Long COVID with word-finding trouble and breathlessness, now much better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Going on two years with long covid, I'm 34yo.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
It used to be much worse and I used to order groceries home. Now i 'just' have to rest the entire afternoon afterwards (lying down, not sitting)
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I am fully recovered, strong, and thriving in every way
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was using it for a year and a half since i had Delta
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in their thirties developed long COVID around 2020, with thinking and word-finding difficulties, breathlessness, light and heat sensitivity, depression and weakness, and at worst ordered groceries in rather than go out. Supplements, vitamin D and an asthma inhaler were tried; word finding improved slowly over months. By 2022 they managed 30 minutes out a day but rested all afternoon. After four years they were much better, working and studying.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- supplements (vitamins and minerals) · Helped
I've been taking supplements for a year now and it slowly got better
In context ↗ - D vitamin, sunshine and fresh air · Helped
I tried a bunch of different vitamins and D vitamin especially ... sunshine and air seemed to have helped
- the drug I probably should not talk about (i-ctin) · Helped
I took the drug I probably should not talk about (i-ctin) for four days in a row and am now feeling better overall
In context ↗ - asthma medication (inhaler) · Helped
I noticed I don't need my asthma inhaler anymore. I was using it for a year and a half since i had Delta and stopped two weeks ago.
In context ↗ - physio · Helped
Once I was getting better, physio helped
In context ↗ - movement · Helped
Movement actually helped. It was something in my brain although I can't say what that changed or why
In context ↗ - listening to frequencies · Helped
For some reason, listening to frequencies helped me too
In context ↗ - healing statements · Helped
I’m writing this reply using healing statements over myself and others. ... it’s simply what has worked best for me to reframe the experience
In context ↗ - time and rest · Helped
Time, rest, fresh air, and gentle movement have been my greatest allies.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Other drugs and medicines · Physiotherapy and rehab · Supplements
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. The first step with a time is 2 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. The dashed part: the story doesn’t say when. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | long COVID after COVID-19Going on two years with long covid, I'm 34yo.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | housebound enough to order groceries inIt used to be much worse and I used to order groceries home.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-07 | could go out 30 minutes a day, resting all afternoon afterNow i get to go out of the house for 30mins a day, every second day twice. ... Now i 'just' have to rest the entire afternoon afterwards (lying down, not sitting)In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2026-01-04 | much better, working and doing a degreeAfter 4 years and all sorts of minerals and vitamins I can say I am much better even went to work and am doing a degree. Movement actually helped.In context ↗ | Recovered | Everyday exercise and activity |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Writing stuff that makes sense was terribly difficult a few months back. Now I can find words and synonyms with more ease
In context ↗ - Gut problems
week-long symptoms such as gastrointestinal issues and a headache
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
The light bothers me so much.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
The heat from the sun bothers me.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
My pneumologist found that asthma medication worked for my brearhlessness
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Now i 'just' have to rest the entire afternoon afterwards (lying down, not sitting)
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
bouts of depression, fatigue and weakness
In context ↗
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