Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID brain fog, bad mornings and relapses; credits pacing and tea
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i had a minor LC-induced episode today and successfully mitigated the psychological torture
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i had a minor LC-induced episode today
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID, writing in early 2023, describes constant brain fog, bad mornings and emotional upset on waking, and relapses in agony after overexerting themselves. Low-caffeine tea, psoas stretching and Wim Hof breathing helped with the bad mornings, a small cannabis edible on worse days somewhat improved their quality of life, and meditation and calming techniques got them through a minor episode. They say doing less lets them do more and spend less time relapsing, and call exercise not the answer. No overall recovery is described.
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What they tried
Also tried
tea (low-caffeine)· Helpedstretching the psoas muscle· Helpedwim hof breathing; meditation· Helpededible (cannabis)· Helpedpacing (doing less)· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- tea (low-caffeine) · Helped
i've found tea (low-caffeine) and stretching the psoas muscle along with wim hof breathing helps me
In context ↗ - stretching the psoas muscle · Helped
stretching the psoas muscle along with wim hof breathing helps me
In context ↗ - wim hof breathing; meditation · Helped
wim hof breathing helps me
In context ↗ - edible (cannabis) · Helped
a small bit of an edible on the worse days has somewhat improved my quality of life
In context ↗ - pacing (doing less) · Helped
the less i do, the more i can do and the less time i spend in agony relapsing from overexerting myself. exercise is Not the answer
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID with constant brain fog and morning anxietyi am in fog city rnIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-02-25 | morning anxiety eased by low-caffeine tea, psoas stretching and Wim Hof breathingi deal with it pretty bad in the mornings and i've found tea (low-caffeine) and stretching the psoas muscle along with wim hof breathing helps meIn context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2023-03-13 | small cannabis edible on worse days improved quality of lifea small bit of an edible on the worse days has somewhat improved my quality of lifeIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-03-14 | meditation and calming techniques mitigated a minor LC episodei had a minor LC-induced episode today and successfully mitigated the psychological torture that would usually come with it using meditation and calming techniquesIn context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2023-03-15 | doing less to avoid relapses from overexertionthe less i do, the more i can do and the less time i spend in agony relapsing from overexerting myselfIn context ↗ | Pacing and the energy envelope |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
i deal with it pretty bad in the mornings
In context ↗ - Brain fog
i am definitely upset by having constant brain fog
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
relapsing from overexerting myself
In context ↗