Two people suffering from symptoms of COVID-19 long after the typical disease time frame, have reported an almost full recovery after taking daily doses of over-the-counter antihistamines. Antihistamines, drugs commonly used to treat allergies like influenza, common cold, etc., were taken by the individuals to treat “long COVID,” also known as post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), a condition that affects millions worldwide and has no established treatment protocol. “PASC is an emerging global health crisis, with an estimated prevalence of 30 percent. PASC is often painful, debilitating, and impairs daily functioning. The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that two-thirds of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 develop PASC within 6 months after infection,” according to a study (pdf) published by Science Direct. Patient One, a white woman in her 40s who is believed to have contracted COVID-19 in January 2020, developed “profound fatigue, malaise, and headache” within …
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