Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 1 year
Long COVID for almost a year, cannabis gave no lasting benefit; still unable to sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've been struggling with long covid for almost a year now
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'm still studying and working and have to get back into life eventually
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I quit last month, and still can't sleep, feel depressed and even more restless than before cause now my brain has to function on its own again.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I've been struggling with long covid for almost a year now
In context ↗
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Summary
Struggled with long COVID for almost a year and had been taking cannabis edibles and smoking, which at first made them feel better and able to sleep. The cannabis later worsened brain fog and short-term memory, and they became addicted to the relief it gave. They quit a month before writing and still could not sleep, felt depressed and more restless, while still studying and working.
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What they tried
Also tried
edibles and smoking· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- edibles and smoking · Worse
taking edibles and smoking because it initially made me feel better and able to sleep ... it actually worsened the cognitive symptoms like brainfog and short term memory loss
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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. 2 steps have no time and sit in story order between the steps around them. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after infection; still studying and workingI've been struggling with long covid for almost a year nowIn context ↗ | Mild |
| — | cannabis edibles and smoking at first eased symptoms and helped them sleepit initially made me feel better and able to sleepIn context ↗ | Mild |
| — | cannabis worsened brain fog and memory and became an addictionit actually worsened the cognitive symptoms like brainfog and short term memory lossIn context ↗ | Mild |
| last month | quit cannabis; still cannot sleep, depressed, more restless, still studying and workingI quit last month, and still can't sleep, feel depressed and even more restless than beforeIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- “it initially made me feel better and able to sleep, before I realised it actually worsened the cognitive symptoms like brainfog and short term memory loss” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- “I got addicted to the feeling of finally getting some peace in my head and being able to shut off feelings” In context ↗ Other
- “I quit last month, and still can't sleep, feel depressed and even more restless than before” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
it actually worsened the cognitive symptoms like brainfog and short term memory loss
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
still can't sleep
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