Long COVID panic, unable to care for self, somewhat better with speech and physical therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Sep 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had the same exact reaction post Covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I have was not able to care for myself at all or drive.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I started feeling better once I realized what I was dealing with wasn’t normal but it was normal for the situation.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had the same exact reaction post Covid, due to brain inflammation.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user described a severe reaction after a COVID infection: constant panic, a sense of unreality, and being unable to care for themselves or drive. They said speech and physical therapy helped them relearn how to think and move, and that they began feeling better about ten months in; it had been roughly 18 months for them.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- speech therapy · Helped
I went to speech therapy and Physical Therapy and I learned how to think and move again as best I could.
In context ↗
Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 (about 18 months before September 2024) | severe reaction right after a COVID infection; unable to care for self or drive, constant panicI have was not able to care for myself at all or drive.In context ↗ | Severe |
| about 10 months in | began speech and physical therapy and started feeling betterI went to speech therapy and Physical Therapy and I learned how to think and move again as best I could.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-09-15 | a year and a half in, still improved from where they startedIt’s been a year and a half now for meIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I also was in a constant state of panic because everything felt unreal.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
it felt like I was not me, not real, or in a dream because I was not thinking the way I usually did
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I had the same exact reaction post Covid, due to brain inflammation.
In context ↗
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