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Hospitalized in April and I’m still having shortness of breath, worsened asthma, pain in chest, brain fog, increased heart rate, depression due to isolation, anxiety, pneumonia in lungs. I can’t get an appointment with Pulmonary specialist because they’re all booked up. I pray I get better.
I had acute Covid for about 3 weeks and didn’t get any respiratory symptoms. I had fever, aches and pains, fatigue, acid reflux, pressure in my ear, headache etc. Then a couple months later it started with issues breathing, pressure in my sinuses, ear pressure, horrible fatigue, brain fog, stiff neck, random racing heart and fluttering, feeling like I was coming down with something, tinnitus, blurry vision, pain, headache, daily diarrhea that’s hard getting out, rash on my face, folliculitis, loss of skin pigment on my genitals, low appetite, intolerance to eating, incontinence, difficulty urinating, high blood pressure and several times I got ringing and pressure in my ear coupled with the room closing in on me and then i would fall and lay in a cold sweat with my heart racing until I got really tired and fell asleep. I went to the ER over this once and they said my heart was ok. Also have had random left side groin pain, swelling/pressure in my testicles and pain during orgasm. Eating made many of these symptoms worse and I wasn’t hungry so I lost 25 lbs. It’s been hell but now 7 months later, after eating lots of fruits and vegetables, taking my vitamins and taking a probiotic im feeling about 75% better about 90% of the time. I still have that 10% where symptoms come back but I was convinced I was dying for months and I’m doing MUCH better than I was. I would stare in the mirror and look at myself and the little processing power my brain still had would process that I looked and felt like a cancer patient. I wrote letters to my family saying how much I love them because I was sure I was on my way out and the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. I did lots of tests that came back ok. Anyway, it has SUCKED a lot but I’m starting to feel better. This took away over half a year of my life. I haven’t been able to work. So for anyone dealing with this, please stay hopeful that time will heal you! I didn’t think there was ANY chance this would start to just go away but it did. Stay strong!
Long hauler here also 😢 It’s to the point that people in my life have cut me out. Thinking there is nothing wrong with me. As most days I look totally normal. Yet inside my body there is a war being fought. 6 months post Covid 😢
My story, 35 years old. I had dizziness for 2-3 months. Weakness and tingling in the left leg and vision problems. Extreme insomnia that still lasts as well as episodes of moderate anxiety. I did an MRI/MRA. Everything is ok about the brain. There is hope for all of us.
Gosh. How can people "dislike" this video. Unbelievable. This lecture probably takes him at least a few days to prepare and put together all the information in a form that we can understand. Thank you for for this!!!
I got covid in Nov of 2020. Very mild symptoms, no treatment at all. I feel like I have aged 20 years in the last year and a half and have a handful of these symptoms daily.
What I feel helped me was Nac, quercetin with bromelain, vitamin C, zinc, and garlic capsules. I also cut way back on sugar and processed foods, lots of clean water
I made a comment a while back on experimenting with water fasting to combat my Long Covid. I was suffering with debilitating fatigue and PEM that would leave me unable to do the laundry. Breathlessness, the lot. Life felt on hold for the best part of a year. I did a 3 day water fast (with salt/electrolytes), and can now happily say my condition is cured. Resolved 95% within a week of the fast, brief minor recurrence of very mild fatigue for a few days here and there, now 100% gone. Just a case of rebuilding strength and cardio now. Can do full strength training sessions as per pre Covid, no PEM to speak of. I’d highly recommend people to try this, with proper research and advice from a doctor. Any questions, I’ll do my best to help. May everyone recover as fast as possible. Cheers 🙂
These medical presenatations are medical school quality. Thank you Dr. Seheult for taking the time from your busy practice to put these together. A much deserved thank you to the MedCram staff too.
ATTENTION! How I got better I was struggeling with long covid for so long. What I did to get better was 30 minutes in the sauna then 15 minute cold shower then back into the sauna for 15 minutes quick rinse in cold shower. Please if you are struggling please try this. The ymca usually has saunas. I explore you to spread this I don't know if it's causation or correlation but it helped me
It's been 8 months since I started to have shortness of breath, cough, dizziness, palpitations, weakness, muscle aches, night sweating, confusion, bloating. I've done MRIs, CAT Scans, X-rays, any type of blood works, treadmill test, methacholine challenge, spirometry, lung functional test, and who knows what else. I tested negative 3 times, I never had a positive test (PCR, Antigen, and blood). Once I even coughed up blood, but an Angiogram showed there was nothing in my lungs. My PC physician thinks it's just anxiety, but today after speaking with one good doctor who is a friend of mine and who has been in the battle frontline, told me that there are a few breakthrough cases like mine, where all tests for Covid are negative but the symptoms are still there. Humanity was not prepared for this virus and any of its variants, but I do believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel (of hope for sure).
As a survivor, this speaks directly to what I'm experiencing post Covid. The after affects of this virus are very taxing, and I pray we all make it through soon.
M 30 yrs male . A COVID 19 patients. It's been 5 months of recovery but not fully. Before being COVID patient I used to run for 1 hour and Used go to gym. Now I can't even run for five minutes. My breathing is not normal as before. If I walk for an hr. I need to sleep whole day. I feel very tired. And m very out of focus and I can't socialize like before. I just want to be normal. I am so afraid if it's for life. M getting dippressed day by day.
I had covid in April of 2021. I was basically bedridden. I was so fatigued I could barely make it to the bathroom and afterward I had to sleep for a few hours only to do it again. I had no appetite and couldn't taste or smell anything and that lasted for at least 8 months and some things smell and taste differently now. I lived off of boost and ensue which in turn made me lose 12lbs. The covid itself lasted 2 and a half weeks. I started losing my hair after 3 months... handfuls of it. I now suffer from chronic fatigue and it has ruined my normal life. Here I am at 1 year free of covid and I can barely do simple tasks without becoming tired and have to rest. I'm almost 55 and feel like an old lady. I have depression, vertigo, brain fog and loss of memory. I have to bring a list with me when I go to the store even for staple foods like toilet paper, eggs, milk, and bread. I'm very frustrated at this point and not sure what to do.
2 years...body aches, shortness of breath, fatigue. I developed pneumonia with covid-19 with loss of taste, smell, body aches, fatigue, shortness of breath even when speaking. My symptoms lasted 40 days, and now I have the body aches, fatigue and my breathing has gotten better since I returned to the gym 4 days a week.
My 19 year old son is still struggling with diminished taste and smell after almost a year, but since starting a high quality fish oil 2 times a day, he is starting to notice an improvement! Will definitely start working with essential oils!
Thank you. My doctor just took blood test and told me to take some iron. 🙄 I have never in my life suffered this bad that I can’t get anything done. I had to give up on taking care of my kid. Now her dad takes care of her. I want my life back. 8 months so far. I wasn’t hospitalized but I had stressful life having just given birth to baby by c-section. Fatigue, headache, hard time thinking and body pain everywhere are my biggest symptoms.
I've been dealing with debilitating muscle pain/nerve pain and muscle spasms all day long. This has been going on for over 3 months after having Covid in December and happens daily. Does anyone else deal with these? Is there any hope this will go away or does it get worse? I'm now dealing with terrible depression over how I feel and am out of work.
