Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 2 years
Long COVID over two years: leaden body and breathlessness on cardio, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've had LC for over 2 yrs so I'd definitely have noticed by now.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
my body feels like lead the whole time, I get breathless and tire out way more quickly than pre-LC
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I get breathless and tire out way more quickly than pre-LC. But I don't get a worsening of symptoms in the hours or days that follow.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I've had LC for over 2 yrs so I'd definitely have noticed by now.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Post-exertional malaise
I don't get PEM.
Summary
The user has had long COVID for more than two years. Unlike many, they report no post-exertional malaise: during cardio workouts their body feels like lead and they get breathless and tire faster than before, but symptoms do not worsen in the following days. Exercise lifts their mood, which they say they need to keep from despair.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- cardio workouts · Helped
I tend to feel better immediately after vigorous exercise and no worse than usual in the days that follow.
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID beganI've had LC for over 2 yrs so I'd definitely have noticed by now.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-08-27 | doing cardio workouts without PEM, but body feels heavy, breathless and tires faster than beforeI'm doing cardio workouts and no problem.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
my body feels like lead the whole time
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I get breathless and tire out way more quickly than pre-LC
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I've always needed to move my body A LOT to keep my mood from plummeting to the depths of despair.
In context ↗