Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor

UK Long Covid expert GP
Founder
Functional Medicine/Lyme/ Performance/ Nutrition/ Longevity / Tweets are not personal medical advice.

[Dr Finlay's Private Practice @DrFinlaysGP]

For many people, conditions such as ME/CFS and Long Covid can also bring feelings of anxiety and uncertainty.

Psychological support can help patients understand and navigate these experiences, while supporting nervous system regulation.

📩 [email protected] to get in touch.

[Dr Finlay's Private Practice @DrFinlaysGP]

Vaginal dryness is common during menopause, yet rarely spoken about.
As estrogen declines, tissues can become thinner and more sensitive, leading to dryness and discomfort.

📌 If you need support with your Menopause symptoms, please book a consultation: https://t.co/hfXwkfI1UO

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@AutonomicBrad I agree on an academic level, however some do not have the classic clinical signs of hEDS and still have post covid syndrome and MECFS

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@1goodtern perhaps more of us are immune deficient now having had multiple infections over the last 5 years so go down harder, or we are just not measuring cases correctly

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@AutonomicBrad its an association but post covid syndrome and MECFS is multifactoral, many do have hypermobile genetics but not all

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@CounsellingSam https://t.co/gXgsZHMySN

[Gina 😷 SARS2isAirborne #VoteGreen 💚 @Saffiya_Khan1]

Put a 😷 on!

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@CounsellingSam likely the whole of England is full of covid as we are back in pandemic levels of infection it seems

[Long Covid Support @long_covid]

Current PIP criteria already fail people with energy-limiting conditions. Proposed changes will deepen this injustice, with devastating consequences.

@JoPlattLeigh backs our call for a system that supports people with #LongCovid in @BigIssue

Link in next tweet.

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@DrSteveTaylor thats a big duck!

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@Dan_Wyke @NHSuk @NHSEngland @DHSCgovuk @rcgp @RCPhysicians @rcpsych @TheBMA @BMA_GP @bmj_latest @TheDrMagazine @HSJnews @JournalGIM @pulsetoday @The_MRC @SMC_London Interesting that AI looking backward shows all the possible therapies we have already deployed. What's your take on neuroinflammatory vector borne bacterial infections? These such as Bartonellosis unify many of the defective pathways these therapies aim to treat..

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@Cindy_Harre @EricTopol already seeing dementia like presentations with immune dysregulation. If only we had more access to FMRI

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@BradMurrayDelve @EricTopol likely neuroinflammatory pathway mechanism here

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

We’re highlight 2 million adults /110,000 UK children still struggling with Long Covid.

You’re not alone, help is available. Book your appointment and Attomarker test today: https://t.co/Opmq9lKf23

#InternationalLongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #DrFinlays #Attomarker

[Dr Finlay's Private Practice @DrFinlaysGP]

In Episode 40 of 'Health Versus Wealth With Dr. Ben', Chris Moon MBE returns to explore the power of resilience and mental toughness, sharing how anyone can strengthen their mindset and grow their willpower.

https://t.co/ZKzEoz6dL3

#HealthVersusWealthWithDrBen

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@loscharlos @anilkseth @statnews @julialmv @LongCovidSOS @long_covid @patientled @LongCovidKids @LongCovidFam @MEActNet @Dysautonomia @C19LH_Advocacy @remissionbiome @HHSGov There is a good case that doing something off label with a known risk profile is better than doing nothing in the face of serious deterioration in function and quality of life. That’s why we are trying MABS and some interesting testing like @Attomarker to guide our efforts

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@ABrokenBattery Happy to have a discovery call to see what I may be able to help with? See my recent webinar with @Attomarker all about the immune issues causing PASC https://t.co/B0tefu5IKL

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@AutonomicBrad @DrFinlaysGP Brad I started @DrFinlaysGP and after my own experience with #LongCovid I started one of the first online clinics in 2021.

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@AutonomicBrad There is probably more than one process here but an Alternative explanation is co-infection eg Bartonella travelling into the solar plexus and up into the brain +/- #lyme pericarditis

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@AutonomicBrad This would make sense with what I am seeeing in my long Covid clinic at @DrFinlaysGP because hyper mobility and allergies are a risk factor for #longCovid and there is often a familial trait so likely genetic inherited risk or congenital co-infection transmission

[Dr Ben Sinclair MECFS/LongCovid Functional Doctor @MensHealthTips]

@AlexTsompanidis @GeorgeMonbiot @guardian Long Covid is a constellation of post viral effects and many co-infections reactivated or acquired. Markers we have discovered are microclots, raised cytokine patterns and vector borne infections. It has a psychological component like all illness but is not driven only by this.