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# Long Covid, MD

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- [When Guidelines Don't Exist, Long COVID Treatment is Still Possible](https://longcovidmd.com/when-guidelines-dont-exist-long-covid-treatment-is-still-possible/) - Long COVID is not only a complex and urgent condition affecting millions, it is a disease that still has no well-established medical guidelines for care. How do patients and providers chart a treatment path without evidence-based protocols? In the latest episode of Long Covid, MD, I shared key insights from a recent talk I gave as
- [New Year, New Resolve: Lessons in Finding and Receiving Help](https://longcovidmd.com/new-year-new-resolve-lessons-in-finding-and-receiving-help/) - Happy New Year from Long Covid, MD! Today’s episode focuses on a powerful New Year’s resolution inspired by Mister Rogers: Look for the helpers. For those of us navigating Long COVID or other chronic conditions, this simple advice is actually quite profound - and as you may already know, it’s not easy. In the first podcast
- [Dysautonomia Connects Many Long COVID Symptoms](https://longcovidmd.com/dysautonomia-connects-many-long-covid-symptoms/) - When I first fell ill with Long COVID, and before I understood dysautonomia, I was confused as to why I had so many seemingly unrelated symptoms. Because our healthcare system is divided by organ systems, I made appointments with many different specialists to talk about each symptom. I found a cardiologist for my racing heart,
- [Getting Better Sleep](https://longcovidmd.com/getting-better-sleep/) - Sleep issues are pervasive in Long COVID, often taking the form of insomnia, restless nights, or unrefreshing sleep. In the latest episode of Long Covid MD, I had the privilege of speaking with Stanford psychologist Dr. Hylton Molzof, who specializes in behavioral sleep medicine. We explore the biologic and emotional influences on sleep, and the ways Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- [A Doctor-Patient-Approved Long COVID Gift Guide](https://longcovidmd.com/a-doctor-patient-approved-long-covid-gift-guide/) - Happy Holidays. I recently joined my friend Katherine Marie on her podcast “Long COVID Real Talk” to discuss ways to survive the holiday season. As I shared with her, we celebrate Christmas-lite in our household of four. Gifts tend to be fun trinkets that our kids have come to expect: a holiday-themed Pez dispenser, a pair of
- [Long COVID Rundown: Pacing and The Push-Crash Cycle](https://longcovidmd.com/long-covid-rundown-pacing-and-the-push-crash-cycle/) - The spookiest thing about October has been the fact that I did a lot, without severe fallout. I undertook some big, tedious tasks, and some fun ones, too. Although I did suffer some episodes of post-exertional malaise, they were shorter and less severe than I’ve experienced in the past. Why? I think it’s due to
- [The Medicine Cabinet: Low-Dose Naltrexone for Long COVID](https://longcovidmd.com/the-medicine-cabinet-low-dose-naltrexone-for-long-covid/) - The most popular episode of my Long Covid, MD podcast is Episode 19: Low-Dose Naltrexone for Long COVID. In under 30 minutes, I explain how low-dose naltrexone works and why it’s commonly prescribed to treat Long COVID symptoms. Low-dose naltrexone, often abbreviated LDN, has been found to help fatigue, brain fog and pain in people with Long COVID.
- [The Medicine Cabinet: Metformin](https://longcovidmd.com/the-medicine-cabinet-metformin/) - I have bottles stashed throughout my room. Not bottles of drink. Bottles of pills. Inhalers and nasal sprays, too. Prescriptions, supplements, powders, tinctures. My medicine cabinet is full, so are two shelves under my bathroom sink. Shoe boxes are used as storage containers for medications I don’t use every day. Those are stored in the
- [Long COVID Drains Energy and Relationships](https://longcovidmd.com/long-covid-drains-energy-and-relationships/) - Long COVID impacts relationships. When my husband and I had our first child, our relationship strained. The new stressor highlighted all the dysfunctional parts of our relationship that we had been ignoring. It was like we had been using bandaids to stop leaks in a dam, and after kids the dam broke. We’re still together
- [Funding Cuts, Ramadan, and What's Making Me Happy](https://longcovidmd.com/funding-cuts-ramadan-and-whats-making-me-happy/) - Episode 45 is an overview of the podcast this month, my personal life living with long COVID, and long COVID news. In March, there was a lot. Here’s a quick overview, but I encourage you to tune in for the full conversation. Consider upgrading to a paid subscription to support our mission of sharing medical
- [Cut Yourself a Break: Money, Disability, and Asking for Help Without Shame](https://longcovidmd.com/cut-yourself-a-break-money-disability-and-asking-for-help-without-shame/) - Living with chronic illness is expensive. It costs us emotionally, physically, and financially. But talking about money while disabled? That can feel even harder. It certainly has been challenging for me. That’s why I was thrilled to read financial advice from disability advocate Kira Stoops earlier this year. In her Substack called Imperfect Working Order, Kira
- [For a Subset of Long COVID Patients, Cranio-Cervical Instability May Be a Root Cause](https://longcovidmd.com/for-a-subset-of-long-covid-patients-cranio-cervical-instability-may-be-a-root-cause/) - As an anesthesiologist, the term craniocervical instability (cranio: skull, cervical: neck) is very familiar to me, but not in the way I’m learning about in long COVID. In the context of the operating room, an unstable cervical spine makes me concerned for spinal cord damage, which can be life-threatening. My patients at highest risk were typically trauma
