Long COVID
Outcome unclear
At worst bedridden with long COVID, sertraline helped depression and anxiety
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
https://www.reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
really helped me during the worst bedridden phase
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
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Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID described a bedridden phase as their worst point. They took sertraline for a couple of years and said it was excellent for depression and anxiety and really helped during that bedridden time, although their sleep was worse for a couple of weeks at first. They also reported getting worse when they started properly resting. Their later level of function is not described.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- properly resting · Worse
When I starting properly resting, I got worse.
In context ↗ - sertraline · Helped
They are excellent for depression and anxiety, and really helped me during the worst bedridden phase. I take sertraline.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-20 | got worse after starting to properly restWhen I starting properly resting, I got worse.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | sertraline helped during the bedridden phasereally helped me during the worst bedridden phaseIn context ↗ | Severe | Sertraline (Zoloft) |
| 2026-09-16 | still taking sertraline, sleep briefly worse at the startI have taken them for a couple of years now.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“For a couple of weeks my sleep was a bit worse initially until I got used to it.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
They are excellent for depression and anxiety
In context ↗