosting my Energy. After taking Maca for several weeks, I realized my memory issues have improved significantly.

I did more research into the Maca and found it supports good memory and cognitive function. Stress relief. It supports a healthy libido and fertility issues. Maca supports the whole endocrine system. It is referred to as the South American ginseng. My memory issues have improved 75% ... oh and so has my sex drive.

I found an Organic brand that combines red, black and yellow Maca.The dosage on supplements are generally for maintenance and not therapeutic ... so I usually double or triple the dosage if I am treating for something. If the bowels become loose, you've over done it.

Very impressed with Maca.

I had Covid which caused horrible fatigue, shortness of breath, grey skin.

There has been some research on anemia associated with Covid.

I started taking 1 tablespoon of Unsulfured Blackstrap molasses once a day in the morning- I started feeling better within a week, was able to get up and go for a short walk without feeling exhausted and short of breath and I got color back in my horrible grey skin.

More isn't necessarily better, so please don't go overboard.

FLCCC has all you need for the virus protocol. Thankfully when Omicron hit my whole family, we had plenty of everything they advise except the Nebulizer, which I regret. However, high dose Iver tablet form does work, but for some reason, the horse paste worked faster. 3 of us were over the most severe symptoms in 3-5 days and 80% better day 7. There are some annoying lingering symptoms such as dry cough and phlegm production for a few weeks, but the severity is minimal. Some I know who were jabbed suffered with the virus 10-14 days because they followed allopathic protocols, which are mostly failures based on profit only.

Horse paste and on each notch it is 50 pounds so you go by how much you weigh and add about 20 to 50 pounds for longhaul covid. Say you weigh 150 then you would take it up to about 4 notches. We have taken it for several months and we haven't had any side effects.

I want to share some good news! I have finally healed after 15 months of having frequent long haul COVID symptoms. I had COVID in December 2020; my worst symptom was a horrendous headache that lasted a week or so. Other than that, my symptoms were body aches, upset stomach, diarrhea, fatigue and brain fog. The headache and most of the other symptoms went away after about 10 days. I was blessed that I had only very mild respiratory symptoms. A few weeks after I had recovered from the COVID, I became ill for a few days with what I came to know as long haul Covid. I had these symptoms (mild headache, nausea, digestive tract upset, and fatigue) once or more each month for well over a year.

After more than a year of these frequent long haul illnesses, I read medical studies showing that 70% or more of our immune system is located in our digestive tract. I began working diligently to strengthen my immune system by eating cultured vegetables and drinking probiotic drinks daily. I started very slowly with just small amounts of the probiotic food and drink so that my system could adjust slowly. I did this faithfully each day and within a couple of weeks I saw that my symptoms were milder and I was sick less frequently. After only a couple of months of this diet change, I had no long haul symptoms or illness at all and months later I've had no recurrence. I make my own cultured vegetables and my own water kefir ..... these are both rich in probiotics. I know now how very vital it is to maintain excellent gut health for a strong immune system.

I hope my experience will be helpful to others.

Unsulphured Black Strap Molasses can be used medicinally for people and pets.

It can energize you.

Blackstrap molasses is also a significant source of Vitamins and Minerals:

• Calcium
• Iron
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Vitamin B6

Hi, I had the virus last Dec. and all my research pointed at Melatonin 10mgs. at bedtime, but I stop all supplements as well as Melatonin every weekend, Start all over on Mondays

This will help your body from overloading and it works.

One of the best side effects of Melatonin is it cleans your lungs.

Good luck, Gary

One thing that we've noticed (and that no one else has mentioned) about covid recovery is how *vitally important* proper hydration is! Drink at least a gallon a day of *Clean Water* (reverse osmosis or distilled) with electrolytes/minerals added. This breaks up and clears out mucous, toxins, viruses, and other bad things that attack our bodies. Never underestimate simple things God created--such as water!

Try K2mk4 + k2mk7. I can't stress how much this is important. Basically the whole covid is actually k2 depletion. K2mk4 get 45mg from lifeextension.

