Long COVID
Mild → relapsedIll 21 months before improving or writing
Long COVID fatigue and brain fog; reflux meds and diet helped gut, reinfection relapse
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 21 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in February 2021 & honestly haven't felt right since. My doctor diagnosed me with long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I work in the office for 2 days & work remotely for 3 days per week. My doctor isn't happy with me doing that, she would prefer if I went out on sick leave but I'm trying to keep working as long as I can.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I thought most of my long covid symptoms had calmed down with the exception of the tiredness but I've felt terrible for the last couple of months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in February of this year.
Read from 20 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
Crocus 55271 developed long COVID after COVID in February 2021, with extreme tiredness, brain fog, acid reflux, palpitations and breathlessness. They kept working, but short walks triggered relapses that left them exhausted and off sick. Reflux medication and a bland diet helped their gut, but a March 2022 reinfection reset their progress; by late 2022 they felt terrible, with vertigo, headaches and buzzing in their ears.
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What they tried
Also tried
medication for acid reflux· Helpedcutting out foods· Helpedantibiotics for a suspected UTI· No changeeardrops· No changemedication for the vertigo· No changemorning workouts and walks· Worseblood pressure medication· Not saidtreatment for thrush· Not saidpain killers· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- blood pressure medication · Not said
I have high blood pressure which I'm on medication for
In context ↗ - morning workouts and walks · Worse
I tried working out in the mornings but it made me feeling worse than ever
In context ↗ - antibiotics for a suspected UTI · No change
In total she put me on antibiotics 3 times & they didn't seem to actually help much
In context ↗ - medication for acid reflux · Helped
It seemed to help & stopped me being in so much pain from the acid
In context ↗ - cutting out foods · Helped
if it helps cut back on the pain, cramps & acid then I'm all for it
In context ↗ - treatment for thrush · Not said
I developed thrush which I treated
In context ↗ - pain killers · Not said
I started taking pain killers again & limited my food intake
In context ↗ - eardrops · No change
She put me on eardrops & medication for the vertigo
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| February 2021 | COVID-19, followed by long COVIDI had covid in February 2021 & honestly haven't felt right since.In context ↗ |
| September 2021 | better week on annual leave, resting at homeLast week I felt better than I have in a good while but I still had the extreme tiredness (just slightly less than previous months)In context ↗ |
| September 2021 | relapse after a short walk with their niece; off sick from workI actually feel like I can't do anything. Even just going to the shop for bread seems to take it out of me.In context ↗ |
| December 2021 | bowel problems: severe cramps, diarrhoea, blood and mucusLast Monday I started getting really bad pains & rushed to the toilet.In context ↗ |
| March 2022 | COVID reinfection reset their progressI was reinfected with covid in March just gone so my long covid journey feels like it has just reset to the beginning all over again.In context ↗ |
| November 2022 | vertigo, headaches, ear buzzing and neck pain; felt terrible for monthsI've felt terrible for the last couple of months.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Everyday exercise and activity“I tried working out in the mornings but it made me feeling worse than ever.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Antibiotics (unspecified)“After my last batch of antibiotics, I developed thrush which I treated & that was over a week ago now.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsTinnitus
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I've relapsed twice in the last couple of months & it usually is because I simply go for a short walk.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I was feeling better for a few weeks & then just suddenly completely exhausted & foggy.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I started having insane dizzy spells, headaches & buzzing in my ears.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I was getting nearly 10 hours of sleep each night but within about an hour of being awake each morning I was back to being extremely tired
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
extreme tiredness, brain fog, aches & pain & a few other issues
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I woke up with a horrible headache & felt absolutely terrible.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I've recently started having issues with what I'm thinking is IBS.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I could feel my heart pounding in my chest
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the results always freak me out & then I get into my own head
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
I'm still having the buzzing, headaches, dizziness & neck pain
In context ↗