Long COVID with vertigo and fog, nearly back to normal after diet and daily exercise
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Sep 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've had long covid for about 6 months
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
most of these symptoms went away ... only symptoms I have now are tinnitus and the black dots
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I've had long covid for about 6 months
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Alder 50829 had long COVID for about six months by September 2021, with tinnitus, black dots in their eyesight, foggy head, vertigo, sleepiness and itching when the heart rate rose. Most symptoms went away once they stopped dwelling on them and began eating better and exercising daily, pushing through itching and feeling feverish after workouts. Tinnitus and the black dots in their eyesight remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- exercise/lifting · Helped
most of these symptoms went away went I stopped thinking about it and started eating better/exercise
In context ↗ - eating better · Helped
started eating better/exercise
In context ↗ - stopped thinking about it · Helped
most of these symptoms went away went I stopped thinking about it
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining · Exercise and activity
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (about six months before September 2021) | long COVID with many symptomsI've had long covid for about 6 months, I had a ton of symptoms like tinnitus, black dots in eyesight, foggy head, crazy itching when heart rate goes up, sleepy, vertigoIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-09-16 | most symptoms cleared after eating better and exercisingmost of these symptoms went away went I stopped thinking about it and started eating better/exercise... only symptoms I have now are tinnitus and the black dots in my eyesightIn context ↗ | Near normal | Everyday exercise and activity |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
only symptoms I have now are tinnitus and the black dots in my eyesight
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
sleepy, vertigo
In context ↗
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