Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 6 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with body-wide aches at 4-6/10, somewhat better with bromelain
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Sep 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I'm a long hauler.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
was functioning at about 70% energy and got Covid in March
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It's helped a ton with inflammation and body wide muscle aches and pain ... a bad flare in July into August and I'm still suffering
- Began after: COVID
got Covid in March
Summary
Developed long COVID in March 2020, after a mono reactivation years earlier, they never fully recovered and were functioning at about 70% energy. Body-wide muscle aches ran at 4-6 of 10 for weeks, with an anxiety attack after stretching their arms overhead and a poor sleep schedule. Bromelain, started in September 2020, cut pain to about 2 and eased inflammation and anxiety within days, though they wondered if it made them feel slightly dulled. They were still suffering in mid-September 2020.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- bromelain · Helped a lot
started it about 5 days ago ... It's helped a ton with inflammation and body wide muscle aches and pain.
In context ↗ - Tylenol · Not said
It's helped way more than a combo of Tylenol and Ibuprofen for pain.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19 while already running at about 70% energy after an earlier mono reactivationwas functioning at about 70% energy and got Covid in MarchIn context ↗ | Mild |
| July into August 2020 | bad flare with weeks of body-wide pain at 4-6 of 10Then a bad flare in July into AugustIn context ↗ | Mild |
| September 2020 | bromelain cut inflammation and muscle aches and pain within about five daysIt's helped a ton with inflammation and body wide muscle aches and pain.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2020-09-18 | still suffering; anxiety attacks after stretching about 75% goneI'm still suffering.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Bromelain“I do wonder if it's giving me a weird dumb down effect that's not quite sedation or brain fog ... I just feel slightly stupid.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
body wide muscle aches and pain
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have an anxiety attack after stretching my arms above my head
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
my sleep schedule is crappy
In context ↗