Long COVID
Mild → near normalIll 4 years before improving or writing
Long COVID brain fog and heart palpitations, now nearly back to normal after time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Mar 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long Covid since March 2020 so yes lol.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I work at a laid back office job. I have my moments where I feel like I am going to pass out
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
4 years later and I barely notice the Long Covid nowadays
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got sick in March, recovered and felt great, then in April I got a random Heart Palpitation which freaked me out
In context ↗
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Summary
Harbor 16124 got COVID-19 in March 2020, briefly recovered, then developed long COVID a month later with intense brain fog, heart palpitations, light-headedness and chest tightness. The first six to eight months were the worst, yet he kept his desk job. Improvement came slowly over about two years to roughly 95% recovered, which he credits to time rather than medicine, leaving only minor brain fog and aches by 2024.
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What they tried
Also tried
Midodrine· Helpedvitamins / multivitamins· HelpedLexapro· No changePfizer vaccine· No changestretching and drinking water· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Midodrine · Helped
they prescribed me Midodrine for my "light headedness" ... it helped me focus more, but didn't relieve the "light headedness"
In context ↗ - Lexapro · No change
I tried the Lexapro for a few weeks, it did nothing for me
In context ↗ - stretching and drinking water · Not said
I would just try and stretch and drink water at my worst moments
In context ↗ - vitamins / multivitamins · Helped
take strong multi-vitamins, that helped me a little
In context ↗ - Pfizer vaccine · No change
The vaccine didn't change anything for me
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 illness, recovered quicklyI got sick in March, recovered and felt great, then in April I got a random Heart Palpitation which freaked me outIn context ↗ | Mild |
| summer 2020 | brain fog at its worst, felt he would pass out at his deskAround summer time, my brain fog was too intense to the point where I felt like I was ganna pass out at my office desk.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 1 year in | tolerable6 months were my worst, 1 year 50% , 1.5 years 75%, 2 years 85-90%In context ↗ | Mild |
| 1.5 years in | about 75% of normal | Mild |
| 2 years in | 85-90%, back to work, coffee, alcohol and exercise | Near normal |
| March 2024 | about 95% recovered, only minor lingering symptoms4 years later and I barely notice the Long Covid nowadaysIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I still have brain fog, but it has cleared up quite a bit.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
No heart palpitations since like June.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
feeling very light headed, sweaty, anxious, and feeling like I was going to passout
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I also still have minor neck pain, but this is more of a small annoyance.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
random numbness in my legs/arms
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
trouble breathing (had to manually breathe)
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I do have trouble sleeping at times, but not that often.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I broke down for the first time in my life during that time (around June)
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