I have been struggling with covid for 2 weeks. My doctor called me but didn't even suggest anything. She basically just took notes of my symptoms and dates. I have a hard time breathing. I can only breathe shallow. Any deep breathing causes a type of pain in my chest and triggers a massive cough that is hard to control because it makes me gasp for air and when I do that my chest hurts and makes me cough. It takes all the energy from me..and it takes even more of me to get my breathing stable again. Also, I've been spotting blood during this whole time, I didn't know covid could affect the reproductive system like this. I'm starting to break down..today is the first day I cry. I'm so tired of not being able to breathe.
I started to have SOB in late March 2020 and as I'm typing this its January 02, 2022, and trough out this time my symptoms have gotten worse, and doctors can't find anything wrong with me. I've seen 3-4 Primary doctors, cardiologist, 3 pulmonologists and I'm currently talking to 1 pulmonologist and still haven't found anything, they say its anxiety. every time i go to the ER they send me home because they say its anxiety. I know my body and it's not anxiety. I started to watch these covid long symptom videos and I think I must've contracted covid in December 2019 because i have every single symptom. SOB, heart rate increases out of nowhere, vision got worse, lightheadedness, body aches, sweating overnight, legs feel weak, body feels weak, headaches. sucks i can't work, i'm in bed most of the time. It's still not confirmed I'm a covid long hauler, but it seems to add up. I'll be informing my pulmonologist next time I see him, but man appointment times are 1-2 months apart since so many patients need help right now. If anyone has any info that can help please let me know! thank you.
As some people are vaccinated and some are not, it would be helpful to know if the patient was vaccinated or not. I don’t know if your speaking of side effects of vaccine or Long Covid 19 symptoms.
Thanks for sharing doc, hope there will be an update soon. A few things that are really important and not talked about: 1) Post Exertion Malaise (PEM) or exercise intolerance is completely missing here and absolutely crucial when it comes to proper diagnoses and therapeutic suggestions. It is not the same as chronic fatigue, it is the intolerance to exertion, the inability of the body recovering from it. 2) You CANNOT train yourself out of fatigue with PEM or exercise intolerance. Giving the advice to do an exercise program, or suggesting it's psychological, not just for Long Covid but also other conditions like CFS with chronic fatigue and PEM, is an absolutely horrible mistake. It will always make the patient worse eventually, short-term or long-term, sometimes leading to the person being house-bound or even bed-bound. It's like suggesting exercise for someone with the flu - the patient may feel better for a short period of time, and may do so after repeated bouts of exercise, but will eventually end up much worse, short-term or long-term, due to overexertion, due to PEM or exercise intolerance. 3) Pacing is the only officially accepted therapeutic suggestion that works if the patient is able to do so. It is mainly targeted at preventing the patient from getting worse. It usually does not lead to healing the disease. 4) There has been a recent study with Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) for CFS, suggesting that GET is a helpful therapy for people with CFS (and similar diseases). This is absolutely wrong and anyone who has ever worked with a person with such an illness and symptoms, who is approaching their patients and challenges objectively, or anyone who deals with this illness, knows that. The study has major issues and doesn't reflect objectively what GET does in the real world. I hope this will be taken more serious in the future. These patients often lose almost everything, their money, job, friends, family, even their home or worse, and frequently decades of their life that they will never get back, ending up house-bound or bed-bound, often times accompanied by severe psychological issues due to how they get talked to and dealt with, the constant unsuccessful therapies and overexertion due to mistakes by doctors and other professionals, and the losses they have to deal with. Suicide isn't uncommon. I'm dealing with CFS since 2014 and had a significant setback after a viral infection in 2021, am worse than ever, have to lie on my couch for 23h each day, can't do sports, can't go after my passions, have a lot of pain the whole day every day, have developed CPTSD, severe depression and an alcohol problem after the last big setback, have lost all my money, most of my friends and my job. The wrong treatments and everything that has been done (psychotherapies, rehabs, pain therapy, medication, blood tests and other tests, appointments, unemployed benefits, work rehabilitation courses), has cost the tax payer roughly around 300.000€ but likely more. Love and strength, Thomas
My daughter had covid as it first hit and began to spread. There were no tests available until weeks later. She started running a temp and it lasted 3 months. She could not walk any longer. Heart and lungs greatly affected. It was a miracle she lived. It took awhile before she could drive or even have strength to walk. She still struggles to work.
Thank you Doctor for your very informative uploads. Since the start of covid this channel has being a constant watch for me ,i follow your discussions then read up on the links you provide on the recent studies to keep myself updated .looking forward to many more uploads. .
I was diagnosed Aug 2021. Spent 7 wks in hospital, 5 in ICU with Ards. In a wheelchair and I just started walking at Christmas. Back pain is excrutiating...Im presently using walker. If its a long distance i still will use walker. Either no smell or taste or it all smells like burned broccoli. I can taste dill pickles. Problem with breathing, shortness of breathe. I came out of hospital with type2 diabetes. I lost probably 2/3 of my hair. No energy, almost too many symptoms to list. Ive had to sell most of my business so my husband can keep up with it. He has his own fulltime job. Will most likely have to sell out. I cant seem to find anyone that really wants to help. God bless you all who are dealing with this.
As of Dec 17, 2022, I’m 23 months with little to no smell/taste. Brain fog is definitely present, as well. My cough lasted about a year; I always felt like a had a tight-necked shirt on, and constantly reached to pull it lose! That’s about it, so I do consider myself fortunate, and I’m glad it’s me, and not my husband!! 🤷🏻♀️❤️🍀
First! Thank you, Dr. Seheult and Mecram team for stellar research and performance all this time. As the dust settles, your covid updates are revealed to have been spot on about everything: building up the innate immune system, masking, vit D, early treatment, covid as endothelial disease, now long covid... And all done while managing to stay above the political madness. A truly amazing service to humanity during these crazy times.
I had covid 19 February 2021, February 2022 diagnosed with Hashimotos (autoimmune thyroid disease). Chronic fatigue, concentration issues, low stamina, weight gain, PMDD symptoms. I just want to feel normal again.
Most informative. I found it heartening that all these issues are considered and it’s giving direction for research and giving patients hope. Thank you.
Long Covid for 9 months now: Is anyone else struggling with a consistently stuffed nose as a symptom? I feel like I'm the only one. I don't have fatigue or brain fog. I only have dyspnea and a stuffed nose making it impossible to breathe through the mouth and nose...I get panic attacks because I think I'm suffocating consistently...
This is what I am experiencing as well, Josephin. I have asthma and pretty serious allergies, which may be a factor. The stuffy nose I assumed was a sinus infection. But it’s accompanied by shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing. And a CRAZY headache. Nearly every day. I am 6 months in I hope you will start feeling better very soon
This was great! Thanks. One suggestion: This was an organ-based approach, which was informative, and helpful to understanding how different specialists would proceed. But how about another video where you take a wholistic approach? Many of your earliest videos on acute COVID-19 focused on inflammation. Long-covid has a "fingerprint" of inflammatory markers, as measured by Dr. Bruce Patterson and the IncellDX team, who have developed a "long-hauler's index" based on these measurements of about 15 inflammation markers using a blood test. These can then be used to target specific inflammatory pathways with specific drugs. Thus, rather than treating the heart, lungs, brain, etc., separately (not that these might not need specific care in severe cases), this is a wholistic "all-systems" approach. I think given the breadth of organs/systems affected, such a whole-body approach is likely to have a big payoff (and be much easier on the patient and their pocketbook) than seeing a bunch of specialists who each do their thing without consideration of the entire body. I think a video focusing on inflammation, how to measure it, what it shows for longhaulers, medications to treat, and natural remedies for addressing it, would be helpful.
