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    Long COVID and post-infective fatigue syndrome – a review

    Carolina X Sandler, PhD, Vegard B B Wyller, PhD, Rona Moss-Morris, PhD, Dedra Buchwald, PhD, Esther Crawley, PhD, Jeannine Hautvast, PhD, Ben Z Katz, Hans Knoop, PhD, Paul Little, Renee Taylor, PhD, Knut-Arne Wensaas, PhD, Andrew R Lloyd, PhD, Long COVID and post-infective fatigue syndrome – a...
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    Mood swings, emotional, irritable, treatments? (male - females welcome to answer though)

    Recently I've been feeling really emotional. Sometimes I get it after working out, sometimes after sex, and sometimes just.. out of the blue, and it can last for hours. Almost to the point of crying. Then of course there's irritability and feeling annoyed. It's being emotional almost to the...
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    Does your fatigue level correlate with dry eyes?

    I recently noticed something very interesting. I suffer from dry eye symptoms. I noticed that my dry eye symptoms correlate a lot with my fatigue and low mood. When my fatigue and mood is better my eyes feel better, if my feel dry I often feel tired and my mood is low. I'm not really sure what...
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    OI and mood fluctuations

    I’ve noticed that my mood drops when I’m upright (sitting, standing, doing chores) long enough. I get irritable, anxious and depressed, but when I lie down my mood gets better quickly. I wonder if it has to do with OI and decreased blood flow to the brain. Do you guys experience this symptom? I...
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    Glucuronolactone (ingredient of energy drinks like Red Bull) boosts my energy, cognitive clarity, uplifts mood, and has anti-grumpiness effects

    I've been experimenting with the energy-giving supplement glucuronolactone in recent weeks, and have noticed some good results. Glucuronolactone is naturally found in the body (it is an important part of connective tissues), and is an ingredient in some energy drinks. The Red Bull energy drink...
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    • anhedonia antidepressant brain fog energy glucuronolactone mood
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    • Forum: General Treatment