Long COVID with extreme fatigue, joint pain and poor sleep, now symptom free
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had COVID twice in 2020 ... for 2 years I had symptoms such as extreme fatigue
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I can proudly say today that I am now symptom free.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID twice in 2020.
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Summary
Nightjar 10143 caught COVID twice in 2020 and then had extreme fatigue, low energy, joint pain, poor sleep and flare-ups of symptoms after colds for about two years. They described attempting to end their life twice. The pain and symptoms gradually subsided over two years and they said in August 2023 that they were symptom free.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- time · Helped a lot
Then gradually, over the course of 2 years, the pain and symptoms subdued
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | COVID twice in 2020, then two years of symptomsI had COVID twice in 2020. First time lasted 4 monthsIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| over the course of 2 years | pain and symptoms gradually subsided; symptom freeover the course of 2 years, the pain and symptoms subdued ... I am now symptom freeIn context ↗ | Recovered | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
My sleeping wasn't great ... Now it was almost impossible.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
pain in my joints
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I acted upon trying to end my life twice but I'm happy I failed.
In context ↗
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