Based on the excellent study out of Sweden, it looks like 8 month post-Covid symptoms are 10-15% above the baseline. And 5-10% have chronic fatigue above baseline. Given the vast numbers infected in most countries--assuming these Swedish numbers apply in countries with different genetics and environments--this could be a huge long term problem. If 25% of adults were infected globally, and 7% are new chronic fatigue sufferers, that's 1.75% of all adults or 1.75% of ~5 billion people = 88 million. In the long run, this may be more consequential than Covid's direct fatalities.
I had EBV when I was a teenager. Had a mild case of omicron and now have long COVID symptoms. They aren’t unbearable but they are definitely frustrating for me.
I am so incredibly impressed with the content of your forum. Not to make it about myself. I just got hired to be a Health Literacy education Coordinator in Wisconsin . The grant is to increase awareness of COVID19 in underserved populations. Personally I have a colleague that is has long COVID. She is working with a Long COVID team at Froedert Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. I will pass along this information. Eternally Grateful Deb Deb Foley
I realize we all have some different symptoms. I do take vitamins and supplements, including magnesium. And for going on 3+ months AFTER testing positive, and having some BAD flu symptoms for just short of 2 weeks, all dealt with at home, and getting 'better' I now am a long hauler it seems. Now, my fingers will occasionally spasm and lock into a bent position, with severe lethargy, continuous mild sore throat, random sweating, brain fog, headaches, I now sleep in 2 rounds usually. Asleep by 11pm, up around 2 am, then maybe 3 or 4 more hours after a couple of hours, and some definite breath shortness. I'm not quite 50, and didn't have any co-morbidities...never felt like this before. I basically seem to only be able to do something significant once a week or so. Then I need almost a week to 'recharge'. Significant meaning multiple hours being active... Definite big drop in quality of life. Oh, I seem to bruise very easily now. Nothing that's been a problem prior. I started learning guitar 3 years ago, after wanting to learn all my life. But, now I don't have the energy or motivation to practice anymore, and the brain fog has me misreading the same music I used to have memorized. I need to consult my teacher about either dropping out or cutting WAY back. I have to wonder if I'd feel like this without the vacc. Not the same symptoms you mention, but I've told my regular Dr. and my neurologist about how I've been feeling. They just nodded and just made a quick note. Until we know the truth about all of it, I imagine we won't get any real answers or help. So, I'm honestly not expecting any real help. 😕
I've been having trouble sleeping ever since I had Covid. It comes and goes; one week I sleep normally (as I used to before covid) and another week I don't sleep a wink. I'm sick of it.
I tested positive for Covid for the second time at the end of December 2021. This time it went to my chest the first time it was more like just a regular flu with joint pains and fever. It’s now almost the middle of May 2022 I am basically over my cough finally just within the last couple of weeks but the fatigue and shortness of breath persists. Posting this just to reinforce your posting thank you for your information
not to be gross but I lost my smell a good week, then slowly came back I sniffed my perfumes, and deodorant.. shampoo. BUT to this day its been 6 wks. I cant smell body odor, or poo.. but I can smell coffee , chocolate, lemon.. not sure why I can smell some and not others! Plus I have tight chest still, cough is stopping, just clearing of throat. headache here and there behind my eyes, like an eye strain.. breathing is rough my back hurts , my ribs feel sore, my lungs feel like someone dropped them on the floor hard. Or as if your bra is on too tight. comes and goes through the day. and fatigue, its gotten better for sure, but I get sleepy earlier , and late in afternoon. I do sleep pretty hard now, exhausted .. but went for a mile walk did good. so not sure what the heck is going on. why do i feel good one day and the next like crap.
I started the vitamins ,B1, d and zinc. And starting to feel better already. Thank you. Starting to breath better and can walk with more confidence. only 1 day
I've been without smell for 18 months, 1000's of people are also over 18 months, some at the 2 year mark since COVID struck, we have tried everything - I can smell a few things, but food wise almost nothing :-( suffering from bad anxiety and head ache on the left side of my head - super hard to live without smell - I don't wish it on my worse enemy
I got Covid in late August. I am STILL experiencing heavy insomnia and shortness of breath. The pulmonary hypertension isn't quite as bad as a month ago but very much still present. My skin condition (Ichthoysis) was stable prior to Covid. I have never seen it so bad. Anxiety and an inability to sleep without heavy sedatives (which of course have their own side effects) is extremely stressful. My Primary care Physician doesn't know what to do and I am going crazy. My cholesterol and BP are through the roof. I don't know what to do.
I also can't stand the whole "covid-talk", but I want to raise a bit of awareness about long-covid because it is seen as a joke. I had noticeable symptoms in March 2020 but "since that day" my body and mind has not recovered. Coincidence? (It's beyond me how one can say something's not real just because they haven't experienced it.) If you walk into the long-covid clinic you will see for yourself how much people are struggling since they were hit. The symptoms are real, BRAIN FOG/FATIGUE/GASTRO ect. is not a light matter 😉 I'm not complaining, I'm good but I feel bad for those who have been hit much worse than me and are simply overlooked.
I have had long Covid since I had Covid in March. I researched a lot and found that CBD oil, broad-spectrum without THC has help me with all of my long Covid symptoms! I’m also taking Zyrtec because I heard that an antihistamine can help and yesterday was the first day I’ve worked out in many months without a relapse! I almost feel at full capacity again!
This sounds very promising, will definitely try this as I miss working out and simply feeling somewhat normal. Keep us posted on your symptoms and progress!
I had covid in February I still can't breathe well my heart races my oxygen level goes down. I am not getting any help. Covid will kill you it was a nightmare I was in the hospital I can't remember so many things .brain fog..I have had swelling in my legs pain headache. I have anxiety really bad. Sinus draining my life changed I am dizzy light I will pass out. I feel depressed alone and there is nobody to go to about after Covid.....
You hit the nail on the head. One cannot begin to devise treatment for a "disease" until it is defined, and there are no coherent, agreed upon definitions for long COVID. I recently met an elderly woman who is in excellent health, to look at her and to speak with her, and she told me in no uncertain terms that she has "long COVID". I asked her several questions about persisting symptoms to which all of her responses were negative. (She couldn't really pinpoint when exactly she had an acute illness compatible with the diagnosis of COVID.) As it stands, anyone can claim to have long COVID. Your summary is well done and sorely needed.
To MediCram, Why don’t you do a talk about the COVID vaccine and the VAERS reporting system. It would be great to understand the current reports related to the COVID vaccine. Can you do that please?
I recovered from long covid after about 6 months or so. Since then I have had 2 relapses after having a regular cold and an ear infection. I feel like my immune system was damaged or I have an autoimmune disorder. Anyone else? It sucks to have to keep going through this.
I have had relapses also. Yes, the immune system seems to be compromised. At least, it seems that way. So many symptoms hang on. For how long? We have to wait and see.
Appreciate all of the videos on COVID… really helps me better explain to the community who want more information then what their providers are able to share. Thank you!
I had Covid last October and a year later I’m still having issues with long haul Covid……I still can’t smell or taste normal foods, before Covid, I was doing Yoga, I traveled….I was constantly in motion, Now I am a weak, thin, my hair is getting thinner, brain fogI’m having issues with sleeping, I have to nap during the day to have at least some energy…..I have anxiety, but now it seems to be worse.
