Dr. John Lambert:

We published a study on the use of low-dose Naltrexone, LDN, as a treatment. It appears to work on decreasing brain inflammation. There is a number of other medicines that help with long Covid. There are devices that help stimulate the vagus nerve that are used in neurorehabilitation. The National Rehabilitation Centre deals with many people who have head injuries from car accidents and such. There is inflammation in those cases. The therapeutics of many of the lessons learned from managing patients with closed head injuries can be applied to treating patients with long Covid and, indeed, long Lyme disease. We just need to do more research into this and have a think. We can wait five years, until new data come along, or we can be pioneering and take the lead in terms of trying to support patients in Ireland who have this condition and get them back into the workplace.