Long COVID
Moderate → relapsedIll 4 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with fatigue, POTS and brain fog, improved then relapsed after a virus
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’e had LC since May 2021 after my second COVID infection
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
OCD symptoms rampant, terrible adrenaline surges paired with the worst brain fog known to man and crippling insomnia that had me staying up days at a time
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
As I have recovered from the virus all of my LC neuro symptoms have come screaming back
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’e had LC since May 2021 after my second COVID infection that was worsened by a terrible reaction to sertraline in July of that year.
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Tulip 19721 developed long COVID in May 2021 after a second COVID infection, with fatigue, POTS, brain fog and anxiety, and a bad sertraline reaction that took 16 months to settle. He recovered after about 18 months, relapsed after an October 2023 reinfection and five days of walking 2.5 miles, then reached about 80% by spring 2024. A virus caught at a concert in late 2025 brought the neurological symptoms back.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- sertraline (Zoloft) · Much worse
worsened by a terrible reaction to sertraline in July of that year
In context ↗ - exercise / walking 2.5 miles · Much worse
I started exercising in mid-December, and experienced a terrible relapse after 5 days of walking 2.5 miles
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Long COVID after second COVID infectionI’e had LC since May 2021 after my second COVID infection ... my day to day symptoms weren’t terrible enough to keep me inside | Mild |
| July 2021 | bad reaction to sertraline (Zoloft)trust me when I say it was truly awful. Like, taking 16 months to bounce back awful.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| late 2022 | recovered after about a year and a halfI pretty much completely recovered after about a year and a half, after which I took a year to recuperate and just enjoy life again.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| October 2023 | reinfection with a week of diarrhea and brain fogI had about a week of diarrhea and awful brain fog return at the time, along with a very familiar COVID malaise.In context ↗ | Mild |
| December 2023 to January 2024 | terrible relapse after 5 days of walking 2.5 milesALL of my symptoms returned 10x worse, especially my anhedonia and neuro symptoms.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| April 2024 | relapse evened out and he reached about 80%Took about 3 months to even out, then about a month and a half of improvement until I was about 80%.In context ↗ | Mild |
| August 2024 | sleepless night followed by return of neuro symptomswoke up today and had a return of a good amount of neuro issues. Anhedonia, head pressure, tachycardia, the works.In context ↗ | Mild |
| June 2025 | mostly recovered with lingering symptomsWhile I say I’m “recovered”, that’s not entirely the case.In context ↗ | Mild |
| December 2025 | virus caught at a concert brought neuro symptoms backAs I have recovered from the virus all of my LC neuro symptoms have come screaming back.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“worsened by a terrible reaction to sertraline ... taking 16 months to bounce back awful” Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessFlu-like symptomsGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsPOTS & dysautonomiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
experienced a terrible relapse after 5 days of walking 2.5 miles
In context ↗ - Brain fog
horrific Brain Fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
fatigue, POTS, brain fog ... Currently dealing with fatigue, dizziness, anxiety, anhedonia again
- Sleep problems
Anhedonia, DP/DR, Insomnia, and horrific Brain Fog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Anhedonia, head pressure, tachycardia, the works
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Currently dealing with fatigue, dizziness, anxiety, anhedonia again
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Shortness of breath, mild insomnia and noticeable but not entirely debilitating brain fog plagued my days for a while.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I had about a week of diarrhea and awful brain fog return at the time
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
along with a very familiar COVID malaise
In context ↗