Long COVID with brain fog and weeks in bed, now much better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i had covid in December and the long covid kicked in immediately
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
for weeks i laid in bed and slowly slowly built back up to doing things
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
It does get slowly better ... i feel around 80% now
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i had covid in December and the long covid kicked in immediately
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A 29-year-old woman in England developed long COVID in December 2021, with fever, headaches, brain fog and palpitations, and spent weeks in bed. She tried many vitamins and antihistamines without benefit; cold baths relieved some pain. By July 2022 she felt around 80% of normal, though fatigue, head pressure and brain fog persisted; by September she said things were still hard.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- all the vitamins under the sun · No change
Nothings helped as far as i know I've tried all the vitamins under the sun, antihistamines, etc...
In context ↗ - cold baths · Helped
cold baths are a relief of some of the pain for me personally
In context ↗ - laying in bed · Not said
for weeks i laid in bed and slowly slowly built back up to doing things
In context ↗ - q10 · No change
Started about a week ago and no difference yet
In context ↗ - wine · Helped
I do this regularly, it helps. Not long covid, but dealing with shit, it gives me an hour where i feel normal.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
It does get slowly better, whether we ever get fully better i guess we don't know right now but i feel around 80% now.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. The chart starts 1 month after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | COVID-19, with long COVID symptoms starting immediatelyi had covid in December and the long covid kicked in immediately i had a temperature, headaches, brain fog, palpitations straight awayIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 1 mo | in bed for weeks, unable to join family walksfor weeks i laid in bed and slowly slowly built back up to doing thingsIn context ↗ | Severe |
| 2022-07-25 | slowly better over time, around 80% of normal, brain fog lifted after about 4 monthsIt does get slowly better, whether we ever get fully better i guess we don't know right now but i feel around 80% nowIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-09-29 | still symptomatic, symptoms coming and going, but better than at 3 monthsi'm 9 months in now and yes it is still crap, things are hard still but i remember being 3 months in and how done i was with this lifeIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I'm just battling a little fatigue, head pressure and brain fog now
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heartrate used to skyrocket in the night for no reason
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
it'd feel like someone was sat on my chest, like i couldn't breathe, it has slowly gone away over time
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
it'd even wake me from the little sleep i did manage to get
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i was so close to being done
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
i just couldn't do it anymore and it definitely made me feel worse after
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
cold baths are a relief of some of the pain for me personally
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
i had a temperature
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