Long COVID
Moderate → relapsedIll 18 months before improving or writing
Long COVID brain fog and fatigue improved, then reinfection caused relapse
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Jan 2022
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
went from running 5+ miles routinely to barely being able to walk half a mile
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
had long covid was probably 75-80% recovered and got it in early January 2022 and while not as bad as the first time the brain fog and fatigue shot right back to how it was after the first round.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Had covid In late February 2020
Summary
Valley 92698 got COVID-19 in February 2020 and was left with fatigue, brain fog and reduced lung capacity, cutting running from five miles to barely walking half a mile and ending a PhD plan. A neurologist found ADHD-level cognitive loss and prescribed stimulants, with anti-anxiety, asthma and migraine drugs. Cognition improved from autumn 2021 and reached about 75-80% recovered, but a reinfection in early January 2022 brought brain fog, fatigue and anxiety back.
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What they tried
Also tried
adhd meds· Helpedinhaler· Not saidanti-anxiety meds· Not saidasthma meds· Not saidmigraine medicine· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- inhaler · Not said
had to go on and inhaler and multiple rounds of respiratory testing
In context ↗ - adhd meds · Helped
it does help but I still had problems with symptoms for over a year
In context ↗ - anti-anxiety meds · Not said
I ended up on anti-anxiety meds, adhd meds, asthma meds
In context ↗ - asthma meds · Not said
I think they were just trying shit to try and treat the symptoms
In context ↗ - migraine medicine · Not said
migraine medicine for headaches I started getting on a frequent basis
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| late February 2020 | COVID-19 infection; fatigue, memory and concentration problems, reduced lung capacitywent from running 5+ miles routinely to barely being able to walk half a mileIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| August/September 2021 | memory and cognition improved; reduced ADHD meds and stopped anti-anxiety medsI noticed significant improvements in my memory and cognition start around august/September 2021In context ↗ | Mild |
| late December 2021 to early January 2022 | COVID reinfection brought back brain fog, fatigue and anxietyright after Christmas I get covid againIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-01-25 | brain fog, fatigue and anxiety back near their level after the first infectionwhile not as bad as the first time the brain fog and fatigue shot right back to how it was after the first roundIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the Biggest issue I had was concentration and memory issues
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
all testing showed I had reduced lung capacity
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
migraine medicine for headaches I started getting on a frequent basis
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the anxiety isn’t as bad as at its peak but definitely returned as well
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
unable to maintain a sleep schedule
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
my taste is just coming back a few weeks later
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