The 3 TOP Symptoms Of Long Covid & What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself | Dr. Leo Galland

Approximately 20 million people are suffering from prolonged post-covid symptoms, with cases increasing daily. In many people, lingering symptoms are still present (or reoccur) 6 to 9 months after Covid infection. While Covid-19 was originally viewed as a respiratory disease, we’ve now gained a new understanding of its impact on our blood vessels and how that affects the entire body. Among the most common lasting symptoms are fatigue, body aches, difficulty breathing, racing heart, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation.

My guest today, Dr. Leo Galland, is one of the most incredible resources on Covid and long-Covid syndrome and is someone who has had an immense impact on my own health and my career in Functional Medicine.

Dr. Galland is a board-certified internist, an international best-selling author, and one of the founders of Functional Medicine. Since the onset of the pandemic, he has devoted most of his time to research on Covid-19 and to the education of other health practitioners in understanding the biology of the disease. He has created a series of documents and videos on the long Covid syndrome intended for the general public and for health professionals. His latest publication, Long Covid: Prevention and Treatment, is available on his website.

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[maryb]

It would be much more helpful and I think scientifically factual if he would separate people who were vaccinated with all these symptoms and adverse events with people who were not vaccinated. It is extremely medically significant important and honest to differentiate between these two population groups

[jthampshire]

I am 71 years old type 2 diabetic and unvaxed. Everything you described is my experience with long covid. After a year I am back to normal with only POTS lingering, but getting better. My long covid pretty much ended after I had a another covid infection. Thank the Lord for an amazing immune system.

[moosefox]

I’m 70 and was hospitalized with COVID pneumonia 2 years ago. My long term problem was that I lost my sense of smell. Then last year I passed out and had a head injury but then my sense of smell came back! I now feel better than ever!

[doreendeck]

thankyou Brianna,
your courage is beyond words...
my mom is 86 yrs old and has suffered immensely from shots, though won't admit it. My older sister has power of attorney over her and still believes in 'vaccines'. She (and doctors) has mom convinced her symptoms are age/stress related. She suffered a burning itchy rash on the side of her face and down her neck to shoulder following her third vaccine administered years ago. As time goes on, other symptoms have surfaced (dizziness, shaking, clots, pleural infusion, stroke, lung abrasions) that lead to lengthy hospital stays. It ails me to see her so impaired today as she was a healthy, smart, busy woman that used to walk 6km daily up till 2 short years ago. It is my intention to keep track of her ailments and obtain details of the shots she received and, at the very least, share data with others. I only wish mom had the ability to be conscious of what is really happening to her mind and body

[randyb]

Please read if you have long Covid. This worked for me! I’m not a doctor. I’m male, mid 50’s, average height, slender build. Got jab mar 2021 (required for job) a month or so started having slight difficulty breathing and got slowly worse as time went on. By September 2021 at times would throw up. Thought I was allergic to new dogs. Tried every allergy pill, nothing worked. Then tried Primatene Mist, everything cleared up, no issues with breathing at all. Never had asthma my entire life and now 18 months later still use it when breathing issues arise. Got Covid Jan 2022. Few weeks later slowly started having heart issues, skipping heart beats, instant high BPM, massive pounding heart beats. Did battery of tests at cardiology dept, they found no issues at all, along with other docs saying there is nothing medically wrong. The worst for me was feeling like is was going to faint multiple times a day. Mainly standing outside and talking, driving to work at night after dinner, and while at work sitting. Fainted once at work. Had to go on medical leave for months. Started to get better then it all came back slowly (also anxiety with almost panic attacks). Watched so many long covid videos and read 1, 000+ comments and took notes on what people did. This is what i did and worked (i’d say I’m 95% free at this point). I stopped taking powder fiber supplements (can cause iron not to be absorbed). I’ve only eaten lunch and dinner before but now had carnation instant breakfast with milk in the AM and a banana with a men’s 50+ multi vitamin and one iron supplement pill at that time. Normal lunch and dinner but tried to have a more protein involved. Snacked on pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and beef jerky. An apple around 3pm. Would mix a packet of propel electrolytes with a few shakes of table salts in it and drink throughout the day. At dinner would take another multi vitamin and another iron pill. At night before bed took an Antihistamine pill. Would try and eat smaller meals more often throughout the day and night. Worked out on elliptical 25 minutes every other day. At 3 days noticed a feeling of not so severe symptoms. Every day was better and better and 3 weeks later, 0 skipping heartbeats, no feeling of fainting, no pounding heart. An amazing feeling just to feel normal after a year and a half of issues everyday. Hope my story and remedy works for at least one person

[xenotbbbeats]

