Functional Medicine
Long Haul Covid Treatment
Long COVID isn't in your head. It's measurable. Post-viral inflammation, autonomic dysfunction, mitochondrial damage, and immune dysregulation show up on the right tests. We run those tests. Then we treat what we find.
Why Long COVID Persists
You had COVID weeks or months ago. The acute infection cleared. But you still can't think straight, you're exhausted by noon, your heart races when you stand up, and your doctor says your labs look fine. Welcome to long COVID, and welcome to being gaslit by a healthcare system that doesn't know how to test for it.
Long COVID affects an estimated 10-30% of people who had the virus. Symptoms include persistent fatigue, brain fog, exercise intolerance, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, joint pain, headaches, and sleep disruption. Conventional medicine acknowledges it exists but offers little beyond "rest and wait." That's because the standard blood panel doesn't test for the mechanisms driving long COVID.
What actually happens post-COVID: persistent inflammation (elevated cytokines), autonomic nervous system dysfunction (POTS-like symptoms), mitochondrial damage (cells can't produce energy normally), microclotting (tiny clots impair blood flow), gut barrier breakdown, and reactivation of latent viruses like Epstein-Barr. These are all testable. They all have treatment protocols. You just need a provider who knows what to look for.
“Most providers are running labs based on the medications they can give. If your medication only requires monitoring TSH, they don't care what the rest of the thyroid panel looks like.”
Colin Renaud, DC, PA-C: Providers Test Based on Medications, Not You
Provider Insight
“There were things on there that I hadn't known. For example, Hashimoto's disease. I had asked my physician to test me for that and they didn't. And that did come up on there.”
Laura: Hashimoto's Discovered After Years of Being Dismissed
Patient Story
“Peptides are for people that are doing proactive health. You can't just take a peptide and it's going to answer all your prayers and do your bad diet and sit on the couch all the time.”
Colin Renaud, PA-C: Peptides Need a Foundation to Work
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“I ran over 6 miles, no pain at all.”
Eric: BPC-157 Resolved Chronic Knee Pain in One Month
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How We Approach Long COVID Recovery
We don't have a "long COVID protocol" that everyone gets. We test and treat based on what's actually happening in your body. Your panel includes inflammatory markers (hs-CRP, IL-6, TNF-alpha when indicated), metabolic function, hormone levels (COVID frequently disrupts testosterone, thyroid, and cortisol), nutrient status, and immune markers.
- Inflammation control. Targeted anti-inflammatory support. Peptides like BPC-157 for tissue repair. Nutritional interventions to calm the immune response.
- Mitochondrial support. CoQ10, NAD+ precursors, and targeted nutrients to restore cellular energy production.
- Autonomic retraining. Addressing POTS symptoms, heart rate variability, and nervous system dysregulation through specific protocols.
- Hormone restoration. COVID frequently tanks testosterone and disrupts thyroid function. We restore these when labs confirm deficiency.
- Gut repair. The virus damages gut lining. This creates systemic inflammation that perpetuates every other symptom. We test and restore gut health as a foundation.
Recovery timelines vary. Some patients feel significantly better within 4-6 weeks. Complex cases take longer. The difference is we're actually addressing what's broken instead of waiting for it to fix itself.
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Long Haul Covid Treatment FAQ
We test broadly. Your panel covers hormones, thyroid, inflammatory markers, metabolic function, and nutrient status. If long COVID isn't the cause, we'll find what is. Many patients come in thinking they have long COVID and discover it's actually thyroid dysfunction or hormone imbalance that started around the same time.
No. The mechanisms driving long COVID (inflammation, autonomic dysfunction, hormone disruption) are still measurable and treatable months or years later. Many of our long COVID patients had symptoms for 12-18 months before finding us.
It depends on your labs. Common interventions include peptide therapy, hormone optimization, IV nutrient therapy, targeted supplementation, and gut repair protocols. Everything is personalized to what your testing reveals.
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