Antihistamines have helped me significantly! With the exception of GI issues, I’m 50% better after a couple weeks. My long Covid symptoms are vaccine associated, and the neurological injury was the worst.
I've been dealing with long covid for a year. extreme fatigue, insomnia, brainfog, swollen throat, fever off and on, and migraines. I am unable to work or do anything!. It took 7 months to get diagnosed. I just want to get better.
going on a year and half. 46 years old, go to the gym, walk a lot and try to stay active. Now every time I walk into the gym it's like my first time going even after going for weeks. My workouts are only half the time as they used to be. I don't get the endorphin high after working out. I just feel like shit. I hoped after a year I'd start to feel better or get back to normal but apparently this is the new normal and working out only makes me feel worse.
Had Covid with bad sinus infection took rocephin shot lost my platelets down to 0 less than 7 hemoglobin requiring whole blood transfusion , plasma , steroids , ivig , hydration iV 5 days post hospitalization lost my vision after 3 opthamologist 6 nerve palsy severe anxiety , wax and wane terrible vision , neurological headaches , Lyme symptoms mold mycotoxins ! Neuropathy memory impaired been on opiates severe pain ! My skin wrecked with weight gain severe inflammation spine pain ! I’m dying I’m 67 and hopeless ! Long Covid I just want out of this hell ! These drs don’t know xxxx! I’m dying and this is hell !
I had loss of smell and taste for a week after positive for Covid but I’ve had lingering parsosnia where I in particular smell cigarette smoke when no one is smoking near me.
I was never hospitalized but I had initial covid March of 2020. I was really sick for about a month and it is now December 2022 and I have terrible symptoms still. Also recently had shingles. I am a 37 otherwise relatively healthy and active girl. I’m convinced my “chronic cold/ I don’t feel good “ is covid related
My age is 76......had severe Cov19 in Aug 2021, with fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, weakness in legs, bleeding on ear upper rim & scalp, big sore on tongue edge as well as bleeding gums. Also knee pain as well as lower back pain where I had lumbar operation! After my 2nd vaccine, my life turned around. I lost 13/14kg in 5months, had problems with pee, became constipated, now I've got some kind of chronic diarree. Developed skin problems, cracking joints, severe anxiety and memory loss. Also lymph swelling on my left side under armpit.....🙇♂️
Yes - i now have lymphatic edema along with my other symptoms which seems to be causing a lot of problems for me. Lymphatic massage seems to be helping a lot.
My symptoms were insane and emergency room visit 4 times. Unable to stand but felt fine lying down. If stood up then instantly seeing stars and sometimes phantom smells. Doctors refused stress test so instead they gave me the injectable stress test. The injection stress test when it maxed out almost made me pass out and major stars floating around. What fixed me up by up to 80 to 90% was Vitamin D and tumeric and forced myself to randomly do deep breathing each week. 6:20 I have all those symptoms.
Doc, Im curious. I remember last year you covered how NAC helps. And it does wonders. Recently, I noticed NAC got pulled from Amazon and eBay. Specifically the Jarrows formula. I also came across the FDA's decision in this. Isn't that suspicious/odd?
Fascinating discussion of olfactory training. I had a loss of smell after COVID but it only lasted about 2 weeks. However, there is one category of odors that hasn't returned; foul, organic odors. Basically, I don't smell bathroom odors but I seem to smell everything else fine. I have talked with 4 people who say the same thing. Is there anything you can say about this? Why would this one category of smell not return when every other one does?
My fourth time with Covid. Very little issues the first three times. This fourth brought on vertigo. I’m so sick of feeling like I’m on a constant merry go round
Our 65 Year Old female friend contracted CoVid November 2020. She was not hospitalized, had a hard struggle. She has now been diagnosed with Lupus. No family history, way over the typical age group of initial diagnosis of 20-45 years old. We think it’s a byproduct of CoVid.
Excellent information, but I have concerns about the fatigue recommendation of exercise training. You stated that this treatment was successful for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but that is not accurate information. Guided Exercise Training was removed as a recommendation for ME/CFS as it actually caused damage in many patients, and it was discovered that the study that promoted it was faulty. I realize Long COVID may be different than ME/CFS, but I would caution sufferers to consider pacing as a treatment instead of exercise therapy until we have solid research.
I've never been the same since contracting well over a year ago, closer to a year and a half. I still get pain, fatigue, and brain fog. Which got worse after a head injury. I feel like I'm going crazy.
This made me feel so much better! I’ve been losing so much hair in the last several weeks and I did have COVID at the beginning of January, so this timeline lines up for me. Good to know it’ll pass and I’m not going bald!! Thank you for the info :).
Initial symptoms of my first Covid infection were so mild I hardly noticed, but have had long term symptoms for 2-1/2 years, the balance of symptoms changing a bit with each new infection (total of 3). My last infection was in December, and now my brain fog is greatly reduced, but now have shortness of breath. Fatigue, awful feelings, nausea, headaches, feelings of doom, limb pain, heart arrhythmia, eye irritation, loss of sexual response, dark stools (like I've taken antibiotics) all point to an immune system gone wild. Taking anti-inflammatories helps greatly, but hate having to take them continuously. My doctor is entirely unhelpful.
Those symptoms can result from other viral infections. I had many of those symptoms after serious influenza infection in 2017. That infection included viral encephalitis and secondary bacterial pneumonia. The encephalitis caused a cerebrospinal fluid leak that had to be surgically repaired.
This us the BEST DOCTOR I have ever witnessed in my 54 years if my life and I THANK GOD we are in times like now and BLESSED to have this Doctor I don't even look at regular TV anymore what can it offer me especially since IAM struggling with the Covid 19 Virus I caught from a friend who didn't tell me that they were out from work sick I have really suffered and still suffering😞
I've been reading articles on Ivermectin being successful in the treatment of Long Haulers Covid-19 symptoms... Ivermectin and treatment of certain Cancers... Would love to hear your thoughts on this...
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Who else finds themselves here because they feel like they are dying for no apparent reason?
Hospitalized in April and I’m still having shortness of breath, worsened asthma, pain in chest, brain fog, increased heart rate, depression due to isolation, anxiety, pneumonia in lungs. I can’t get an appointment with Pulmonary specialist because they’re all booked up. I pray I get better.
I had acute Covid for about 3 weeks and didn’t get any respiratory symptoms. I had fever, aches and pains, fatigue, acid reflux, pressure in my ear, headache etc.
Then a couple months later it started with issues breathing, pressure in my sinuses, ear pressure, horrible fatigue, brain fog, stiff neck, random racing heart and fluttering, feeling like I was coming down with something, tinnitus, blurry vision, pain, headache, daily diarrhea that’s hard getting out, rash on my face, folliculitis, loss of skin pigment on my genitals, low appetite, intolerance to eating, incontinence, difficulty urinating, high blood pressure and several times I got ringing and pressure in my ear coupled with the room closing in on me and then i would fall and lay in a cold sweat with my heart racing until I got really tired and fell asleep. I went to the ER over this once and they said my heart was ok. Also have had random left side groin pain, swelling/pressure in my testicles and pain during orgasm.
Eating made many of these symptoms worse and I wasn’t hungry so I lost 25 lbs.
