Long COVID for over a year with brain fog and vertigo, somewhat better with amantadine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have been dealing with complications for over a year.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’m currently in a doctoral program and needed evidence to support I need testing accommodations.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I no longer have vertigo and my brain fog is less of a problem ... I can’t just listen to a lecture and retain anything.
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user in r/LongCovid, ill for over a year, described brain fog, memory and attention problems and vertigo, and cried after the first of two days of cognitive testing (eight hours total). Amantadine improved their brain fog by May 2023. By December 2023 they were taking an antiviral and an antidepressant; their vertigo had ended and brain fog was less of a problem, and testing accommodations helped them stay in a doctoral program.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- amantadine · Helped
My neurologist prescribed me amantadine. I take it once daily and have noticed improvement in brain fog which is my main symptom.
In context ↗ - anti-viral · Helped
I take an anti-viral and an antidepressant. I no longer have vertigo and my brain fog is less of a problem.
In context ↗ - antidepressant · Helped
This led to a prescription for anxiety medication ... I take an anti-viral and an antidepressant.
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID complications beganI have been dealing with complications for over a year.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-05-25 | amantadine eased brain fogMy neurologist prescribed me amantadine. I take it once daily and have noticed improvement in brain fog which is my main symptom.In context ↗ | Mild | Amantadine |
| 2023-12-20 | antiviral and antidepressant; vertigo gone, brain fog less of a problemI take an anti-viral and an antidepressant. I no longer have vertigo and my brain fog is less of a problem.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I am experiencing brain fog, memory and attention issues.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I no longer have vertigo
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the stress of knowing my brain wasn’t working was causing me to have a generalized anxiety disorder
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
If someone is chewing loudly or having a conversation around me it’s over.
In context ↗
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