Long COVID brain fog and breathlessness, better at a year then relapsed after booster
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long hauled for a year
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was definitely just on autopilot for like 4 months, and it wasnt even a very good autopilot.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
when i got my booster shot, suddenly a lot of it came back
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i had covid early on in the pandemic... pretty severe, too.
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Long hauled after COVID-19 caught early in the pandemic: a year of severe brain fog, shortness of breath, tachycardia and sleep apnea, months spent on autopilot watching TV. Much improved at about a year, then a booster brought symptoms back with new gut problems, chest pain and hives. Probiotics, caprylic acid, Zyrtec, magnesium, B complex and vitamin D followed; many symptoms improved about six weeks later, though time may have been responsible.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- oil of oregano · Worse
I tried oil of oregano last year and i had the WORST bout of painful, acidic diarrhea I've ever had in my life, that went on for hours.
In context ↗ - zyrtec · Helped
I was taking zyrtec for about 6 months primarily because of persistent hives all over my body and my eyelids swelling up.
In context ↗ - Tums · Helped
If i took like, double the suggested dose of Tums at once, it would go away for a bit.
In context ↗ - probiotic · Helped
Probiotics and caprylic acid (taken at different times from each other) seemed to help.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Not said
Ive also been taking magnesium for other symptoms but its possible it has helped with GI stuff too.
In context ↗ - B complex · Not said
I have also been taking magnesium, a B complex, a probiotic, and D.
In context ↗ - physical therapist · Helped
And then he fixed my pain over the course of about 2 months.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
when i got my booster shot, suddenly a lot of it came back
In context ↗
Approaches: Antifungals · Supplements
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| early in the pandemic | COVID-19 infection, severei had covid early on in the pandemic... pretty severe, too.In context ↗ | |
| first months | months at home on autopilot, watching TV, unable to follow conversationsI was definitely just on autopilot for like 4 months, and it wasnt even a very good autopilot.In context ↗ | |
| about a year later | much of the long haul improving after about a yearmuch of it was showing improvement about a year laterIn context ↗ | |
| after booster shot | crashed after booster shot: symptoms returned plus gut symptoms, chest pains, hives, sun sensitivitywhen i got my booster shot, suddenly a lot of it came back, plus i developed new gastro symptoms, debilitating chest pains, and hives covering my body, sensitivity to sunlightIn context ↗ | |
| spring 2022 | noticed improvement about six weeks after starting supplementsi started noticing improvement after taking the supplements for about 6 weeksIn context ↗ | Probiotics and fermented foods |
| 2022-07-26 | many symptoms improved or clearedA lot of my symptoms have improved, and the brain fog has luckily been one of them.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Oregano oil“I tried oil of oregano last year and i had the WORST bout of painful, acidic diarrhea I've ever had in my life, that went on for hours.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“My gut flora was out of wack after my booster shot.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“when i got my booster shot, suddenly a lot of it came back” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“i developed new gastro symptoms” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“debilitating chest pains” In context ↗ Other
- COVID vaccination as treatment“hives covering my body” In context ↗ Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
- COVID vaccination as treatment“sensitivity to sunlight” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
severe brain fog
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
a huge shift with my sleep and circadian rhythm
In context ↗ - Gut problems
new gastro symptoms
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
persistent hives all over my body and my eyelids swelling up
In context ↗
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