Long COVID with vertigo, exhaustion and brain fog, somewhat better with diet and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've had long covid since Jan 2021
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
it did make my long-covid infinitely worse. haven't been able to do much of anything since ... I've had to drastically reduce my work hours cuz my body just cannot handle much right now
- Now: Somewhat better
With proper diet, rest, vitamins etc, I'm doing much better. I do still get flare-ups and eventually I'll be on meds the rest of my life cause of it
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got my first Covid infection Jan 3rd of 2021
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Crocus 98294 developed long COVID after a COVID infection in January 2021, with vertigo, exhaustion, headaches, body aches, brain fog and insomnia. They improved by November 2021, but a second infection in January 2022 made their long COVID much worse and they cut their work hours. After a Hashimoto's diagnosis, they reported doing much better with diet, rest and vitamins by December 2022, though flare-ups continued.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- weed · Helped a lot
if I smoke a good sativa I can get stuff done I don't have the energy for
In context ↗ - low-dose aspirin · No change
I've been taking it as well since getting covid but unfortunately have not found the same relief
In context ↗ - proper diet · Helped
With proper diet, rest, vitamins etc, I'm doing much better.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 |
|---|---|
| January 3, 2021 | first COVID infection, very ill for six weeksGot my first Covid infection Jan 3rd of 2021, was sick as a dog for 6 weeks.In context ↗ |
| early 2021 | long COVID symptoms after the acute infectionAfter I "recovered" I had all the usual LH symptoms: vertigo, exhaustion, body aches, headaches, brain fog, the whole lot.In context ↗ |
| November 2021 | getting back to normal, graduated barber school and got a new jobI felt like by November I was FINALLY getting back to normal. Just graduated Barber school, got a new job, things were good.In context ↗ |
| January 2022 | second COVID infection made long COVID much worseit did make my long-covid infinitely worse. haven't been able to do much of anything since.In context ↗ |
| December 2022 | doing much better with diet, rest and vitamins, still gets flare-upsWith proper diet, rest, vitamins etc, I'm doing much better.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
It dulls the constant headaches
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
good for combating this awful insomnia I've been plagued with
In context ↗
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