the red squirrel said:Maybe it hasn't much to do with the Long Covid syndrome but it's worth sharing I guess
One of the major symptoms of COVID-19 is the loss of smell/taste during the infection and recovery. Some experience it for days, some for weeks (or in my case a couple of months...)
I read a bit of it somewhere a few years ago during lockdown so don't quote me on it because I cannot readily find the resource again. But, there were some informal studies/experiences out there of ex-COVID-19 patients who lost their smell and ingested LSD with a temporarily restored sense of smell as the outcome. Correspondingly, after ingestion of LSD, they experienced their sense of smell again during the trip and for a few days afterwards after which it gradually disappeared (Unfortunately, I failed to self-replicate this). However, I'm not sure if there were some reliable control groups & if the renewed sense or smell was placebo or something similar...
Altogether, LSD affects serotonin levels so it could be plausible that Long Covid syndrome has something to do with serotonin levels.
Yeah, it could be something other than long-covid, but I'm entertaining the possibility based on my experience and correspondence of symptoms. It could also be depression which has also been shown to impact cognition.
I feel like in my case, there was improvement and then slight decline. I have been taking 5htp daily which seems to help in general, but don't know if that general assistance is addressing what I'm assuming may belong covid.
I do notice benefits regarding my specific cognitive issues whenever I interact with something serotonergic, but am wondering if there would be more benefit from working with more phenethylamines.
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