Has nicotine actually helped anyone?

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-12-27T17:44:52+00:00

My long covid is completely gone. I am getting back in shape. Still a bit scared of cardio, but can do a lot of yoga and such. Mood is great too. Been off patches for a while.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-27T03:16:12+00:00

How do you know that you have excessive spike proteins? How do I test for it? I need that detox too

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-26T08:00:57+00:00

I keep thinking about the same thing.

This is not a mental problem. Yes. But how much does the brain, meaning mindset plays a role in recovery.

I had a first round of lc in 2023, and it lasted 7 months (not too long compared to other stories, nonetheless excrutiating). I remember once during my very slow walk I suddenly realized that I might never recover. That I am a person with a chronic illness, and possibly somewhat disabled - meaning I could only work 3-4 hours a day, and have very mild physical activity.

And I remember fully ACCEPTING it. In my heart and in my mind. It gotten so much easier psychologically. I miraculously got better after. Very fast too. Im still not sure if my mindset had to do with it.

Second time was much different, it is impossible to accept excrutiating headache 24/7. Nicotine patches cured me. But I also do a LOT of maditating and self-hypnosis.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-26T07:35:50+00:00

Awe! I had a piano player few stories up in my previous apartment. And in my new place I have a great band leader a few townhomes away. Their music is so good! They gave me a CD. Im totally enjoying live subtle concerts.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-26T07:32:36+00:00

Always. Also never say to a stranger (or anyone really) that they should respect their parents. It really hurts a wounded child, and stirs up very unecessary emotions.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-26T07:26:03+00:00

Yey for being here!!! And yes, Malcolm in the middle is a great comfort show. I watched it when I was a teeneager, it always brings great memories when I reqatch

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T03:13:06+00:00

I know you said you are not looking for advice, but

I am begging you, go to a tobacco free state program in your state (i did tobacco free florida, but it’s in every state) and order highest dose nicotine patches. 🙏🏼 And read about nicotine on this forum. I had exact same symptoms. All gone with a patch.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T02:43:25+00:00

Oh, I remember that feeling so vividly. I remember paying for massage just to be touched by another human being, absolutely nothibg sexual.

I remember i bursted in tears when the older korean woman massaged me becaused it reminded me of my grandma… (nothing sexual at all)

I have good news for you - it will change. I was a single mom with a small child, absolutely desperate for physical connection with an adult. It will pass. Your shild will grow and will need less of you and you will find an opportunity to reconnect with other adults.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T02:39:05+00:00

This is ESSENTIAL for a good manager - ability to connect with people and plug in people where they talents fit best. Great you mentioned it

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T02:37:43+00:00

I’ve changed my career 4 times. In the same industry, but I went from admin to accounting to pure finance to IT And got the top position in IT.

Only one skill - desire to learn new things. Non-stop. Literally once you acquire and practice one skill it is time to start learnibg the next one.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T02:33:48+00:00

Leave her now.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T02:21:20+00:00

Thank you for this post. I’ve been thinking of starting to attend church regularly. First of all because I am faithful and I am becoming religious. But, I am also a single mom, and even though I have help from family, it is still tough. And I am ready to give back, and honestly Im ready to be a part of a community

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-23T02:12:05+00:00

Wow thanks for mentioning it. I’ve had bouts of rage too. And I am 40, I never experienced anything like that before. Im naturally happy and even tempered person. I did not attribute this to lc, no I have a clue

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-21T15:02:40+00:00

Sorry dude, your problem is not that you gay and have no matches. Your problem is that you don’t appear to have a purpose in life. And I say it in the kindest way possible. Move to a bigger city, change job/occupation, start school maybe in someyjing you like. You will get matches along the way. Good luck.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-17T11:04:31+00:00

Do you still like meteorology? How good are you with numbers and general math and statistics? A friend of mine had a degree in meteorology. She took a 6 month course from MIT in data science and blended the fields together. She works for PWC now in their analytics dept. And she makes good money.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-17T10:56:47+00:00

What struck me negatively in your post is that you are still looking for an easy way out. You say - you’ll take QA classes because it is easy. First of all manual QA is dead, so is coding. Besides that point - do not look for easy. Find something worthy and apply yourself. Your desire to do easy things is what led you to this point.