Take 1 capsule every 3 hours for 24 hours. That is it.

And get K2mk7 trans type menaq7 type 3 times daily by 5 to 600 mcg for a week. Then slow to 180 to 200 mcg daily. K2 is gluing on spike, activating c and s human proteins, cleaning calcium from inflamed soft tissues. Etc... Google covid+k2 vitamin.

I have written a significant amount about the use of melatonin for Covid-19 and the aftermath of Covid-19 or what is commonly referred to as, "Long Covid" and this brand new study (February 2022) gives confirmation to the use of melatonin for Long Covid and partially explains why it works :

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35029046/

If you don't tolerate melatonin supplements, you can get daily sun exposure to increase your melatonin levels.

Art

Madelyn, you don't need "Korean" pine. You can use eastern white pine or red pine. Research both. You can find a lot of people selling both on etsy.

Just look at reviews and how long the sellers have been in business when deciding. Many are harvesting pine needles fresh by day. That's what you want. Freshly picked.

You may luck out and find that they grow in your area and you can go out and harvest yourself.

Ari,

Thank you very much for saying so.

I think Pine Bark Extract (PBE) would be useful for Long Covid. My favorite would likely be melatonin as I had previously posted about and I think that the two would work well together. On a related note, Grape Seed Extract (GSE), not to be confused with Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE), has very similar qualities to PBE.

I also think that bringing your vitamin D level (25 OH d level) well up into the upper half of the reference range of 30 ~ 100 ng/ml will likely be additive to the other two.

Taking vitamin D at the time of Covid-19 infection may not be optimal because it can take two weeks or longer for the vitamin D3 supplement to be fully converted to the active form of vitamin D. For Long Covid, I think the importance is to get your 25 OH d level up into the upper half of the reference range which your doctor can test for you to make sure you go high enough, but not beyond the top of the reference range.

Regarding PBE for high blood pressure, when I took very high dose PBE as an experiment, it had no discernible effect on my blood pressure.

Art

Karie,

A very useful supplement for Covid-19 as well as recovery, is melatonin.

The reason why is because melatonin is protective of the major organs of the body as well as having anti inflammatory as well as very potent antioxidative stress effects. Given that the SARS CoV-2 virus has shown that it can attack many organs and operates well in an environment of elevated oxidative stress and inflammation, melatonin is well suited for the purpose.

I wrote about this extensively here :

https://www.earthclinic.com/melatonin-protocol-for-coronavirus.html

And here:

https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/melatonin-research-for-covid-19.html

Good luck!

Art

3mg is not enough. You need to take at least 4x that amount. But it's really based on your weight. If you're fighting COVID and symptoms have progressed to the pulmonary stage, you may take 36mg of Ivermectin if you weigh approx 130 lbs, for example. This dose would be taken once a day, for at least 5 days.

Please see these very helpful instructions for how to figure out your dosage, as well as other very important supplements you should be taking in conjunction.

Https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Alliance-I-MASKplus-Protocol-ENGLISH.pdf

Neem Tea for Long Covid Fatigue

I love neem tea for its effectiveness for a wide variety of diseases. Suffering from extreme exhaustion that is kind of disabling, I tried neem tea and taking it for only two three days resulted in improvement of my fatigue.

dosage: wash 10 neem leaves and put in a cup of boiling water. Let it simmer on low heat with pan covered for 20 minutes. Turn off stove and let it cool for further half an hour. Drink once a day.

Please do check the conditions under which neem should not be taken such as during pregnancy.

Wait after taking ivermectin. Covid to me is very much like Lyme disease. When you treat it, you can get die off symptoms when the virus is being killed in your body.

Rest and see how you are in a week or too. Take aspirin for aches and pains.

I had both COVID and Lyme. Not at once, the exit of both of these things was painful but they were eradicated.