It’s been hell but now 7 months later, after eating lots of fruits and vegetables, taking my vitamins and taking a probiotic im feeling about 75% better about 90% of the time. I still have that 10% where symptoms come back but I was convinced I was dying for months and I’m doing MUCH better than I was. I would stare in the mirror and look at myself and the little processing power my brain still had would process that I looked and felt like a cancer patient. I wrote letters to my family saying how much I love them because I was sure I was on my way out and the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. I did lots of tests that came back ok.
Anyway, it has SUCKED a lot but I’m starting to feel better. This took away over half a year of my life. I haven’t been able to work. So for anyone dealing with this, please stay hopeful that time will heal you!
I didn’t think there was ANY chance this would start to just go away but it did. Stay strong!
Long hauler here also 😢
It’s to the point that people in my life have cut me out. Thinking there is nothing wrong with me. As most days I look totally normal. Yet inside my body there is a war being fought. 6 months post Covid 😢
Where does this guy get his energy to keep producing these high level informative lectures. He must be a great doctor.
My story, 35 years old. I had dizziness for 2-3 months. Weakness and tingling in the left leg and vision problems. Extreme insomnia that still lasts as well as episodes of moderate anxiety. I did an MRI/MRA. Everything is ok about the brain. There is hope for all of us.
Gosh. How can people "dislike" this video. Unbelievable. This lecture probably takes him at least a few days to prepare and put together all the information in a form that we can understand. Thank you for for this!!!
I got covid in Nov of 2020. Very mild symptoms, no treatment at all. I feel like I have aged 20 years in the last year and a half and have a handful of these symptoms daily.
Same shit here 🥲 i got the fucking disease Nov of 2020 i still feel sick ☹️😢
What I feel helped me was Nac, quercetin with bromelain, vitamin C, zinc, and garlic capsules. I also cut way back on sugar and processed foods, lots of clean water
I made a comment a while back on experimenting with water fasting to combat my Long Covid. I was suffering with debilitating fatigue and PEM that would leave me unable to do the laundry. Breathlessness, the lot. Life felt on hold for the best part of a year. I did a 3 day water fast (with salt/electrolytes), and can now happily say my condition is cured. Resolved 95% within a week of the fast, brief minor recurrence of very mild fatigue for a few days here and there, now 100% gone. Just a case of rebuilding strength and cardio now. Can do full strength training sessions as per pre Covid, no PEM to speak of. I’d highly recommend people to try this, with proper research and advice from a doctor. Any questions, I’ll do my best to help. May everyone recover as fast as possible. Cheers 🙂
These medical presenatations are medical school quality. Thank you Dr. Seheult for taking the time from your busy practice to put these together. A much deserved thank you to the MedCram staff too.
ATTENTION! How I got better
I was struggeling with long covid for so long. What I did to get better was 30 minutes in the sauna then 15 minute cold shower then back into the sauna for 15 minutes quick rinse in cold shower. Please if you are struggling please try this. The ymca usually has saunas. I explore you to spread this I don't know if it's causation or correlation but it helped me
It's been 8 months since I started to have shortness of breath, cough, dizziness, palpitations, weakness, muscle aches, night sweating, confusion, bloating. I've done MRIs, CAT Scans, X-rays, any type of blood works, treadmill test, methacholine challenge, spirometry, lung functional test, and who knows what else. I tested negative 3 times, I never had a positive test (PCR, Antigen, and blood). Once I even coughed up blood, but an Angiogram showed there was nothing in my lungs. My PC physician thinks it's just anxiety, but today after speaking with one good doctor who is a friend of mine and who has been in the battle frontline, told me that there are a few breakthrough cases like mine, where all tests for Covid are negative but the symptoms are still there. Humanity was not prepared for this virus and any of its variants, but I do believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel (of hope for sure).
As a survivor, this speaks directly to what I'm experiencing post Covid. The after affects of this virus are very taxing, and I pray we all make it through soon.
M 30 yrs male . A COVID 19 patients. It's been 5 months of recovery but not fully. Before being COVID patient I used to run for 1 hour and Used go to gym. Now I can't even run for five minutes. My breathing is not normal as before. If I walk for an hr. I need to sleep whole day. I feel very tired. And m very out of focus and I can't socialize like before. I just want to be normal. I am so afraid if it's for life. M getting dippressed day by day.
Doc, You have earned a higher place in heaven for having made this video.
I had covid in April of 2021. I was basically bedridden. I was so fatigued I could barely make it to the bathroom and afterward I had to sleep for a few hours only to do it again. I had no appetite and couldn't taste or smell anything and that lasted for at least 8 months and some things smell and taste differently now. I lived off of boost and ensue which in turn made me lose 12lbs. The covid itself lasted 2 and a half weeks. I started losing my hair after 3 months... handfuls of it. I now suffer from chronic fatigue and it has ruined my normal life. Here I am at 1 year free of covid and I can barely do simple tasks without becoming tired and have to rest. I'm almost 55 and feel like an old lady. I have depression, vertigo, brain fog and loss of memory. I have to bring a list with me when I go to the store even for staple foods like toilet paper, eggs, milk, and bread. I'm very frustrated at this point and not sure what to do.
2 years...body aches, shortness of breath, fatigue. I developed pneumonia with covid-19 with loss of taste, smell, body aches, fatigue, shortness of breath even when speaking. My symptoms lasted 40 days, and now I have the body aches, fatigue and my breathing has gotten better since I returned to the gym 4 days a week.
My 19 year old son is still struggling with diminished taste and smell after almost a year, but since starting a high quality fish oil 2 times a day, he is starting to notice an improvement! Will definitely start working with essential oils!
What about treatment with ivermectin?
I have had Long COVID for over 7 months... can't wait to be myself again
Thank you. My doctor just took blood test and told me to take some iron. 🙄 I have never in my life suffered this bad that I can’t get anything done. I had to give up on taking care of my kid. Now her dad takes care of her. I want my life back. 8 months so far. I wasn’t hospitalized but I had stressful life having just given birth to baby by c-section. Fatigue, headache, hard time thinking and body pain everywhere are my biggest symptoms.
I’m only 19 years old 💔
I've been dealing with debilitating muscle pain/nerve pain and muscle spasms all day long. This has been going on for over 3 months after having Covid in December and happens daily. Does anyone else deal with these? Is there any hope this will go away or does it get worse? I'm now dealing with terrible depression over how I feel and am out of work.
I have been struggling with covid for 2 weeks. My doctor called me but didn't even suggest anything. She basically just took notes of my symptoms and dates. I have a hard time breathing. I can only breathe shallow. Any deep breathing causes a type of pain in my chest and triggers a massive cough that is hard to control because it makes me gasp for air and when I do that my chest hurts and makes me cough. It takes all the energy from me..and it takes even more of me to get my breathing stable again. Also, I've been spotting blood during this whole time, I didn't know covid could affect the reproductive system like this.
I'm starting to break down..today is the first day I cry. I'm so tired of not being able to breathe.
Had Covid in 2021. Brain fog, memory loss, shortness of breath, cough, fatigue for 2 yrs now. Very frustrating!! Prayers!
I started to have SOB in late March 2020 and as I'm typing this its January 02, 2022, and trough out this time my symptoms have gotten worse, and doctors can't find anything wrong with me. I've seen 3-4 Primary doctors, cardiologist, 3 pulmonologists and I'm currently talking to 1 pulmonologist and still haven't found anything, they say its anxiety. every time i go to the ER they send me home because they say its anxiety. I know my body and it's not anxiety. I started to watch these covid long symptom videos and I think I must've contracted covid in December 2019 because i have every single symptom. SOB, heart rate increases out of nowhere, vision got worse, lightheadedness, body aches, sweating overnight, legs feel weak, body feels weak, headaches. sucks i can't work, i'm in bed most of the time. It's still not confirmed I'm a covid long hauler, but it seems to add up. I'll be informing my pulmonologist next time I see him, but man appointment times are 1-2 months apart since so many patients need help right now.
