Long COVID
Moderate → near normalIll 7 months before improving or writing
Severe brain fog with long COVID, now almost back to normal with diet and exercise
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 7 months
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
the only life altering post infection condition I’ve had is the long Covid “brain fog”
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I went from a young working professional and performing musician to someone who became severely agoraphobic and anxious every time they had to leave their house.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I’ve almost fully recovered after 6-8 months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Around mid February I tested positive for Covid along with my two co workers and boss I share an office space with
Read from 14 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
A 28-year-old Canadian fell ill with mild COVID in February 2022 and developed severe brain fog, memory loss, panic attacks and agoraphobia that cost him his job and left him suicidal. With time, while focusing on eating well and exercise, he recovered slowly over six to eight months, reaching about 85% of his old self by September 2022. He tested positive again then, but days later reported he had almost fully recovered.
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What they tried
Also tried
Magnesium· No changeanti histamines· No changevitamins· No changebenzodiazepines· Not saideating well· Not saidexercising, going on bike rides· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- benzodiazepines · Not said
ended up on benzodiazepines for awhile to manage the panic attacks I was having
In context ↗ - Magnesium · No change
nothing was really giving me results. Magnesium, various anti histamines, vitamins
In context ↗ - eating well · Not said
focusing on eating well, exercising, going on bike rides
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| February 2022 | mild COVID-19 infectionCaught Covid in February this year and it was incredibly mild, like 2/10 severityIn context ↗ |
| early 2022, first 3-4 months | severe brain fog, lost job, housebound with agoraphobia and panicI went from a highly extroverted performing local musician with a really good paying career to feeling like I couldn’t do my job anymoreIn context ↗ |
| 2022-08-04 | about 70% of their former self, slowly visiting friends againI almost feel like 70% of the person I was before Covid nowIn context ↗ |
| 2022-09-18 | about 85% of normal self, about to start a new jobJust when I felt like 85% my normal self again and I’m ready to pick up the pieces and start my life againIn context ↗ |
| 2022-09-24 | almost fully recoveredI’ve almost fully recovered after 6-8 monthsIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I literally could not think AT ALL. 0 thoughts, couldn’t remember anything
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was diagnosed with agoraphobia and ended up on benzodiazepines for awhile to manage the panic attacks I was having
In context ↗