Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 3 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog and fatigue, much better; credits anxiety med and light weights
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve had Covid twice and first time Jan 2021 was brutal
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
It was really rough for a year and a half
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Not completely but it’s a lot better overall ... Brain fog is 99% better
- Began after: COVID
I’ve had Covid twice and first time Jan 2021 was brutal
In context ↗
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Lagoon 79196 got long COVID after a COVID infection in January 2021, with brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, heart symptoms and tendon aches. They were rough for about 18 months, then noticed improvement around the 18-month mark and more by two years, crediting an anxiety med as helpful and saying light weights and vitamins/fish oil seemed to help their arthritis and tendon aches. By December 2023 brain fog was 99% better and their arthritis much improved, though they said they would never be 100%. They felt crappy for a while after a Pfizer vaccine.
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What they tried
Also tried
light weight training· Helpedvitamins· Helpedfish oil· Helpedanxiety med· HelpedCOVID vaccination as treatment· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- light weight training · Helped
When I started working out again I did really light weight for a when and that seemed to help. I gradually built up.
In context ↗ - vitamins · Helped
I also have upped the vitamins and fish oil and that seemed helpful also after a while
In context ↗ - anxiety med · Helped
it was the first time I ever considered an anxiety med. not on anything now but it helped for a few months to settle things down
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
I felt crappy for a while after the vaccine and with having some long covid I wish for a better vaccine
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 |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | First COVID infectionI’ve had Covid twice and first time Jan 2021 was brutalIn context ↗ |
| mid-2022 (18 months in) | Noticeably better around the 18-month markWhen I hit the 18 month mark I noticed I was a lot better.In context ↗ |
| February 2023 (2 years in) | A lot better but not perfect at two years2 years in now and a lot better. Not perfect but a lot betterIn context ↗ |
| December 2023 | Brain fog nearly gone, arthritis much better but still thereBrain fog is 99% better. Every once in a while it will happen but nowhere like beforeIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I felt crappy for a while after the vaccine and with having some long covid I wish for a better vaccine” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogHeart symptoms & palpitationsLoss of smell or tasteMuscle weaknessPain & fibromyalgia
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Brain fog is 99% better. Every once in a while it will happen but nowhere like before
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the anxiety has been bad at times for me since having covid
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
The arthritis is much better but still there some.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
For a while some heart stuff but thankfully that went away
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
food just doesn’t taste as good as it used to
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I do still notice fatigue and brain fog sometimes but not near as bad as before.
In context ↗