If anyone has any info that can help please let me know! thank you.
Try 15 months later. All comorbities worse. Crazy things I never had. Some are better. Some are still terrible. It’s REAL.
As some people are vaccinated and some are not, it would be helpful to know if the patient was vaccinated or not. I don’t know if your speaking of side effects of vaccine or Long Covid 19 symptoms.
Thanks for sharing doc, hope there will be an update soon.
A few things that are really important and not talked about:
1) Post Exertion Malaise (PEM) or exercise intolerance is completely missing here and absolutely crucial when it comes to proper diagnoses and therapeutic suggestions. It is not the same as chronic fatigue, it is the intolerance to exertion, the inability of the body recovering from it.
2) You CANNOT train yourself out of fatigue with PEM or exercise intolerance. Giving the advice to do an exercise program, or suggesting it's psychological, not just for Long Covid but also other conditions like CFS with chronic fatigue and PEM, is an absolutely horrible mistake. It will always make the patient worse eventually, short-term or long-term, sometimes leading to the person being house-bound or even bed-bound. It's like suggesting exercise for someone with the flu - the patient may feel better for a short period of time, and may do so after repeated bouts of exercise, but will eventually end up much worse, short-term or long-term, due to overexertion, due to PEM or exercise intolerance.
3) Pacing is the only officially accepted therapeutic suggestion that works if the patient is able to do so. It is mainly targeted at preventing the patient from getting worse. It usually does not lead to healing the disease.
4) There has been a recent study with Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) for CFS, suggesting that GET is a helpful therapy for people with CFS (and similar diseases). This is absolutely wrong and anyone who has ever worked with a person with such an illness and symptoms, who is approaching their patients and challenges objectively, or anyone who deals with this illness, knows that. The study has major issues and doesn't reflect objectively what GET does in the real world.
I hope this will be taken more serious in the future. These patients often lose almost everything, their money, job, friends, family, even their home or worse, and frequently decades of their life that they will never get back, ending up house-bound or bed-bound, often times accompanied by severe psychological issues due to how they get talked to and dealt with, the constant unsuccessful therapies and overexertion due to mistakes by doctors and other professionals, and the losses they have to deal with. Suicide isn't uncommon.
I'm dealing with CFS since 2014 and had a significant setback after a viral infection in 2021, am worse than ever, have to lie on my couch for 23h each day, can't do sports, can't go after my passions, have a lot of pain the whole day every day, have developed CPTSD, severe depression and an alcohol problem after the last big setback, have lost all my money, most of my friends and my job. The wrong treatments and everything that has been done (psychotherapies, rehabs, pain therapy, medication, blood tests and other tests, appointments, unemployed benefits, work rehabilitation courses), has cost the tax payer roughly around 300.000€ but likely more.
Love and strength,
Thomas
At 25:07 - thank you for mentioning "long flights". Not enough people know how important it is to get up and walk around during a long flight!!
My daughter had covid as it first hit and began to spread. There were no tests available until weeks later. She started running a temp and it lasted 3 months. She could not walk any longer. Heart and lungs greatly affected. It was a miracle she lived. It took awhile before she could drive or even have strength to walk. She still struggles to work.
Thank you. This needs more attention.
Thank you Doctor for your very informative uploads. Since the start of covid this channel has being a constant watch for me ,i follow your discussions then read up on the links you provide on the recent studies to keep myself updated .looking forward to many more uploads. .
Glad to hear that - thanks for your feedback
I was diagnosed Aug 2021. Spent 7 wks in hospital, 5 in ICU with Ards. In a wheelchair and I just started walking at Christmas. Back pain is excrutiating...Im presently using walker. If its a long distance i still will use walker. Either no smell or taste or it all smells like burned broccoli. I can taste dill pickles. Problem with breathing, shortness of breathe. I came out of hospital with type2 diabetes. I lost probably 2/3 of my hair. No energy, almost too many symptoms to list. Ive had to sell most of my business so my husband can keep up with it. He has his own fulltime job. Will most likely have to sell out. I cant seem to find anyone that really wants to help. God bless you all who are dealing with this.
As of Dec 17, 2022, I’m 23 months with little to no smell/taste. Brain fog is definitely present, as well.
My cough lasted about a year; I always felt like a had a tight-necked shirt on, and constantly reached to pull it lose!
That’s about it, so I do consider myself fortunate, and I’m glad it’s me, and not my husband!!
🤷🏻♀️❤️🍀
First! Thank you, Dr. Seheult and Mecram team for stellar research and performance all this time. As the dust settles, your covid updates are revealed to have been spot on about everything: building up the innate immune system, masking, vit D, early treatment, covid as endothelial disease, now long covid... And all done while managing to stay above the political madness. A truly amazing service to humanity during these crazy times.
I hope you guys analyze the autoimmune component of long Covid and ophthalmology issues as well …. Thank you for your hard work !
As this crisis passes, I want to say thank you & God Bless. Get some rest. You are a national treasure.
I had covid 19 February 2021, February 2022 diagnosed with Hashimotos (autoimmune thyroid disease). Chronic fatigue, concentration issues, low stamina, weight gain, PMDD symptoms. I just want to feel normal again.
Most informative. I found it heartening that all these issues are considered and it’s giving direction for research and giving patients hope. Thank you.
Long Covid for 9 months now: Is anyone else struggling with a consistently stuffed nose as a symptom? I feel like I'm the only one. I don't have fatigue or brain fog. I only have dyspnea and a stuffed nose making it impossible to breathe through the mouth and nose...I get panic attacks because I think I'm suffocating consistently...
This is what I am experiencing as well, Josephin. I have asthma and pretty serious allergies, which may be a factor.
The stuffy nose I assumed was a sinus infection. But it’s accompanied by shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing.
And a CRAZY headache. Nearly every day.
I am 6 months in
I hope you will start feeling better very soon
This was great! Thanks. One suggestion: This was an organ-based approach, which was informative, and helpful to understanding how different specialists would proceed. But how about another video where you take a wholistic approach? Many of your earliest videos on acute COVID-19 focused on inflammation. Long-covid has a "fingerprint" of inflammatory markers, as measured by Dr. Bruce Patterson and the IncellDX team, who have developed a "long-hauler's index" based on these measurements of about 15 inflammation markers using a blood test. These can then be used to target specific inflammatory pathways with specific drugs. Thus, rather than treating the heart, lungs, brain, etc., separately (not that these might not need specific care in severe cases), this is a wholistic "all-systems" approach. I think given the breadth of organs/systems affected, such a whole-body approach is likely to have a big payoff (and be much easier on the patient and their pocketbook) than seeing a bunch of specialists who each do their thing without consideration of the entire body. I think a video focusing on inflammation, how to measure it, what it shows for longhaulers, medications to treat, and natural remedies for addressing it, would be helpful.
