Long COVID with brain fog and heart arrhythmia, nearly back to normal after time and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was infected in December of 2019 in Colorado.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
It was really rough, as in impacting functionality for at least 18 months.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Some days I feel completely normal, but my lung capacity and stamina are fully unpredictable.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was infected in January of 2020, on a domestic flight.
In context ↗
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
Infected with COVID in late 2019/early 2020, this user was sick for over 9 weeks and spent at least 18 months with brain fog, heart arrhythmia, dizziness and kidney trouble, retiring from public education. They credit time, rest and part-time work, were nearly back to previous wellness by January 2022 and almost fully recovered by October 2022. Exposure, altitude change and overexertion still bring relapses; lung capacity and stamina stay unpredictable.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- going part time at work · Helped a lot
Doing much better - truly attribute my healing to going part time at work.
In context ↗ - pace, patience and peace · Helped
Pace, patience and peace carried more wellness for me than anything else I did other than stay away from reinfection.
In context ↗ - Vax and Boosters · Helped
I believe the Vax and booster kept me from more reruns.
In context ↗ - Time · Helped a lot
Time. Time. Time. Rest and Regulation.
In context ↗ - stretching and yoga for balance · Helped
stretching and yoga for balance
In context ↗ - healthy diet, lowered alcohol and sugars, weight management · Helped
healthy diet, lowered alcohol and sugars, weight management
In context ↗ - mindful organizational skills such as lists, calendars etc · Helped
mindful organizational skills such as lists, calendars etc
In context ↗ - adding more fresh water green tea, fresh air every day · Helped
adding more fresh water green tea, fresh air every day
In context ↗ - minimal blood pressure meds · Not said
I take minimal blood pressure meds depending on my patterns.
In context ↗ - lower altitude · Helped
I also seem to do better with my inflammation at a lower altitude.
In context ↗ - Ibuprofen · Not said
Trying to stay away from constant Ibuprofen - kidneys and liver are still healing.
In context ↗ - easing into the exercise · Not said
Lungs still not at capacity since I am still easing into the exercise
In context ↗
Approaches: Mind-body practices · Pacing · Radical rest · Vaccination
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | COVID infection on a domestic flight; sick for over 9 weeksI was infected in January of 2020, on a domestic flight.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| Summer 2020 | heavy brain fog, heart arrhythmia, inflammation; failed simple maths assessmentsSummer 2020, incredible brain fog, heart arrhythmia, continued inflammation and I couldn't pass simple math assessmentsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2021 | started to feel much better after retiring and going part timeI have in last 2 months started to feel much betterIn context ↗ | Mild | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| January 2022 | just about back to previous wellness two years outExactly 2 years out, I am just about back to previous wellness.In context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| October 2022 | set back for weeks by flights and altitude changesflights and altitude changes can set me back rapidly, and for a few weeksIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| October 2022 | almost fully recovered, lingering symptoms only after exposure, altitude or exertionI feel like I am almost fully recoveredIn context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| January 2023 | some days completely normal, but lung capacity and stamina unpredictableSome days I feel completely normal, but my lung capacity and stamina are fully unpredictable.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
In addition to the brain fog and cardio challenges
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart arrhythmia
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
For a long time, I couldn’t fight the vertigo
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
lingering symptoms are usually from what I think are either reexposure, major altitude changes or waaaay too much exertion
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Lungs still not at capacity since I am still easing into the exercise
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
have had the thigh pain for awhile
In context ↗
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