Thread by @SalvMattera

I've seen literally dozens of doctors for my long COVID symptoms. Most of them in California. In this thread, I'm going to list a few that I recommend. Hopefully, this is helpful for anyone struggling. Unfortunately, most of these folks do not take insurance, but you may be able to get reimbursed.

I'm not going to include links because of the algorithm. if you're reading this, I assume you're intelligent enough to find these folks.

First, Jo Marie Munnich who I think is sort of a good starter doctor. She's reasonably priced, is very nice and extremely supportive. She's not into the more esoteric or riskier treatments, but if you're looking for the sort of first line treatments (e.g. LDN) this is where I'd start.

Second, a naturopath, Stephen Meeneghan at Golden State Integrative Health. Before this, I thought naturopaths were a scam, but he actually helped me with my sense of smell and some other things. He's into gut health and hormones and other things.

Third, Dr Jim Lysander in Beverly Hills. He charges an arm and a leg, and specializes in mold exposure, but I was extremely impressed with his knowledge of different treatments and ideas, especially around treating MCAS.

Fourth, @zarapatel_md who has an extremely long wait-list but helped me with my sense of smell and always wore a mask.

@zarapatel_md Fifth, Sara Herman in Menlo Park. Her business is mostly ketamine, but she does SGB and a lot of IV things you might want.

Sixth, the psychiatrist Tyler Prestwood at Stanford. He doesn't agree with all of my ideas, but he's been open to most of them.

Lastly, Denise Hilliard in the East Bay. Wasn't a great experience honestly, but she can prescribe the Patterson Protocol if you have his blood tests.

If you thought this thread was helpful, I have something bigger in mind. More to come.

Notice I didn't list any long covid clinics here. It's not because I didn't try them. They just aren't very helpful. In the best case scenario, you'll sit on a wait list for 9 months and get an LDN script if you're lucky. Don't waste your time.