Long COVID fatigue and brain fog, now almost back to normal after J&J vaccine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Feb 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
long haul symptoms started to go away within weeks
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Almost 100% back to normal got vaccine end of March 2021.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Since I had such a hard time with Covid I don’t want to revisit any of the symptoms.
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Summary
Swan 46216 caught COVID at the start of November and was left with fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, body aches and headaches, describing themselves as 'a mess'. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the end of March 2021 brought three rough days that felt like COVID all over again, but long-haul symptoms then eased over two to three weeks. Brain fog lingered for months; by February 2022 they reported being almost 100% back to normal.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- J&J vaccine · Helped a lot
I got my J&J on March 26th. The following Tuesday started feeling better.
In context ↗ - bedtime schedule · Helped
going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time actually helped with my fatigue
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
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. The chart starts 7 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 4 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | COVID-19 infection, long-haul symptoms beginI got it at the beginning of November. Suffered till middle of April.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| March 26, 2021 | J&J vaccine, three rough days feeling like COVID againFirst 3days were rough. Felt like I had Covid all over again.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| April 2021 | joint pain and fatigue clearing after vaccineThe following Tuesday started feeling better. No joint pain and no fatigue.In context ↗ | Not stated | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| June 2021 | symptoms gone after the vaccineI feel so much better. Took about 2-3 weeks. No longer have any symptomsIn context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| September 2021 | fixed bedtime schedule helped fatigueI found that going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time actually helped with my fatigue.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| February 2022 | almost 100% back to normal, brain fog lingering earlierAlmost 100% back to normal got vaccine end of March 2021.In context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I got very tired and started getting a headache. ... I hurt so bad everywhere.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I also got chills about an hour afterwards and all my energy got zapped.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“woke up and felt like I had COVID all over again. Body aches, headaches , major fatigue.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Still have brain fog. Not like before.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, body aches, headaches
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Sleep is good but too much is not good for me.
In context ↗
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