Long COVID rollercoaster at 4/10, some improvement with day shifts and fatigue course
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 years
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Got covid in 2021 so now almost 6 years in this rollercoaster
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Went from 4 to a 5 , some days i can touch a 6 but eventually it will drop back to 4
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Went from 4 to a 5 , some days i can touch a 6 but eventually it will drop back to 4 ... but never the same before 2021
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got covid in 2021
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Caught COVID in 2021 and was still on a rollercoaster almost six years later, rating their state 4 out of 10 before improving. Switching from rotating day, noon and night shifts to a full-time day job was the biggest improvement, alongside a rehabilitation course about fatigue. They now rate themselves 5 out of 10, some days 6, though it drops back to 4, and say they are never the same as before 2021.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- switch from shift work to a fulltime day job · Helped
most improving part(s) for me was the switch from jobs, went from every 3 weeks a day, noon and nightshift to now fulltime day job
In context ↗ - rehabilitation course · Helped
And also a rehabilitation course how to expect and how LC makes you fatigue and stuff
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | caught COVID-19Got covid in 2021In context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | rotating day, noon and night shifts; rated 4 out of 10Went from 4 to a 5 , some days i can touch a 6 but eventually it will drop back to 4In context ↗ | Mild |
| — | switched from rotating shifts to a full-time day job and did a rehabilitation coursemost improving part(s) for me was the switch from jobsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-10-06 | full-time day job, rates 5 out of 10, sometimes 6some days i can touch a 6 but eventually it will drop back to 4In context ↗ | Mild |
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