Long COVID fatigue, dizziness, brain fog, better on stellate ganglion blocks then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
the fatigue, dizziness/syncope, and brain fog is really what forced me to leave
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
stellate ganglion blocks monthly that helped me feel 100% like my old self… until slowly they stopped working and now it’s 0% relief
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
COVID seems to have attacked every system in my body
In context ↗
Summary
A person in the medical field had to leave due to COVID-related symptoms including fatigue, dizziness/syncope and brain fog; they also reported hair loss. Monthly stellate ganglion blocks made them feel 100% like their old self, but the benefit faded and they later reported 0% relief. They were later asking about chronic pain treatments and exercises.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- compression socks and staying hydrated · Not said
even with compression socks and staying hydrated really exacerbated my symptoms
In context ↗ - SuperHair by Moon Juice · Helped
I started taking SuperHair by Moon Juice and it helped a lot, my hair stylist even noticed
In context ↗ - scalp exfoliation, scrubs or products with chemical exfoliants · Not said
I also do a lot of scalp exfoliation, scrubs or products with chemical exfoliants.
In context ↗ - stellate ganglion blocks · Helped a lot
the only thing I got were stellate ganglion blocks monthly that helped me feel 100% like my old self
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | COVID infection leading to long COVID, CFS, POTS and PEMCOVID seems to have attacked every system in my bodyIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2024 | stellate ganglion blocks made her feel like her old selfhelped me feel 100% like my old selfIn context ↗ | Near normal | Stellate ganglion block |
| 2024-12-13 | stellate ganglion blocks stopped working; 0% reliefuntil slowly they stopped working and now it’s 0% reliefIn context ↗ | Not stated | Stellate ganglion block |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Hair loss
my hair was falling out in CLUMPS and so thin
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