I was a very fit and strong heavy weightlifter at 55 when I got asymptomatic Covid. I had a runny nose, but I have year-round allergies, so I wasn't even sure I had anything. First, my eyesight got wonky. When I tracked a room, it was like my vision was trying to catch up and was wobbly. I'm an operatically trained hard rock singer who once broke a $5, 000 tube mic with my voice. After Long Covid, I found that I never had enough breath. I used to hold a loud note for ages. Then I developed a speech impediment and could not pronounce "R" or long "O." It was like I lost elasticity at the back of my throat. This made swallowing very difficult. I choked on food constantly and was down to swallowing bits of chewed scrambled egg and washing it down with water. I basically swallowed it like a pill. My eyes were only half opened. Soon, I couldn't walk. Then I couldn't hold my own head up and had to use 2 travel pillows so I wouldn't asphyxiate. The tinnitus I got later, so I don't know if that was from the booster or if it popped up from Long Covid. For several months, I was basically an invalid. A close friend rushed me to the ER 3 times. The only times I was ever rushed to an ER before was from accidents doing extreme sports. I noticed my face changed. People used to ask me to see my license when I told them my age because they didn't believe me. Long Covid aged me about 15 or more years. People thought I was in my 30s. I was lean with a 6-pack because of years of heavy weightlifting and HIIT. I would run a couple of miles, jump on the floor and do 100 push-ups, and then start my lifting. I warmed up with 45s. After Long Covid, I gained about 25 pounds, which I can't take off. I don't recognize my body. My 6-pack now looks like a slightly cottage-cheese coated 4-pack that melts down I to a fanny pack. I was doing keto for many years because I can't process grains. After Covid, I developed chronic IBS 2 years later. I never had digestive issues before. My gastroenterologist could not fix it. I've been full-on carnivore since this August and cured my IBS in just 48 hours. I can no longer process vegetables or fruit. I don't mind because I love animal products and was never a fan of eating plants. I still have to be careful not to overdo it every day even though my max bench is now greater than before at 240 lbs. I used to have endless amounts of energy. There are so many symptoms that I had, and I can't even remember them all. It was like a bad nightmare. Every once in a while, I push myself a bit too far and pay for it. It's my cardiovascular endurance that still hasn't fully recovered. I also need 8 or 9 hours of sleep when 7 was perfect. Doctors are useless and give me a glassy-eyed stare when I tell them how things used to be. I never hardly saw the doctor before, so I feel like they don't believe me. My nickname used to be "Xena, " and I have a tattoo of the warrior princess's symbol on my arm. I am not giving up, but this has become the battle of my life.

[Catastrophic_Cat_]

I experienced neurological symptoms with COVID-19 and I had brain fog, memory loss, information retention loss, difficulty speaking/ communicating, and difficulty with writing and reading. I went to the doctor in 2022 and after being dismissed I got into a car accident a month later. The car accident is a good example of brain fog because I thought I had a green light when it was actually red, and when another car drove into the intersection, I had the nerve to honk at the car because I thought I had the right of way. The lowest point in my ordeal was in 2021 when I had a conversation with my mother, and ten minutes later I forgot about the contents of our conversation and was confused as to why my mom was asking personal questions. To forget a conversation with your mother at 19 years old is not normal. At this point in my time I felt like I had become Lenny from of Mice and Men because my cognitive abilities had decreased so much that I felt like I lost my personality, and I had to reconstruct a new one because I did in fact lose that personality.

[wa]

I had a stroke just 2 weeks after the 3rd Covid-19 infection. I will go to a Quest LAB for the blood clot test.I am enormously grateful to Dr. Galland for that information ! I am SO TIRED all time now & the brain fog is awful. I am CERTAIN that the last c-19 infection increased micro-clots in my body and caused the stroke. THWNK YOU, Dr. Hyman, for this video!

[susanmorgan]

My long covid symptoms are; EXTREME fatigue, shortness of breath, burning stomach, horrible depression, interrupted sleep. Two weeks ago, I started with 16 strain probiotics and tumeric curcumin, tripling the dosage on both. I have noticed a marked decrease in all symptoms!!!! Cant believe it! 😃😃😃

[mercyk]

I've been dealing with long covid since my initial infection in 2020. I've since been re_infected 3 times. I've never felt so hopeless in my life. I have joint pain, severe insomnia, breathing issues, nerve damage, memory loss, diminished eyesight, neck and shoulder pain. And other symptoms that I can't articulate. The infection made my blood pressure, sleep apnea and G .I issues worse too. Everyone else has moved on from covid but most of us haven't 😢

[nitafortner]

You mentioned so many things that might help that it became too confusing to someone who is already frustrated. My son is basically a different person after a strong covid infection. He's lost his job, his doctor refered him to psychiatrist that wanted to treat him with time release adderall that was over $300.00 a month. He was attempting to get disability and the psychiatric said he didn't think he was disabled. He is 30 years old. He began working at 15 and was promoted in every job he worked. After covid he was exhausted all the time. With drew socially and has fallen into deep depression since his fatigue never got better. Help me know what to start with. He has no job, no money, no insurance and his father and I are on Social security. Before covid he had weight loss surgery and passed all the evaluations. He went to the gym everyday. He even had nasalplasty to improve his breathing. He was doing so well. He can't exercise and the depression has left him hopeless. I am on my knees praying he doesn't resort to suicide.

