Fifi Lamoura on Nostr: npub1psdfx…99sr7 npub1gh47d…pmlt9 npub1mgukx…m5k75 As I mentioned above, there ...
npub1psdfxfpxz2cwmmnsk60y3nqpn2tqh9n24h4hstvfkwvr6eaek9js499sr7 (npub1psd…9sr7) npub1gh47dtrvkgje9d9p04762xqczulpm5nkdcl4m6dhysscgqx2k0eqypmlt9 (npub1gh4…mlt9) npub1mgukx2kr8fya0se3t8u69uxmqahtdsxjftv3spzrsm0xxy6ygg0slm5k75 (npub1mgu…5k75) As I mentioned above, there was a study out of Australia that showed that even people who weren't hospitalized and subjectively experienced no cognitive issues actually had mild cognitive deficits when tested. That said, viral encephalitis is a thing that all viruses have the potential to cause because viruses are inflammatory (one sign you might have this after a viral infection is a sore neck). The first time I had COVID, this happened to me. It was extremely mild and if I wasn't very aware of my cognitive function in relation to my writing ability I might not really have noticed much (I have a thyroid disorder, one way I keep tabs on my thyroid levels is by paying attention to my cognitive speed and agility). Basically it was just less efficient word recall and making uncharacteristic writing errors (as opposed to the baked in ones I routinely make). It cleared up entirely after about two months (I ate lots of fatty fish and veggies to feed my brain and lower inflammation, and some shrooms eventually, and didn't push my body to support recovery, my aunt has ME/CFS so I was very careful about recovery and up on the science around ME/CFS).
Second time I had COVID I had none of these issues (barely sick, no neck pain, no cognitive issues). It's very likely that there are people experiencing temporary viral encephalitis (people are also often temporarily a bit stupider after colds and flus, we've just been ignoring that fact!) but also people suffering less transient damage in the case of having underlying conditions that involve inflammation and/or autoimmunity worsened or triggered (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc) and that the damage people who have Long COVID is in its own category and is the same or a similar kind of micochondrial dysfunction as in ME/CF. COVID is certainly triggering autoimmune disorders in people with a genetic susceptibility (as do all viruses).
Personally I think it's important to understand the brain is constantly being damaged (under environmental assault of various kinds) and renewed (or not) via nutrition (and hunger, the hunger hormone grehlin promotes neurogenesis), exercise and use (and drugs like shrooms can also promote neurogenesis).
One bright spot out of all this is how much research into ME/CFS has taken off and how much more we've learned in a short period. This will hopefully result in better treatments and it's already increasing our understanding of post viral syndromes (so has a wider application than only COVID).
Second time I had COVID I had none of these issues (barely sick, no neck pain, no cognitive issues). It's very likely that there are people experiencing temporary viral encephalitis (people are also often temporarily a bit stupider after colds and flus, we've just been ignoring that fact!) but also people suffering less transient damage in the case of having underlying conditions that involve inflammation and/or autoimmunity worsened or triggered (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc) and that the damage people who have Long COVID is in its own category and is the same or a similar kind of micochondrial dysfunction as in ME/CF. COVID is certainly triggering autoimmune disorders in people with a genetic susceptibility (as do all viruses).
Personally I think it's important to understand the brain is constantly being damaged (under environmental assault of various kinds) and renewed (or not) via nutrition (and hunger, the hunger hormone grehlin promotes neurogenesis), exercise and use (and drugs like shrooms can also promote neurogenesis).
One bright spot out of all this is how much research into ME/CFS has taken off and how much more we've learned in a short period. This will hopefully result in better treatments and it's already increasing our understanding of post viral syndromes (so has a wider application than only COVID).