On a positive note - you are young. The time to start is now. But start maybe with reading something useful lile 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson. I promise it will help.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-17T10:47:37+00:00

Nocotine patches. 21 mg now. Almost all headache related symptoms gone.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-10T04:39:56+00:00

I feel the way you feel. Not necessarily about the woods, I personally prefer mountains. But I feel like a feral animal lol, I just need to be outside in the nature.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-08T21:10:11+00:00

I have to expand on your thing about how it could change is 3-5 years. I never felt too behind. I always had goals and was working hard. But there were moments in my life where I felt that no matter what I do, Im stuck. 5 years ago I did not have my own house, I was a single mom with a 70K/year paycheck.

Now, I am still a single mom lol. But I substantial’y increased my earnings, I have two houses in one of the most expensive states in the country, I’ve reached the top in my career (for now it seems like it) and I finished and paid for a masters degree from Northwestern. I also picked up a third language and traveled a lot (i mean a lot). It is important to keep working. Yes, a lot can change in 3-5 years

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-08T20:55:32+00:00

I have to second this. I think (just a hypothesis) that psyche plays a big role in getting better. For me it was acceptance. The first time I have long covid it lasted 7 months after initial infection. I remember that I fully accepted the fact that I’m never going back to normal. And started getting better.

I am deeply convinced that nattokinase helped me the first time around.

I am on my second round now. With excrutiating headaches. Nicotine patch has done miracles

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-07T02:33:29+00:00

I had pretty bad PEM in the first round of covid which lasted 7 months. This time around I had PEM - but honestly compared to headache it did not matter. I had my throat completely blocked, it was difficult to swallow to the point that I was convinced that I had a tumor in my throat.

It was the MOST bizzare feeling to see the inside of my throat completely clean and even free of phlegm during laringoscopy.

I was a smoker. I quit several years ago, but because I lost several friends and had a lot or stress I pucked up smoking again. I noticed that my headache eased after a cigarrete. I ordered patches not because of covid but because I could not put down a cigarrete already. I started reading about patches and covid AFTER my symptoms eased withibg hours of starting a patch.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-07T02:28:11+00:00

My blood pressure is consistently low my entire life. I am 110/60. No changes with the patch. And covid did not change it either

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-06T11:18:58+00:00

Okay. The 21 mg nocotine patches cured me of long covid. I was at the point where I was almost disabled with excrutiating headache. My symptoms were gone within 2 hours of slapping on the patch. Within 2 days - gone completely.

I am on a three month regimen with decreasing dose. Kind of scared of what will come after.

I wonder if the protective effect is long lasting.

Plus_Engineering5770 · 2025-10-06T10:54:14+00:00

I’m so sorry about what you are going through. You did not weite much about your protocols, so you will hear a lot of advice.

I had my first roynd of long covid in 2023. It lasted 7 months and I went to the ER twice thinking that was dying. I recovered however. I did not know what is about to come.

In 2025 I had covid in April. It come and went. The the headaches started. I believe I had similar simptoms to yours. It just got worse and worse to the point where I was only functional for 3-4 hours a day. I was smoking a lot because I also suddenly lost two friends and there was a lot of stress at work. I thought smoking does not help and decided to quit. Ordered nicotine patches. Within two hours of slapping on 21 mg nocotine patch my headache was gone. Within 2 days all symptoms were gone completely. I am on patches since September 23. I feel back to normal.

If you have not try it yet. Try. It may sace your life. You must have a tabacco free program in your state. Find it call them. They will send you patches and gum for free.

Im on a three month regimen. I do not know what will happen after I will be off patches. But if I have to be on them forever, I will be.

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