Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 1 year before improving or writing
Long COVID with severe pain, dizziness and brain fog, somewhat better; psyllium helped gut
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my doctors determined I probably had long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I could not move for tens and tens of minutes - just waiting until I felt safe to move again
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My symptoms lasted for several months then lessened over time until they were rather mild by summer/fall but came back again - less severe than last winter but noticeable
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
after an asymptomatic infection (never tested positive either, but had definitely had exposure)
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Lynx 90779 fell ill after a presumed asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, with severe coat-hanger and rib pain, paresthesia, dizziness, palpitations, gut problems, light and noise sensitivity and brain fog, later attributed to long-COVID dysautonomia. Symptoms eased to fairly mild by summer/autumn 2022, but a cold-like illness in November 2022 brought back numbness, lightheadedness and sensitivity, milder than before. Psyllium helped the gut symptoms.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- psyllium · Helped
My other dysautonomia symptoms are GI problems (taking psyllium daily has helped there)
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Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| fall/winter 2021 | severe coat-hanger and rib pain, paresthesia, dizziness, vision decline after asymptomatic COVIDLast fall/winter I started getting *severe* coat hanger pain (in neck and upper back and mostly on right upper side and shooting pains up my spine.)In context ↗ |
| summer/fall 2022 | symptoms lessened over time to rather mildMy symptoms lasted for several months then lessened over time until they were rather mild by summer/fallIn context ↗ |
| early November 2022 | symptoms came back after a cold-like illnesscame back again - less severe than last winter but noticeable - in last couple months after another "cold like" illness in early NovemberIn context ↗ |
| 2022-12-21 | still dealing with paresthesia, lightheadedness, disassociation and sensory sensitivityI am still dealing more with the paresthesia and numbness, the lightheaded and a mix of disassociation/depersonalizationIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Brain fogGut problemsHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivityNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Also had issues with dizziness/lightheadedness/disassociation.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
My coat hanger pain is less this time around, less widespread, more infrequent and thus more manageable
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I am still dealing more with the paresthesia and numbness
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Brain fog
mild brain fog/forgetfulness (like I kind of lag a bit at times in comprehending and have hard time focusing)
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My other dysautonomia symptoms are GI problems (taking psyllium daily has helped there)
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
Have also been dealing with increased light and noise sensitivity - always been somewhat sensitive to it but this last year or so it can be unbearable especially in anywhere with crowds.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Vision which had always been fantastic declined so I needed reading glasses.
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