@CrumblingCookie said in Glucose loading cures everything?:

@S-Holmes said:

The next thing I'm going to try is higher dose vitamin D

Don't. It's a trap.

Oh no! Why? I took 50,000 IU's on Saturday, 40,000 on Sunday, 30,000 today, with plenty of magnesium and vit K. Feeling a lot better so far. I'll probably go on a winter maintenance dose of about 10,000 IU a day.

@gentlepotato said in Glucose loading cures everything?:

@S-Holmes sorry to hear you got covid again. One can take a long time to recover after it, so you might see a clearing after a while, but very wise to do extreme rest for now. I think it's smart to approach covid the way one would mono, so take it easy for at least three months. Hope you get better soon!

Do you ever test for EBV? It's one of the virus' that can reacivate after covid, and if it has you might benefit from some herbs.

I'm still just doing glucose, because I want to keep it simple, but if I am gonna add something at some point olive leaf extract is high of my list. Often mentioned for EBV.

I likely have EB or GB. I haven't been tested because what's the point? They're both autoimmune conditions and I'm already doing everything I know to do for CFS. The next thing I'm going to try is higher dose vitamin D, along with all the other things I'm already taking.

I really appreciate everyone's input. Doctors have no answers so I rely on my smart friends for information and assistance.

So friends. My husband and I got covid over Christmas (family member brought it with them) and true to form, I have long covid again. Husband is 95% well. My conclusion is that people with lifelong CFS/ME, even though mostly controlled, will be way more susceptible to complications than most. My post covid anxiety is back, and just as before, it peaks right at sundown. I'm able to control it using magnesium and Mexicola if I take them 10 or 15 minutes before the sun sets. If I forget, I go ahead and take them but will have to sit or lie down for a while until they take effect.

We're still using dextrose, but in small amounts. Again, my husband responds to it really well and I make sure his bottle of lemon/glucose water is full when he is in a stressful situation or has to do any public speaking. I feel like it helps me but I wouldn't say it has cured my chonic conditions.

@happyhanneke said in Glucose loading cures everything?:

@S-Holmes
Do you have any positive feedback from the glucose loading?

Also where did you get the low dose patches? 7mg is the lowest I have seen but I would like 2 or 3 mg.

Thanks

Here is a link to the nicotine patch discussion:
https://bioenergetic.forum/post/36299

@the_black_jew said in Glucose loading cures everything?:

@S-Holmes watch out for choline overload with nicotine and mitolipin together

I would like to read more about this. Any links you can share?

We still use glucose, but our high dose experiment is over. I use it often instead of regular sugar in tea, coffee, etc. I'm on to the next experiment now, low dose nicotine patches. So far I like the effects, but that's for another thread. I'm also going back on Idealabs Mitolipin...for asthma, which I've never had until recently (likely a post covid ailment).

@visalibero said in Nicotine for Long Covid:

@S-Holmes Which product would you recommend? Without additives.

Dr. Ardis recommends Rugby brand. I buy the 14 mg patches and cut them into fourths. They say you aren't supposed to cut them but Dr Ardis says it isn't a problem.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36543-8

@the_black_jew said in Nicotine for Long Covid:

it works but the acetylcholine stim can get overloaded which can cause nausea and a pretty horrific depression

the human equivalent dose that stimulates nad+ is like 1-2mg over the course of an entire day

Good to know. I'll keep an eye on that. Maybe I'll just use the patch every other day and see how it goes.

Dr. Ardis uses a 3 mg patch every day, and he said he will for the rest of his life. I wonder how he is able to do that without experiencing depression.

Thoughts?

This is a very long video, but packed full of good information.
I've had covid 3 times which ultimately became long covid. My 84 year old mother had developed long covid at the same time. We both used the 7 mg nicotine patches for 7 days and our symptoms improved dramatically. Nicotine sounds like a wonder drug. I decided I'm going to stay on 3.5 mg throughout flu season. https://rumble.com/v4obxnq-episode-04.10.2024-the-other-n-word.html