Long Covid Tips

What are phosphenes? Along with all of the crazy symptoms after COVID came an annoying increase in phosphenes, those odd moving bits of light that pass through vision that some people call “floaters”.  If you have ever looked through a microscope, binoculars or a telescope, you may have recognized them as illusory glowing specs that that move around without really interfering with vision.  They are typically not believed to harmful, and everyone has them to some degree, but I found the increase in them to be annoying.   Since migraines often come with auras (overlays of color on your vision a bit like a lens flare on a camera), perhaps my permanent migraine caused me to get more of them Either way, I did some research and learned that lutein, zeaxanthin and astaxanthin can potentially help with them.  I stumbled across these items while looking into ways to boost cognitive function, as higher levels of these within the brain seem to be associated with healthier ...

After the first article and its terrible list of symptoms, it no doubt sounds a little strange for me to mention a humble vitamin as a big factor in managing my symptoms.  But Vitamin D is neuro-protective, meaning it helps protect the nervous system from damage. It is essential to our bodies for healthy nervous, musculoskeletal, and immune systems and more.  People with common nervous system diseases like Multiple Sclerosis often test as having an insufficiency for Vitamin D, as do many Long COVID, migraine and asthma patients. Some studies have speculated that low levels of Vitamin D during a COVID infection might possibly contribute to the development of Long COVID after the acute infection  is over. Significant shortfalls in Vitamin D Can Cause: Fatigue Bone pain Muscle aches, weakness and cramps Intense “pins and needles” stinging or tingling in hands or feet Muscle spasms (i.e. twitching) Depression Cognitive impairment in older adults Severe asthma in children Incr...