Long COVID with severe vertigo and head fog, somewhat better after time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Mar 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m certain it has to be long-covid related because it came out of nowhere.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
even once that part had mostly subsided I couldn’t walk anymore, my balance was completely off
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’m only now beginning to feel semi-normal. Still not great all the time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
certain it has to be long-covid related because it came out of nowhere
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Canyon 70178 woke in October 2021 with severe vertigo and nystagmus, spent three days in a neurology unit unable to open their eyes for two days and then unable to walk, and was left with constant head fog that stopped them attending school. An MRI was normal and they never tested positive for COVID, but they believe it was long COVID. By nine months they were only beginning to feel semi-normal, still not great all the time, crediting only time; head fog persisted and vertigo was still there to a degree unless they did regular Epley manoeuvres.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- edibles and tinctures · Helped
I’m using tinctures now, mostly just in the evenings ... some days it does severely help my symptoms.
- coffee · Worse
Every time I drink coffee I feel like this. I do get a bit of energy from it but it doesn’t overcome the brain fog
In context ↗ - Epley Maneuvers · Helped
I still experience vertigo if I don’t do regular Epley Maneuvers. Even then, it’s still there to a degree.
In context ↗ - Time · Helped
Time. That’s all that helped me.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | woke with severe vertigo and nystagmus; three days in a neurology unitI woke up one day with severe vertigo and nystagmusIn context ↗ | |
| 2022-01-30 | vertigo and nystagmus settled but head fog persisted; stopped school for the termThe vertigo and nystagmus have gone, the worst of that only lasted a couple of weeksIn context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-07-21 | began to feel semi-normal, still not great all the timeonly now beginning to feel semi-normal. Still not great all the time. I have my moments.In context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the head fogginess never went away
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I still experience vertigo
In context ↗ - Vision problems
My vision was spinning as if I was hammered drunk
In context ↗
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