Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 1 year before improving or writing
Barely able to function with long COVID, now somewhat better but still symptomatic
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Been this way for a year and one week now
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
a 5 hour easy shift just wrecks me
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It's gotten a bit better over this last year but I still have pretty much all of these symptoms that come and go.
In context ↗ - Began after: a bacterial or tick-borne infection
I woke up a few days later with a nasty sinus infection, super bad nasal drainage and yellow fluids leaking
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Summary
A 23-year-old male collegiate athlete fell ill in March 2020 after a sinus infection and over months developed headaches, shortness of breath, chest pain, panic attacks and brain fog that left him barely able to function. A year on he had improved somewhat but still had most symptoms: exercise left him inflamed and exhausted and a five-hour bar shift wrecked him. He had lost about 30 pounds and some hair.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- zoloft · No change
He put me on zoloft ... some various anti anxiety meds which don't really help
In context ↗ - propanolol · Not said
I have some propanolol for headaches
In context ↗ - clonazepam · No change
the clonazepam I have for panic attacks and that doesn't solve any symptoms just makes me care less about them
In context ↗ - vitamin stacks · Not said
Ive tried some of the vitamin stacks people recommend
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 |
|---|---|
| early March 2020 | woke with a sinus infection after a bar shiftI woke up a few days later with a nasty sinus infectionIn context ↗ |
| spring to summer 2020 | symptoms worsened over months despite seeing many specialistsover the next few months it just got worse and worseIn context ↗ |
| 2021-03-11 | a bit better over the year but most symptoms persist; back to part-time bar workIt's gotten a bit better over this last year but I still have pretty much all of these symptoms that come and goIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessHair lossHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPost-exertional malaiseTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
a 5 hour easy shift just wrecks me
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
awful migraines the likes of which I haven't really ever dealt with
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
the SOB is constant and just sucks and prevents me from working out
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I started to develop some serious anxiety/panic attacks
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Random body numbness and tingles
In context ↗ - Brain fog
some really nasty confusion, lightheadedness and I guess what people call brain fog?
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
lightheadedness
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
bad chest pain and left arm pain
In context ↗ - Hair loss
I have lost about 30 pounds, some hair
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Horrible headaches and chills/fever
In context ↗