Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 3.5 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog and extreme fatigue, now much better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3.5 years
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've been long-hauling since mid-2020 (infected late March 2020)
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
extreme fatigue that forced me to leave work for 2 months
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Thankfully most have gone but I've been stuck with breathing issues and varying degrees of fatigue.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
infected late March 2020
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
After COVID in late March 2020 they felt mostly back to normal until June 2020, when breathing trouble, brain fog, chest pain, palpitations and extreme fatigue left them off work for two months and 40 lbs lighter. Over the next two years fatigue and breathing eased, though cold still triggered breathing problems and insomnia kept work hours short. By mid-2023 most symptoms had gone, leaving breathing issues and varying degrees of fatigue.
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What they tried
Also tried
spicy food· Helped · wore off
Their words about each treatment
- spicy food · Helped
At some point I ate something spicy to try and clear it out that way. Later in the evening my breathing improved and the soreness wasn't as bad
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID symptoms hit, then felt mostly back to normalSymptoms hit me 3.29.2020 but I felt mostly back to normal until a few months later.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| June 2020 | breathing trouble, brain fog, chest pain, palpitations and extreme fatigue; left work for two monthsextreme fatigue that forced me to leave work for 2 monthsIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-01-07 | fatigue and breathing much less severe; housebound except for workIt's more manageable now, fatigue and breathing are much less severe but still bad enough to keep me from leaving the house except to work.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-12-13 | chest soreness and breathing flareI'm sore again today and having a hard time breathing. My throat feels tighter than usual as well.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-07-06 | most symptoms gone, stuck with breathing issues and varying fatigueThankfully most have gone but I've been stuck with breathing issues and varying degrees of fatigue.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I've been stuck with breathing issues and varying degrees of fatigue.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
eventually was hit with brain fog (2-3 days)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
intermittent chest pain, heart palpitations (or something like it, mostly when trying to sleep)
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
the insomnia keeps my work window very short (can't usually wake up before 12-1pm)
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