Published on 12, July, 2020
I’m not after any medical advice or help with prescription medication. I realised I’m autistic about three years ago and went into a long burnout, probably about 18 months long. I then contracted covid three times and have gone from insomniac to not being able to stay awake, I can sleep for 10 - 12 hours and wake up tired, I’m constantly tired and could quite happily sleep in the daytime. That’s not possible as I need to work. I don’t do anything in the evenings anymore and can quite happily go to bed at 8pm. To be honest I still have little interest in anything.
I don’t know if autism is overwhelming me more and I’m realising that so much of my life and struggles have been autism related or if I still have the affects of covid. I’ve had blood tests and all normal.
Is there any vitamins anyone can recommend, not weird foods as I couldn’t eat them. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Do you have long covid? It might be worth checking this out and contacting any groups about it, they may have better ideas than us?
Along with B12 you could also try zinc as it helps the immune system and it's a vitamin thats not so easily gained from dietry sources and used up quickly. The body uses it for all cell repair, hair, nails, skin as well as warding off diseases, you can tell if you have enough and when to stop taking it as a supplement if you get a slight metalic taste in your mouth.