Long COVID months with no reason to get out of bed, now almost back to normal after time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
im just over three years right now.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
for months had no reason to get out of bed
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I am doing SO much better. Not 100% but im now living a normal life back to working out 5 days a week and getting back into college.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’m on month 7 now and have had some improvement but still struggle a lot of times.
In context ↗
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Summary
Bluebell 82327, 21, fell ill with long COVID in mid-2022 and for months had no reason to get out of bed, troubled by chest pain and headaches. Drinking plenty of water helped the chest pain a little, but they credit time: it took about a year before their symptoms started to ease. By December 2025 they still were not 100% but were living a normal life, working out five days a week and getting back into college.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- drinking lots of water · Helped
When I started drinking lots of water, it definitely helped with my chest pain and possibly my headaches.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
It took me about a year before it finally started just to feel a bit better.
In context ↗
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | long COVID onset; months spent in bed with no reason to get upfor months had no reason to get out of bedIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2023-01 | some improvement by month 7 but still strugglingI’m on month 7 now and have had some improvement but still struggle a lot of times.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2023-08 | after about a year it started to feel a bit betterIt took me about a year before it finally started just to feel a bit better.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2025-12-06 | living a normal life, working out five days a week, back in collegeNot 100% but im now living a normal life back to working out 5 days a week and getting back into college.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
When I started drinking lots of water, it definitely helped with my chest pain
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
possibly my headaches
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
for months had no reason to get out of bed
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