Long COVID with brain fog and headaches, somewhat better; cold showers helped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 17 months
- Last post
- Mar 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I‘m at month 7 now, still all other symptoms remain heavily
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My symptoms in general got better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Went away for me after about 2 months, it just reoccurs sometimes after small setbacks (caused by pem).
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Dune 76430 fell ill with long COVID around late 2021 and was still heavily symptomatic at month seven, with brain fog, headaches and flu-like days. Brain fog began clearing after month four, and by December 2022 they said their symptoms in general had got better, though some veins still began to turn purple. They found cold showers extremely helpful and used aspirin on flu-like days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- drinking a lot of water · Helped
Also eating and drinking a lot of water reduces headaches for a few hours for me.
In context ↗ - eating something in the morning · Helped
Sometimes eating something decreases symptoms in the morning for me
In context ↗ - cold showers · Helped a lot
cold showers are underrated, extremely helpful for me.
In context ↗ - Aspirin · Helped
Aspirin helps on the flu like days.
In context ↗ - placebo · Helped
Until then I‘m using placebo (works a bit).
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (about 7 months before May 2022) | Long COVID after covid, with recurring low-grade feverWent away for me after about 2 months, it just reoccurs sometimes after small setbacks (caused by pem).In context ↗ | |
| month 4 (early 2022) | brain fog began to clear slowlyStarted to clear up slowly after month 4.In context ↗ | |
| month 7 (May 2022) | all other symptoms still heavyI‘m at month 7 now, still all other symptoms remain heavilyIn context ↗ | |
| December 2022 | symptoms in general improved; visible purple veins still developing more slowlyMy symptoms in general got betterIn context ↗ | |
| March 2023 | still finding cold showers extremely helpfulcold showers are underrated, extremely helpful for me.In context ↗ | Cryotherapy and cold exposure |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
small setbacks (caused by pem)
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Brain fog „attacks“ became less frequent.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
eating and drinking a lot of water reduces headaches for a few hours for me
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Aspirin helps on the flu like days.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Went away for me after about 2 months, it just reoccurs sometimes after small setbacks (caused by pem).
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Im also ur age and have the same symptoms :/
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