Long COVID
Severe → much betterIll 5 months before improving or writing
Long COVID fatigue, headaches, dizziness; much better with anti-vertigo meds and time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Dec 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I tested positive in July.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
Back then I couldn't stay awake for more than 3 hours.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I still get dizziness every now and then but not as bad as before.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I tested positive in July.
In context ↗
Summary
Cove 88352 tested positive for COVID in July 2020 and developed long COVID with fatigue, headaches and dizziness; chores triggered fatigue and headache, and the longest relapse lasted three weeks from mid-August. Anti-vertigo medication and time helped the dizziness, which by December 2020 was occasional and milder; earlier they could not stay awake for more than three hours.
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What they tried
Also tried
anti-vertigo meds· Helpedtaking it easy with the chores· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- taking it easy with the chores · Not said
I'm trying to take it easy with the chores as these trigger the fatigue and the headache.
In context ↗ - anti-vertigo meds · Helped
Yes, but it took time. And some anti-vertigo meds.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | tested positive for COVID, long-hauler symptoms beginI tested positive in July.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| mid-August 2020 | longest relapse, three straight weeks; could not stay awake more than 3 hoursThe longest was three straight weeks, starting mid-August. ... Back then I couldn't stay awake for more than 3 hours.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2020-12-17 | dizziness less severe and only occasional; still pacing choresI still get dizziness every now and then but not as bad as before.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I'm trying to take it easy with the chores as these trigger the fatigue and the headache.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
these trigger the fatigue and the headache
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I still get dizziness every now and then but not as bad as before.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Back then I couldn't stay awake for more than 3 hours.
In context ↗