Based on the excellent study out of Sweden, it looks like 8 month post-Covid symptoms are 10-15% above the baseline. And 5-10% have chronic fatigue above baseline. Given the vast numbers infected in most countries--assuming these Swedish numbers apply in countries with different genetics and environments--this could be a huge long term problem. If 25% of adults were infected globally, and 7% are new chronic fatigue sufferers, that's 1.75% of all adults or 1.75% of ~5 billion people = 88 million. In the long run, this may be more consequential than Covid's direct fatalities.
I had EBV when I was a teenager. Had a mild case of omicron and now have long COVID symptoms. They aren’t unbearable but they are definitely frustrating for me.
I am so incredibly impressed with the content of your forum. Not to make it about myself. I just got hired to be a Health Literacy education Coordinator in Wisconsin . The grant is to increase awareness of COVID19 in underserved populations. Personally I have a colleague that is has long COVID. She is working with a Long COVID team at Froedert Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. I will pass along this information. Eternally Grateful Deb Deb Foley
Thanks sir. What is your take on ivermectin in covid?
I realize we all have some different symptoms.
I do take vitamins and supplements, including magnesium.
And for going on 3+ months AFTER testing positive, and having some BAD flu symptoms for just short of 2 weeks, all dealt with at home, and getting 'better' I now am a long hauler it seems.
Now, my fingers will occasionally spasm and lock into a bent position, with severe lethargy, continuous mild sore throat, random sweating, brain fog, headaches, I now sleep in 2 rounds usually. Asleep by 11pm, up around 2 am, then maybe 3 or 4 more hours after a couple of hours, and some definite breath shortness. I'm not quite 50, and didn't have any co-morbidities...never felt like this before.
I basically seem to only be able to do something significant once a week or so. Then I need almost a week to 'recharge'. Significant meaning multiple hours being active...
Definite big drop in quality of life.
Oh, I seem to bruise very easily now.
Nothing that's been a problem prior.
I started learning guitar 3 years ago, after wanting to learn all my life.
But, now I don't have the energy or motivation to practice anymore, and the brain fog has me misreading the same music I used to have memorized. I need to consult my teacher about either dropping out or cutting WAY back.
I have to wonder if I'd feel like this without the vacc. Not the same symptoms you mention, but I've told my regular Dr. and my neurologist about how I've been feeling. They just nodded and just made a quick note.
Until we know the truth about all of it, I imagine we won't get any real answers or help. So, I'm honestly not expecting any real help. 😕
i got sick in 2020 but it was mild ever since I had high blood pressure, high pulse and chest wall inflammation who else got this?
I've been having trouble sleeping ever since I had Covid. It comes and goes; one week I sleep normally (as I used to before covid) and another week I don't sleep a wink. I'm sick of it.
I tested positive for Covid for the second time at the end of December 2021. This time it went to my chest the first time it was more like just a regular flu with joint pains and fever. It’s now almost the middle of May 2022 I am basically over my cough finally just within the last couple of weeks but the fatigue and shortness of breath persists. Posting this just to reinforce your posting thank you for your information
Right away my first thought was Wow this guy is good. Wet well spoken. Didn’t talk “over” my head. Broke down everything very well. Thank you Doctor!
this guy is the doctor of doctors
not to be gross but I lost my smell a good week, then slowly came back I sniffed my perfumes, and deodorant.. shampoo. BUT to this day its been 6 wks. I cant smell body odor, or poo.. but I can smell coffee , chocolate, lemon.. not sure why I can smell some and not others! Plus I have tight chest still, cough is stopping, just clearing of throat. headache here and there behind my eyes, like an eye strain.. breathing is rough my back hurts , my ribs feel sore, my lungs feel like someone dropped them on the floor hard. Or as if your bra is on too tight. comes and goes through the day. and fatigue, its gotten better for sure, but I get sleepy earlier , and late in afternoon. I do sleep pretty hard now, exhausted .. but went for a mile walk did good. so not sure what the heck is going on. why do i feel good one day and the next like crap.
Imagine how much people with cfs have suffered over the years
I started the vitamins ,B1, d and zinc.
And starting to feel better already. Thank you. Starting to breath better and can walk with more confidence. only 1 day
I've been without smell for 18 months, 1000's of people are also over 18 months, some at the 2 year mark since COVID struck, we have tried everything - I can smell a few things, but food wise almost nothing :-( suffering from bad anxiety and head ache on the left side of my head - super hard to live without smell - I don't wish it on my worse enemy
I got Covid in late August. I am STILL experiencing heavy insomnia and shortness of breath. The pulmonary hypertension isn't quite as bad as a month ago but very much still present. My skin condition (Ichthoysis) was stable prior to Covid. I have never seen it so bad. Anxiety and an inability to sleep without heavy sedatives (which of course have their own side effects) is extremely stressful. My Primary care Physician doesn't know what to do and I am going crazy. My cholesterol and BP are through the roof. I don't know what to do.
I also can't stand the whole "covid-talk", but I want to raise a bit of awareness about long-covid because it is seen as a joke.
I had noticeable symptoms in March 2020 but "since that day" my body and mind has not recovered. Coincidence? (It's beyond me how one can say something's not real just because they haven't experienced it.) If you walk into the long-covid clinic you will see for yourself how much people are struggling since they were hit.
The symptoms are real, BRAIN FOG/FATIGUE/GASTRO ect. is not a light matter 😉 I'm not complaining, I'm good but I feel bad for those who have been hit much worse than me and are simply overlooked.
I have had long Covid since I had Covid in March. I researched a lot and found that CBD oil, broad-spectrum without THC has help me with all of my long Covid symptoms! I’m also taking Zyrtec because I heard that an antihistamine can help and yesterday was the first day I’ve worked out in many months without a relapse! I almost feel at full capacity again!
This sounds very promising, will definitely try this as I miss working out and simply feeling somewhat normal. Keep us posted on your symptoms and progress!
Try a low histamine diet also try fasting that helped me alot. Im 5 months in LC
Well I take hayfever tablets, that should help any long COVID ?
What symptoms were you experiencing? And how long did they take to resolve? Thank you for sharing 🙏
I had covid in February I still can't breathe well my heart races my oxygen level goes down. I am not getting any help. Covid will kill you it was a nightmare I was in the hospital I can't remember so many things .brain fog..I have had swelling in my legs pain headache. I have anxiety really bad. Sinus draining my life changed I am dizzy light I will pass out. I feel depressed alone and there is nobody to go to about after Covid.....
You hit the nail on the head. One cannot begin to devise treatment for a "disease" until it is defined, and there are no coherent, agreed upon definitions for long COVID. I recently met an elderly woman who is in excellent health, to look at her and to speak with her, and she told me in no uncertain terms that she has "long COVID". I asked her several questions about persisting symptoms to which all of her responses were negative. (She couldn't really pinpoint when exactly she had an acute illness compatible with the diagnosis of COVID.) As it stands, anyone can claim to have long COVID. Your summary is well done and sorely needed.
To MediCram, Why don’t you do a talk about the COVID vaccine and the VAERS reporting system. It would be great to understand the current reports related to the COVID vaccine. Can you do that please?
I recovered from long covid after about 6 months or so. Since then I have had 2 relapses after having a regular cold and an ear infection. I feel like my immune system was damaged or I have an autoimmune disorder. Anyone else? It sucks to have to keep going through this.
I have had relapses also. Yes, the immune system seems to be compromised. At least, it seems that way. So many symptoms hang on. For how long? We have to wait and see.
Appreciate all of the videos on COVID… really helps me better explain to the community who want more information then what their providers are able to share. Thank you!
