Bedbound with long COVID and brain fog, now much better after hydration and vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
when I was practically bed bound from long COVID
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
when I was practically bed bound from long COVID
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I am able to work now (sit down remote job but still), and go on short walks almost every day. I am not at where I was before COVID, but I'll take what I can get.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
when I was practically bed bound from long COVID
In context ↗
Summary
Moon 57299 was practically bed bound with long COVID at their worst, with brain fog. Their doctor found only dehydration and severe vitamin deficiencies, and drinking more water, Gatorade and vitamin supplements helped a lot. By August 2023 they could work a sit-down remote job and take short walks almost every day, though not back to their pre-COVID level. Ice cream, salmon, eggs and pistachios improved their brain fog.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- more water and Gatorade · Helped
Getting more water, drinking gatorade, and taking vitamin supplements did help a lot.
In context ↗ - vitamin supplements · Helped
my PCP could only find two things wrong with me: dehydration and severe vitamin deficiencies. Getting more water, drinking gatorade, and taking vitamin supplements did help a lot.
In context ↗ - certain foods (ice cream, salmon, eggs, pistachios) · Helped
I definitely notice an immediate improvement in my brain fog when I eat certain foods. Ice cream, salmon, eggs, and pistachios.
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Approaches: POTS medication
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID beganwhen I was practically bed bound from long COVIDIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | practically bed bound | Severe |
| 2023-08-11 | able to work remotely and take short walks dailyI am able to work now (sit down remote job but still), and go on short walks almost every day. I am not at where I was before COVID, but I'll take what I can get.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I definitely notice an immediate improvement in my brain fog when I eat certain foods.
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