Long COVID with crashes and insomnia, somewhat better after booster and hydroxyzine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
In Dec I got covid. Now my energy levels go up and down
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
some days I feel ok and end up pushing myself too far and need to take the next day off. My only condolence is that I work from home in the it field
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I have felt so much better since I got the booster shot after about 6 months of LC.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
In Dec I got covid.
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Summary
Cardinal 62607 got COVID in December and was left with long COVID: energy that went up and down and crashes after overdoing it, while still working from home in IT. Severe insomnia caused by antidepressants was fixed with hydroxyzine. About six months in they felt much better after a booster shot, though they were still crashing after exertion in August 2022.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- anti-depressants · Worse
A side effects from my anti-depressants was severe insomnia
In context ↗ - Hydrolyzin · Helped
Hydrolyzin is great stuff ... that stuff fixed me right up.
In context ↗ - booster shot · Helped a lot
I have felt so much better since I got the booster shot after about 6 months of LC.
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Got COVID, energy levels then went up and downIn Dec I got covid. Now my energy levels go up and downIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-08-10 | body gave out during a date and had to call out from workI hadn't gotten past foreplay when my body just gave up on me. Now I had to call out from work because I still haven't recovered.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-11-18 | felt much better after the booster shotI have felt so much better since I got the booster shot after about 6 months of LC.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“A side effects from my anti-depressants was severe insomnia” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
some days I feel ok and end up pushing myself too far and need to take the next day off
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
A side effects from my anti-depressants was severe insomnia and that stuff fixed me right up.
In context ↗
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