I experience the burning in the throat occasionally. I thought it was from not mixing the solution well enough each time and getting too much salt from the saline. I don't know the formula you are using but I assume you are using food grade peroxide and not the regular as that will definitely burn. I would also get a nebulizer as it will be much more effective. I was near death and a friend provided the solution and nebulizer and said to do it every hour. I did this for two days and slowly tapered down. It saved my life! Prayers to you. Hope this helps.

I think the Korean pine needle tea isn't potent enough to help detoxifying your system. You should look for the oil instead, it can be ingested. I take about 8 drops directly under my tongue without any problem (of course it wouldn't taste too pleasant for some people).

Hi Deirdre,

I haven't finished reading it yet, but I can kind of see where this article is going. So far what I see is that melatonin would be a very good countering agent for the issues they are describing about how the muscles are affected by long covid.

Two main things they are discussing as a result of SARS CoV-2 are decreased mitochondrial function and decreased Oxidative Phosphorylation Capacity (OXPHOS) in the muscles leading to reduced muscle function capacity and muscle fatigue which are exacerbated by exercise. In the following study it is shown that melatonin can counter both issues :

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11854034/#:~:text=We recently showed that melatonin, in vivo and in vitro.

Here is a relevant quote :

We recently showed that melatonin counteracted mitochondrial oxidative stress and increased the activity of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) enzymes both in vivo and in vitro.

Melatonin has also shown the ability to restore mitochondrial respiration enzymes, one of the issues that they brought up in this study.

I'm not sure why they are completely ignoring the fact that SARS CoV-2 increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) very significantly in Covid-19 patients and then exercise further increases those ROS levels to levels capable of damaging muscle tissue and potentially causing fibrosis, essentially what they are describing in a roundabout way. Everything they are saying so far points toward the elevated ROS and RNS levels and impaired mitochondrial function associated with Covid-19 that are exacerbated by physical or even mental exercise. In long covid patients, these two seem to remain elevated as discussed in other studies.

Melatonin acts to return mitochondrial function to homeostasis and at a bare minimum significantly improves mitochondrial function and is a very potent scavenger of ROS and RNS through both direct antioxidant and radical scavenging by melatonin and its metabolites and indirect actions via upregulating many of the bodies own potent antioxidants and radical scavengers. The following May 2023 study clearly shows that both ROS and RNS are elevated in Covid-19 patients :

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10219364/

Here is a very relevant study quote :

The results indicated that the serum levels of individual ROS and RNS were significantly higher in COVID-19 patients than in healthy subjects. The correlations between the serum levels of ROS and RNS and the biochemical markers ranged from moderate to very strongly positive. Moreover, significantly elevated serum levels of ROS and RNS were observed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with non-ICU patients. Thus, ROS and RNS concentrations in serum can be used as biomarkers to track the prognosis of COVID-19. This investigation demonstrated that oxidative and nitrative stress play a role in the etiology of COVID-19 and contribute to disease severity; thus, ROS and RNS are probable innovative targets in COVID-19 therapeutics.

So here we are back to more evidence in total suggesting that ROS and RNS result in increased oxidative stress and increased levels of inflammation both of which are damaging to the body in multiple ways and to multiple body organs including muscle . While the exact methods of action that SARS CoV-2 uses to cause this elevated status of ROS and RNS have not been fully elucidated yet, other studies have suggested that using these two as potential targets in Covid-19 and long covid (LC) can be beneficial for patients with C-19 or LC.

Imo, it will be a very long time before science discovers the exact methods of action involved in LC and because of that it makes more sense for those currently suffering with LC to pursue potent antioxidants and radical scavengers in the case of LC. Melatonin meets this criteria as well as other potent antioxidants such as alpha lipoic acid (ALA) and are worthy of consideration. In the specific case of muscle tissue stress, topical melatonin may have a part to play as well.

Art

I was recently sent this Time magazine article Tiny Blood Clots May Be to Blame for Long COVID Symptoms, Some Researchers Say.

