Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 2 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with severe panic and depersonalisation, some symptoms eased
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Our onset and symptoms are very similar.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
some things have improved ... I still feel like shit
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
My onset started after an illness, I never got tested.
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Summary
A person whose symptoms began after an illness developed tinnitus, severe panic attacks, photophobia and mood swings two months later; they also developed severe depersonalisation. Nearly two years on, some symptoms had eased without effective treatment: sunlight photophobia resolved, mood swings stopped and depersonalisation became less severe. They still felt unwell, with mild indoor light sensitivity, dry eyes, visual aura and residual depersonalisation.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- buspar · No change
apart from a low dose of buspar to initially help the anxiety, which did nothing
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Untested illness started symptomsMy onset started after an illness, I never got tested.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2 months after onset | Tinnitus, then severe panic attacks, photophobia, mood swings and severe depersonalisation2 months after the illness, I got tinnitus then my world caved in with an onset of severe panic attacks, photophobiaIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| October 2025 | Photophobia in sunlight resolved, mood swings stopped, depersonalisation less severesome things have improved ... I no longer have photophobia/light sensitivity in the sunlightIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-10-19 | Still unwell; depersonalisation improved but ongoingIts improved a lot in nearly 2 years since the onset.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
2 months after the illness, I got tinnitus
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
an onset of severe panic attacks
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
only have mild light sensitivity indoors in certain lighting now
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I still have dry eyes too and visual aura, like seeing a black dot in my central vision and light flashes.
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