Long COVID with crushing fatigue, somewhat better after two Pfizer shots
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had COVID in November, and I am still feeling its lovely aftereffects (exercise intolerance, headaches, crushing fatigue, poor smell, and chest pain).
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
exercise intolerance, headaches, crushing fatigue, poor smell, and chest pain
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
After the second shot, I’ve noticed considerable improvement, but nothing like the first.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID in November
Summary
Tide 67278 developed long COVID after an infection in November 2020, with crushing fatigue, exercise intolerance, headaches, chest pain and poor smell. A first Pfizer shot four months in brought a dramatic improvement, letting them run again, but the benefit wore off and fatigue, grogginess and breathlessness returned. A second shot brought considerable improvement, though less than the first.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- caffeine (coffee) · Worse
I used to love drinking coffee, but now it seems to worsen my symptoms.
In context ↗ - Pfizer shot · Helped a lot
I got my first Pfizer shot four months into long-Covid, and it made me feel nothing short of miraculous.
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. The chart starts 4 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | COVID-19, followed by long-COVID symptomsI had COVID in November, and I am still feeling its lovely aftereffectsIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| four months into long-COVID (2021-05-06 post) | able to run again after first Pfizer shotit made me feel nothing short of miraculous. I was not only able to run again, but running felt goodIn context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2021-05-06 | vaccine benefit wore off, back to fatigue, grogginess and breathlessnessThen, precipitously, those benefits wore off, and I was back to being fatigued, groggy, and short of breath.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2021-05-06 | considerable improvement after second Pfizer shot, less than the firstAfter the second shot, I’ve noticed considerable improvement, but nothing like the first.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
back to being fatigued, groggy
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
short of breath
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