Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 8 months
Long COVID brain fog and severe depression; tried Lexapro and LSD
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 8 months
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
After I recovered, I started to decline mentally
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
rarely left my place, and had no motivation or desire to do anything
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid twice with the last one being in May 2022.
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Summary
Beech 33121 caught COVID twice, the second time in May 2022, and afterwards declined mentally with brain fog, lost sleep and appetite (35 lbs), and severe depression with daily passive suicidal ideation, isolating and struggling at work. A therapist helped them talk through some issues but they still felt the same, and Lexapro (which left them feeling flat) did not help. A single LSD session they called a Hail Mary lifted the depression within days, leaving their mind quiet and peaceful.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- therapist · No change
my therapist now helped me talk out some issues that I had internalized long ago and offered some steps to address it, but I still felt the same way
In context ↗ - Lexapro · Worse
This didn’t happen for me when I reached the 4th week and it made me feel “flat”. Like, no emotion to anything at all.
In context ↗ - LSD · Helped a lot
Fucking Hail Mary with LSD cured my depression.
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | second COVID infection, out for almost two weeksI got Covid twice with the last one being in May 2022. The second one whooped my ass and I was out for almost two weeks.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| mid 2022 | mental decline after COVID: brain fog, lost sleep and appetite, severe depression, isolating, work decliningAfter I recovered, I started to decline mentally ... my depression in full force with daily passive suicidal ideation.In context ↗ | Mild |
| January 2023 | depression lifted after an LSD sessionFucking Hail Mary with LSD cured my depression.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)“This didn’t happen for me when I reached the 4th week and it made me feel “flat”. Like, no emotion to anything at all.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- LSD (including microdosing)“the way I was talking about myself, my struggles, my depression, I was rationalizing suicide and that was the simple solution to all of my problems” In context ↗ Suicidal thoughts or attempt
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
increasing brain fog, frequently losing focus especially at work, constantly forgetting things
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
severe lack of sleep and appetite (lost 35 lbs)
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my depression in full force with daily passive suicidal ideation
In context ↗