I had Covid last October and a year later I’m still having issues with long haul Covid……I still can’t smell or taste normal foods, before Covid, I was doing Yoga, I traveled….I was constantly in motion, Now I am a weak, thin, my hair is getting thinner, brain fogI’m having issues with sleeping, I have to nap during the day to have at least some energy…..I have anxiety, but now it seems to be worse.
Antihistamines have helped me significantly! With the exception of GI issues, I’m 50% better after a couple weeks. My long Covid symptoms are vaccine associated, and the neurological injury was the worst.
He is a great Doctor with awesome information that can safe lives! Thanks Doctor!
I've been dealing with long covid for a year. extreme fatigue, insomnia, brainfog, swollen throat, fever off and on, and migraines. I am unable to work or do anything!. It took 7 months to get diagnosed. I just want to get better.
going on a year and half. 46 years old, go to the gym, walk a lot and try to stay active. Now every time I walk into the gym it's like my first time going even after going for weeks. My workouts are only half the time as they used to be. I don't get the endorphin high after working out. I just feel like shit. I hoped after a year I'd start to feel better or get back to normal but apparently this is the new normal and working out only makes me feel worse.
Had Covid with bad sinus infection took rocephin shot lost my platelets down to 0 less than 7 hemoglobin requiring whole blood transfusion , plasma , steroids , ivig , hydration iV 5 days post hospitalization lost my vision after 3 opthamologist 6 nerve palsy severe anxiety , wax and wane terrible vision , neurological headaches , Lyme symptoms mold mycotoxins ! Neuropathy memory impaired been on opiates severe pain ! My skin wrecked with weight gain severe inflammation spine pain ! I’m dying I’m 67 and hopeless !
Long Covid I just want out of this hell ! These drs don’t know xxxx! I’m dying and this is hell !
Thanks Doc. Best videos on Covid anywhere.
I had loss of smell and taste for a week after positive for Covid but I’ve had lingering parsosnia where I in particular smell cigarette smoke when no one is smoking near me.
I was never hospitalized but I had initial covid March of 2020. I was really sick for about a month and it is now December 2022 and I have terrible symptoms still. Also recently had shingles. I am a 37 otherwise relatively healthy and active girl. I’m convinced my “chronic cold/ I don’t feel good “ is covid related
My age is 76......had severe Cov19 in Aug 2021, with fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, weakness in legs, bleeding on ear upper rim & scalp, big sore on tongue edge as well as bleeding gums. Also knee pain as well as lower back pain where I had lumbar operation! After my 2nd vaccine, my life turned around. I lost 13/14kg in 5months, had problems with pee, became constipated, now I've got some kind of chronic diarree. Developed skin problems, cracking joints, severe anxiety and memory loss. Also lymph swelling on my left side under armpit.....🙇♂️
Yes - i now have lymphatic edema along with my other symptoms which seems to be causing a lot of problems for me. Lymphatic massage seems to be helping a lot.
My symptoms were insane and emergency room visit 4 times. Unable to stand but felt fine lying down.
If stood up then instantly seeing stars and sometimes phantom smells. Doctors refused stress test so instead they gave me the injectable stress test.
The injection stress test when it maxed out almost made me pass out and major stars floating around.
What fixed me up by up to 80 to 90% was Vitamin D and tumeric and forced myself to randomly do deep breathing each week.
6:20 I have all those symptoms.
I feel like studying on Medical field here…clear and understandable…informative,not only useful in Pandemic but in daily basis..Thanks Doc👏🏼😇🙏
Thank you for creating and sharing these videos
Getting a diagnosis was a nightmare. The turn to app definitely helped me in finding a way through the fog
Doc, Im curious.
I remember last year you covered how NAC helps.
And it does wonders.
Recently, I noticed NAC got pulled from Amazon and eBay.
Specifically the Jarrows formula.
I also came across the FDA's decision in this.
Isn't that suspicious/odd?
I had Covid March of 20. I still can't smell, shortness of breath climbing stairs, fatigue and hair loss!
Fascinating discussion of olfactory training. I had a loss of smell after COVID but it only lasted about 2 weeks. However, there is one category of odors that hasn't returned; foul, organic odors. Basically, I don't smell bathroom odors but I seem to smell everything else fine. I have talked with 4 people who say the same thing. Is there anything you can say about this? Why would this one category of smell not return when every other one does?
dealing with neurological , but each day feels better .
Thank you Med Cram ✅
My fourth time with Covid. Very little issues the first three times. This fourth brought on vertigo. I’m so sick of feeling like I’m on a constant merry go round
Our 65 Year Old female friend contracted CoVid November 2020. She was not hospitalized, had a hard struggle. She has now been diagnosed with Lupus. No family history, way over the typical age group of initial diagnosis of 20-45 years old. We think it’s a byproduct of CoVid.
Excellent information, but I have concerns about the fatigue recommendation of exercise training. You stated that this treatment was successful for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but that is not accurate information. Guided Exercise Training was removed as a recommendation for ME/CFS as it actually caused damage in many patients, and it was discovered that the study that promoted it was faulty. I realize Long COVID may be different than ME/CFS, but I would caution sufferers to consider pacing as a treatment instead of exercise therapy until we have solid research.
I've never been the same since contracting well over a year ago, closer to a year and a half. I still get pain, fatigue, and brain fog. Which got worse after a head injury. I feel like I'm going crazy.
This made me feel so much better! I’ve been losing so much hair in the last several weeks and I did have COVID at the beginning of January, so this timeline lines up for me. Good to know it’ll pass and I’m not going bald!! Thank you for the info :).
Initial symptoms of my first Covid infection were so mild I hardly noticed, but have had long term symptoms for 2-1/2 years, the balance of symptoms changing a bit with each new infection (total of 3). My last infection was in December, and now my brain fog is greatly reduced, but now have shortness of breath. Fatigue, awful feelings, nausea, headaches, feelings of doom, limb pain, heart arrhythmia, eye irritation, loss of sexual response, dark stools (like I've taken antibiotics) all point to an immune system gone wild. Taking anti-inflammatories helps greatly, but hate having to take them continuously. My doctor is entirely unhelpful.
Those symptoms can result from other viral infections. I had many of those symptoms after serious influenza infection in 2017. That infection included viral encephalitis and secondary bacterial pneumonia. The encephalitis caused a cerebrospinal fluid leak that had to be surgically repaired.
pray for everyone here, I feel your pain 🙏🙏
Dr. Seheult, thank you so much for this information..you're most amazing and selfless!.. may God bless you with good health..regards from Malaysia..
Ivermectin and Prednisone saved my wife from Severe Covid
Thank you for your time spent researching for this video! :) We appreciate you.
Such a great video, especially the study breakdown
It seems like that last study proves those who are "protected" have more lingering problems than those that are "unprotected"
This us the BEST DOCTOR I have ever witnessed in my 54 years if my life and I THANK GOD we are in times like now and BLESSED to have this Doctor I don't even look at regular TV anymore what can it offer me especially since IAM struggling with the Covid 19 Virus I caught from a friend who didn't tell me that they were out from work sick I have really suffered and still suffering😞
Essential oils: what? A real-life, scientifically recognised use for essential oils?
You’d be surprised. Look at eucalyptus
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374764/
I've been reading articles on Ivermectin being successful in the treatment of Long Haulers Covid-19 symptoms...
Ivermectin and treatment of certain Cancers...
Would love to hear your thoughts on this...