- [My Journey With Long COVID, and My New Allies](https://longcovidmd.com/how-do-we-move-a-mountain-together/) - The latest episode of Long Covid, MD is a podcast share. Hear my story of developing long COVID, and the direction I think healthcare needs to go to effectively care for long COVID patients. I was interviewed by Dr Jean Storm, on her aptly named show Taking Healthcare By Storm, which is targeted to medical professionals interested in
- [Ask the Patient: Why Medicine Still Doesn't Listen](https://longcovidmd.com/ask-the-patient-why-medicine-still-doesnt-listen/) - Dr Zed Zha is both vocal and reflective. A family medicine physician in rural Washington (a ‘country doctor’ as she calls herself), she insists on keeping the patient at the center of healthcare, despite increasing corporate influences. She pushes back on insurance companies that deny coverage of necessary treatments, and on colleagues who don’t put
- [The Overlooked Crisis of Long COVID in Long-Term Care](https://longcovidmd.com/the-overlooked-crisis-of-long-covid-in-long-term-care/) - In the latest episode of Long Covid, MD, I speak with Dr. Jean Storm, a specialist in long-term care medicine and medical director of Quality Insights, a healthcare quality improvement organization. We talk about the hidden burden of long COVID in facilities like nursing homes. While the early pandemic made headlines for its devastating impact on these
- [Sensory Integration Disorders After COVID](https://longcovidmd.com/sensory-integration-disorders-after-covid/) - In the latest episode of Long Covid, MD, I had the privilege of speaking with occupational therapist Amy Mooney about sensory integration and how it applies to those of us living with long COVID. I learned about sensory integration and sensory processing disorders only after I fell ill with long COVID. People affected by autism spectrum disorders or attention deficit disorders may already be familiar with
- [How To Help Children with Long COVID](https://longcovidmd.com/how-to-help-children-with-long-covid/) - Dr. Melanie Hoppers never intended to become an expert in post-viral illness. As a physician trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics, she had spent years in primary and urgent care before her own daughter developed myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) following a bout of mononucleosis. Frustrated by the lack of medical knowledge and treatment options,
- [Healthism: A New Public Health Challenge for People with Long COVID](https://longcovidmd.com/healthism-a-new-public-health-challenge-for-people-with-long-covid/) - What is Healthism? In my latest Long Covid, MD episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Alyssa Burgart — pediatric anesthesiologist, bioethicist, and passionate advocate for ethical medical care. She’s also writes two wonderful newsletters here on Substack about medical culture and its impact on both patients and healthcare workers. Together, we explored the concept of healthism: the

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- [Home](https://longcovidmd.com/) - Long Covid, MD a podcast with a practical approach to long COVID Explore paths to Long Covid recovery with Dr Zeest Khan, a Stanford-trained physician who is battling the disease herself. On “Long Covid, MD” she translates complex medical research into actionable steps for meaningful recovery. Dr Khan empowers patients with science-backed insights, demystifies the
- [About](https://longcovidmd.com/about/) - Meet Dr. Zeest Khan: Your Guide to Long COVID Recovery I’m Dr. Zeest Khan, an anesthesiologist, long COVID patient, and the creator of Long COVID, MDWhen long COVID turned my world upside down, I applied my operating room mindset to my own health: assess problems, think critically, and act with purpose, even in uncertainty.It worked,
- [Resources](https://longcovidmd.com/resources/) - Essential Long COVID Resources We’ve curated these science-backed resources to help you better understand and navigate Long COVID. Explore tools and meet other groups collaborating to find answers. Tools That Build Hope and Resilience. Research Long COVID as an Infection-Associated Chronic Condition National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine Consensus Study Report on long COVID
- [Contact](https://longcovidmd.com/contact/) - Join the Long COVID, MD Community Discover practical steps to navigate Long COVID with Dr. Zeest Khan, a doctor and survivor who gets it. Subscribe to our free newsletter for weekly science-backed tips, podcast updates, and video insights to support your recovery journey.You’re not alone—let’s find hope and resilience together. Why Subscribe? Living with Long
- [Podcast](https://longcovidmd.com/podcast/) - The Long COVID, MD Podcast Listen to the Long COVID Podcast with Dr. Zeest Khan Science-backed strategies and heartfelt insights to navigate Long COVID Apple Spotify Explore More Long COVID Videos Watch these handpicked videos to find practical tools and hope for your journey. View All Videos Your Next Step Join Our Community for Hope
- [Videos](https://longcovidmd.com/videos/) - Watch Dr. Zeest Khan’s Long COVID Recovery Videos Living with Long COVID is tough, but you’re not alone. Start watching now. Watch Interviews and Tutorials What's Your Medical Style? A Framework for Smarter Long COVID Treatment Decisions How to Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance with Long COVID, Long Covid MD Podcast Ep 72 FDA
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