Long COVID: unable to study or work, somewhat better mentally with Lexapro, body wrecked
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- May 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Yes I’ve had a very similar progression. ... Got Covid in August 2022
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
in the fall I was able to take classes and stuff. Now I couldn’t dream of that. I graduated but can’t work yet
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’ve gotten better a bit by resting and listening to my body but it’s not even close to where I was just a few months ago
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got Covid in August 2022
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Plover 28117 was 22 in February 2023 and had been able to take classes in fall 2022 after a COVID-19 infection in August 2022. Over the following months fatigue worsened, they sometimes hurt, and they slept 12+ hours a night; by April 2023 they could not study or work, though resting helped a little. Lexapro (20 mg) eased constant doom; by May 2023 they felt mentally well but physically a wreck.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Lexapro · Helped
Yeah 20 mg Lexapro has literally saved my life lol
In context ↗ - resting and listening to my body · Helped
I’ve gotten better a bit by resting and listening to my body
In context ↗ - Sleeping 12+ hours a night · Helped
Sleeping 12+ hours a night ... Have all helped
In context ↗ - Electrolytes · Helped
Electrolytes ... Have all helped
In context ↗ - Drinking enough water · Helped
Drinking enough water ... Have all helped
In context ↗ - whole foods diet · Helped
eating a really whole foods esqu diet ... Have all helped
In context ↗ - No gluten · Helped
No gluten ... Have all helped
In context ↗ - Otc vitamins · Helped
Otc vitamins ... Have all helped
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Diet · Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | got Covid, then long Covid; able to take classes that fallGot Covid in August 2022In context ↗ | Mild |
| early 2023 | a few weeks of feeling better, then got sick againI thought I was getting better, too, for a few weeks there but idk I got sick again?In context ↗ | Moderate |
| April 2023 | fatigue so bad they could no longer take classes and could not workmy fatigue is so so bad right now but in the fall I was able to take classes and stuff. Now I couldn’t dream of that.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2023-05-07 | mentally well on Lexapro but physically still a wreckI’m genuinely ok mentally even though physically I’m a wreckIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
Sleeping 12+ hours a night
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
everything hurts sometimes
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I used to be stuck feeling doom all the time
In context ↗
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