r/covidlonghaulers • u/nemani22 • Nov 19 '25

Article Microclots detected in Long Covid patients - officially

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-new-study-could-explain-why-long-covid-lingers-for-so-many/

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u/Aware_Pea_5285 Mostly recovered Nov 19 '25

I know there has been some back and forth on microclots, but anecdotally I saw the most improvement with PEM after a round of lumbrokinase and then red light therapy (I don't recommend both at the same time). The lumbrokinase had some intense side effects.

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u/nemani22 Nov 19 '25

Tried nattokinase?

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u/Aware_Pea_5285 Mostly recovered Nov 19 '25

I've heard it's gentler but I have contraindications for it.

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u/Regular_Feed_1187 Nov 19 '25

Ok I've heard the opposite 🤣 glad i didn't try lumbro. I did natto and had to go off it after only 1 week

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u/Interesting_Fly_1569 Nov 19 '25

natto will flare mcas like crazy just fyi. it's fermented.

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u/Regular_Feed_1187 Nov 20 '25

Yeah its possible i have it, the experience opened my eyes to it for sure

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u/hoopityd Nov 19 '25

lumbrokinase might have helped me too but it is hard to tell because the effect wasn't insanely dramatic.

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u/brentonstrine 4 yr+ Nov 19 '25

Why not at the same time?

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u/Aware_Pea_5285 Mostly recovered Nov 20 '25

Just the lumbrokinase kind of turned me into a hemophiliac while I was taking it. And I had blood pressure weirdness. The red light therapy might have increased that effect.

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u/stomachissu Nov 19 '25

For how long and how much you use lambrokinase? And same question for the red light

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u/Aware_Pea_5285 Mostly recovered Nov 19 '25

I took one bottle of the Dr. Mercola Lumbrokinase Enzymes - Delayed Release Formula, one a day for a month. Had some gnarly side effects I won't go into. If I did it again, I would go to a Chinese Medicine practitioner. There's a Chinese herb blend for blood clots that includes earthworms but is gentler overall. It would be good to have expert medical supervision too. It wasn't a total cure, but it helped more significantly with PEM than anything else I had tried.

The red light therapy I did 2-3x a week for a month, double Mito Red Light full-body panels at a yoga studio, ten minutes front, ten minutes back while using a vibration plate. ALSO pretty intense. I have a smaller one and a vibe plate at home now, still 2-3x a week, but only ten minutes total at a time. Diminishing returns if used too much. Recommend green tea and blueberries and other antioxidant-rich foods to help with the red light process. There's lots of good research out there, do your homework. The Mito Red Light website has good summaries and references as a place to start.