[ciuffoarancione]

First syntom : the needle in the shoulder.
My life is ruined after 2nd dose of pfizer... 29 months of pain every day, I was really fit and healthy a gym maniac now life ruined forever. Most cases of long covid comes from jabs or jabs and then covid... And doctors know it. Then there are the deads... Save people. Tell the truth. Tell what you see in hospital from 2021 on... Lives are more important than career and money. Save at least children...

[donitaharchar]

Yes I experienced long covid now since January 2023, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, body aches and pains, headaches, and brain fog. I started kale smoothies daily in March which include 3 cups kale, 1/4 fresh pineapple, 1 cup wild blueberries, 2 ripe bananas, 2 cloves garlic, 1/2 lemon, 1 handful chia, 3 inch ginger, filtered water. I drink 20 ounces a day. I store it in jars in the fridge and end up with 3 days, then I do it all again. I started also probiotics, milk thistle, mega vitamins and minerals along with DHA. I gently bounce on a rebounder daily. Take a hot bath daily with baking soda, Epsom salts, and Himalayan pink salt all as 2/3 cups. Just finally this week I have been able to bound up and down stairs again! Prayers and meditation daily as well, believe me, I am so grateful to be feeling better again! 🙏💜💐💜🙏 It is a fight and a struggle! God Bless you all here and may the Wisdom of the World give you inspiration to heal! 🙏💜🙏 with God, NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE! 🙏💜🙏

[nevsart]

I’ve been bedridden for six days out of seven, for over three years. Before Covid, I was super healthy, at the gym every day…………. The biggest problem is, people don’t understand what we are going through…………

[ginnycleary-zqpu]

Thank you Dr. Hyman and Dr. Gallant for all of your information on COVID. Every Physician I have seen in my state where I reside seem to still be in the dark. Or they don't seem to want to discuss COVID/COVID-19. But I feel that here in America many more STUDIES should be happening. I lost my mother to COVID in 2021, and I got COVID in 2022. It was very traumatic and heartbreaking for me. Now I can seriously say to any medical professionals that my body definitely "changed" after I recovered from COVID. I used to walk, jog, and go to a fitness place and I was working full time in 2022. I had to quit because I have had Asthma all my adult life. I've also had Arthritis but nothing was a problem until after COVID, I NOW feel like my bones/body aged 20 yrs. I hurt bad on lower back, knee's, hands, shoulders, & feet. Every day I struggle with throat, sinus, chest, extreme mucus. I'm still praying 🙏 for better health and also for all other folks that continue to deal with afterwards COVID. Please continue to do research on ALL COVID to help people live healthier. God bless you all

[bellaclyde]

I was having the symptoms people are describing, my chiropractor worked on my vagus nerve. I felt an immediate difference. I haven't felt right since covid last year in November. I can honestly say it has been a game changer for me.

[alisenielsen]

You’re talking about my puzzling numerous symptoms. I cannot thank you enough for explaining all of this in layman’s terms ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[SamLeeSmith]

I was not aware of having Covid but my Doctor thinks I have long term covid. I have trouble breathing, non- stop coughing, stomach distress, no energy, etc. Getting healthy the old-fashioned way fruits, vegetables, rest, spiritual, etc. is my best bet. Good luck to all. ❤

[laurasterling]

I'm 67 and at the age of 65 had covid and ended up in the hospital. I unfortunately can't get immunized because I am allergic severely to both flu and pneumonia vaccines. No medical professionals providing vaccinations will vaccinate me for Covid. My long covid is still with me with lack of smell and taste, covid brain fog making it difficult to remember some words, and where you were in the middle of a sentence, when specific words at specific times just won't come to mind. I've been questioned by doctors thinking I am contending with lists of things in my life, and been misdiagnosed a lot. But, I keep doing what I can to protect myself and others. Just because I can't get immunized doesn't mean I don't take precautions to help keep myself and others safe.

[FreeCuban]

My mother didn’t get sick with COVID but with vaccine … she developed peripheral neuropathy and now is in a wheelchair