Long COVID
Moderate → no benefitIll for 2 years
Long COVID with days of depletion after pushing through, low-carb diet no help so far
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 2 years
- Last post
- Feb 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid December of 2020 and LC symptoms started a few weeks later.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I have "good days" and try to forge ahead thinking I just need to build my strength and stamina up, but it always results in recovery lasting several days.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
No progress that I can build on, but depletion of energy that takes twice the number of days to restore.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid December of 2020 and LC symptoms started a few weeks later.
In context ↗
Summary
Coast 44956 developed long COVID symptoms a few weeks after a COVID-19 infection in December 2020, at about age 50. In 2022, pushing through brought days of depletion with no progress to build on. They gained about 90 lbs over two years and were trying a low-carb diet for it, without success so far.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- pushing myself to build strength and stamina · Worse
try to forge ahead thinking I just need to build my strength and stamina up, but it always results in recovery lasting several days
In context ↗ - Adderal · Worse
Now, it ramps up my anxiety and heart palpitations 10-fold, so I rarely use it.
In context ↗ - low carb diet · No change
I'm back on my low carb diet, but it is not coming off.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | COVID-19 infection, long COVID symptoms a few weeks laterI had covid December of 2020 and LC symptoms started a few weeks later.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-02-17 | still long-hauling; weight gain not shifting on low carb dietI'm back on my low carb diet, but it is not coming off.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“Now, it ramps up my anxiety and heart palpitations 10-fold, so I rarely use it.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“When I was still trying to find work, I would take it when I started and while training, but had to deal with the overwhelming anxiety for the entire day!” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
it always results in recovery lasting several days
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it ramps up my anxiety and heart palpitations 10-fold
In context ↗