I absolutely believe clotting and micro clotting are contributing factors to Covid-19 and Long Covid (LC), but I do not believe they are the only causes. I also believe that continuing elevated inflammation levels and oxidative stress levels are major contributing factors to LC, which is why antioxidant therapies have shown benefit in studies.

Again, this is why I believe that melatonin is at least one viable treatment for LC because it is the most potent antioxidant through multiple activities and pathways already shown and proven in many studies. It also has anti-inflammatory effects while also reducing clotting activity. Lastly, it has anti-apoptotic effects for normal human cells via potent mitochondrial protectant activities.

Keep in mind that the older Covid-19 patients are the ones who seem to fair the worst from this virus, and it is also this group who have the lowest levels of melatonin. This study suggests that melatonin levels are lower in young patients with moderate to mild Covid-19. It isn't much of a stretch to think that melatonin levels are also lower in senior adults with Covid-19.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8569735/#:~:text=In our study, serum melatonin, nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections.

I believe that Fecal Microbiome Transplantation (FMT) will ultimately turn out to be the best and simplest fix for LC. One of the effects of melatonin is that it alters the gut microbiome toward less pathogenic bacteria, while Covid-19 alters the gut microbiome toward more pathogenic bacteria, as outlined here in this new article (November 2022) :

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/covid-19-disrupts-gut-microbiome#:~:text=COVID-19 disrupts the gut, lead to dangerous secondary infections.

This could very easily explain why people who test negative for Covid-19 after having it, still get new and often different symptoms because it has already been shown how the gut microbiome can affect most, if not all, parts of the body. FMT has been shown to correct this dysbiosis, but in the USA, FMT seems to be purposely limited to only a very small handful of diseases, with the main use being for the treatment of C-Diff. This is no accident. When you read enough about FMT, you quickly realize that it can potentially treat many major diseases. This would mean that the pharmaceutical industry would lose many billions of dollars to the relatively inexpensive treatment of FMT. I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist, but I am hard-pressed to find another reason at this point in time. Why is China willing to test FMT twice for Parkinson's disease already while there are no similar US studies for FMT/PD?

To see the truly cutting-edge studies regarding FMT, you must look outside of the US. One country that seems to be openly testing FMT against more diseases is China. Look at this amazing example of a disease (ALS) that the US considers mainly untreatable and definitely not reversible :

http://www.jbr-pub.org.cn/article/doi/10.7555/JBR.36.20220088

If this were a patentable drug, it would be flying off the shelves as no drug has ever done this in ALS patients! ALS, PD and Alzheimer's all seem to benefit from FMT, but no US studies to even suggest this. China is the one who is showing these benefits and is becoming very advanced in the best methods for utilization of FMT, while at the same time, the US does study after study over and over again for the treatment C-Diff or IBS. The exact same studies done over and over again. It's no accident.

As far as Covid-19 and FMT, Poland has already shown it works in two at risk Covid-19 patients, but the US just says there are no studies to prove that it works for Covid-19 :

https://gut.bmj.com/content/71/1/230

Bottom line for me, I'm angry that the US does nothing of any consequence to very significantly further FMT studies for major diseases other than C-Diff and IBS! Instead, they delve very deeply into "micro clots" and other complicated avenues when FMT will likely resolve those issues and many more relatively inexpensively!

Obviously I am a fan, but that just makes it more frustrating for me!

Up the vitamin D3 dose. Some have taken as much as 50,000IU for a few days.

Bromelain 3x higher than the suggested dose

NAC (precursor to glutathione)

Melatonin (I have read 1mg/kg)

Up the vitamin C maybe to 20grams of vitamin C to start for bowel tolerance. If pills crush them, put them in water and drink. Might need 60grams+ per day

Aspirin dissolved in water

Potassium citrate

A decongestant/anti-inflammatory to keep airways open such as an oil to rub on your chest (tea tree, coconut, eucalyptus.....)

Ivermectin every day for 5-7 days

I have read on orthomolecular.org that niacin is very good as is iodine.

These are just some things off the top of my head