Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 2.5 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with constant tiredness and severe anxiety, somewhat better after ketamine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve had long covid for 2 yr 7 mo
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
the frustration of not being able to do the things you enjoy, missing out on life, and feeling powerless and hopeless
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I have been slowly getting better ... it helped a lot, especially with the anxiety
- Began after: COVID
I‘ve had long covid for 2 yr 7 mo
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user had long COVID for about two and a half years, with constant tiredness, severe anxiety, dread and panic, and depression that worsened when physical symptoms did. Activity had to be balanced because overdoing it brought payback. Medication did not really help, but a clinical course of ketamine helped a lot, especially the anxiety, though each session left them very tired for days and things worsened before improving gradually.
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What they tried
Also tried
ketamine treatment· Helped a lotmedication· No change
Their words about each treatment
- medication · No change
After trying medication for a while and it not really helping
In context ↗ - ketamine treatment · Helped a lot
I had a course of ketamine treatment in a clinical setting for my anxiety and depression, and it helped a lot, especially with the anxiety
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| onset | Long COVID beganI‘ve had long covid for 2 yr 7 moIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-03-30 | Slowly getting better over timeI have been slowly getting betterIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-05-07 | Gradual improvement continuing after a clinical ketamine courseI’d say it was gradual and continued after I finished the courseIn context ↗ | Ketamine |
Adverse events
- Ketamine“I found the sessions made me very tired and it took me a few days to recover after each” In context ↗ Side effects
- Ketamine“usually the more tired I am the more emotional and anxious I am, so it got worse before it got better after each session” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I have also had very bad anxiety with long covid ... my physical symptoms are worse, my depression gets worse too
- Post-exertional malaise
Activity is such a balance - it’s good for the spirit to do things, but do too much and I pay the price afterwards
In context ↗