Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 1 year before improving or writing
Long COVID fatigue forced quitting job and school, now much better with some symptoms
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Had covid in November. Finally getting past the long haul symtoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I had to quit my job and drop out of school because i'm just so tired i cant keep up.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
some long haul for about a year. Now 3 years later I still get some long covid symptoms
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
had covid beginning of November
Read from 16 of their posts and comments; links to the 10 this page draws on
Summary
Maple 68845, a 27-year-old woman, caught COVID in November 2020 and was left with fatigue, muscle weakness, hot flashes, hair loss and lost taste and smell, with a bad UTI and later colds and flu setting her back. Fatigue forced her to quit her job and drop out of school at six months. Her long haul eased after about a year, though three years on she still has some symptoms and low B12, D3 and iron despite supplements.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Helped
Antibiotics helped UTI but it keeps coming back.
In context ↗ - weed · Helped
Weed and ibuprofen were the only things that helped me feel better.
In context ↗ - CBD · Helped
I upped it to 3 or 4 syringe full and I noticed the difference immediately.
In context ↗ - vitamin b12 · No change
Been taking vitamins b12 d3 etc since I had covid 3 years ago and it hasn't helped not even a little.
In context ↗ - vitamin d3 · No change
My vitamin d3 is usually always a little low the last few years but its even lower now.
In context ↗ - adhd medication · Not said
my adhd medication and antidepressant have been working for years with no issues before getting covid
In context ↗ - antidepressant · Not said
my adhd and depression have both gotten worse and medication isnt working very well
In context ↗ - probiotic supplement · Helped
have recently the last few months have been trying to take a probiotic supplement which has helped with some things but probably too soon to tell for my nails
In context ↗ - morning kick probiotics with ashgwanda and greens · Helped
I noticed a difference right away with energy and bowls.
In context ↗ - zinc supplements · Worse
Zinc makes me throw up or have a terrible stomach ache.
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 |
|---|---|
| November 2020 | COVID-19 onset with headaches, weakness, loss of taste and smell, nausea and diarrhoeahad covid beginning of November ... Put me on my ass for about 8/9 daysIn context ↗ |
| December 2020 | UTI after covid followed by returning weakness and muscle achesThe last 3 4 days I had had such terrible weakness and achy pains in my muscles when I move around.In context ↗ |
| February 2021 | first couple of months of weakness and fatigue eased to mainly hot flashesI was having muscle weakness, fatigue,hot flashes,ect for the first 2 months after but now its just down to hot flashes but it's getting less every week.In context ↗ |
| March 2021 | energy went downhill again with heavy fatigueFebruary was starting to finally feel better as in getting my energy back but started slowly going down hill again in MarchIn context ↗ |
| April 2021 | suspected reinfection with body aches, sore throat and chemical tasteSunday I started getting body aches, fatigue, hot flashes sore throat, mucousy ect.In context ↗ |
| May 2021 | fatigue at its worst, quit job and dropped out of schoolI had to quit my job and drop out of school because i'm just so tired i cant keep up.In context ↗ |
| late 2021 | long haul largely eased after about a yearhad some long haul for about a yearIn context ↗ |
| 2023-11-03 | three years on, still some long covid symptoms (ridged nails, gut issues, low iron/B12/D3)Now 3 years later I still get some long covid symptomsIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Cannabis (THC, marijuana)“if you make them to strong you can end up like me having a panic attack for 4 hrs and then throwing up” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Zinc“Zinc makes me throw up or have a terrible stomach ache.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodFlu-like symptomsGut problemsHair lossHeadaches & migraineLoss of smell or tasteMuscle weaknessPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
no fever but severe headaches
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
no taste or smell
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
My muscles feel weak
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
achy pains in my muscles
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I have always had gut issues
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
insomnia then I was fine for 2 days
In context ↗ - Hair loss
my hair has been falling out a lot more since covid
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my adhd and depression have both gotten worse
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
after the first few hours it starts up and gets worse throughout the day
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Sunday I started getting body aches, fatigue, hot flashes sore throat, mucousy ect.
In context ↗