Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 5 months before improving or writing
Long COVID smell and taste loss, severe anxiety, now somewhat better with yoga
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Aug 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Back in March, I came down with covid, and my anxiety was through the roof, even after I recovered. Months later my senses of smell/taste still aren’t the same.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Do tech bootcamp work. Practice yoga. Talk to my counselor. Job hunt (yes I’m unemployed - ugh).
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
As time has passed, my sense of taste has returned maybe 70%, sense of smell maybe 50%.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Back in March, I came down with covid, and my anxiety was through the roof
Summary
Caught COVID in March 2021 and lost smell and taste completely, with severe anxiety, panic attacks and headaches every couple of days that later eased. Taste returned to about half within days and smell and taste improved slowly over months, though strong odours first registered as garlic. By August 2021 smell and taste were still not normal and anxiety remained, managed with yoga, counselling and staying home.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- J&J vaccine · Helped
I got the J&J vaccine at the end of May, and that assuaged my fears quite a bit.
In context ↗ - fruity scented candle (smell testing) · Not said
I’ve been testing my smell on a fruity scented candle I had from before my covid diagnosis.
In context ↗ - yoga · Not said
Practice yoga. Talk to my counselor.
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| mid-March 2021 | caught COVID; smell and taste completely gone, severe anxiety and headachesI had covid in mid-March and completely lost my senses of smell and taste.In context ↗ | Mild |
| a few days after the positive test, March 2021 | taste came back to about half and then crept back slowlyA few days after my positive test, my taste returned to about 50%. Since then it’s been slooooooowly returning.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-05-25 | significant improvement in taste and smell, but strong smells first register as garlicOver the past couple weeks, I’ve noticed significant improvements to my taste and smell.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-08-04 | smell and taste still altered; ongoing anxiety managed with lockdown habits, yoga and counsellingMonths later my senses of smell/taste still aren’t the same.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
Months later my senses of smell/taste still aren’t the same.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I was getting these distinct headaches every couple days after covid. Those are happening much less frequently now.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I’ve had major panic attacks.
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