Long COVID with anxiety and brain fog, somewhat better after steroids and better sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
so many of my symptoms have gone away, headaches, brain fog, alot of anxiety, chest pain, etc.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I've been on meds and so many of my symptoms have gone away
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Breathlessness
I didn't feel like I was struggling to breathe
Summary
Plover 55766 reported long COVID with anxiety, brain fog, headaches and chest pain, plus low blood oxygen their smartwatch picked up. Inhaled steroids and other medication helped the anxiety a lot and many symptoms resolved, and improved sleep eased their tremors. They gave no clear onset date or functional detail.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- inhaled steroids · Helped a lot
alot of my anxious episodes were due to hypoxia and being on inhaled steroids has helped a ton
In context ↗ - meds · Helped a lot
I've been on meds and so many of my symptoms have gone away, headaches, brain fog, alot of anxiety, chest pain, etc.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|
| — | long COVID with anxiety, brain fog, headaches, chest pain and low oxygenalot of my anxious episodes were due to hypoxiaIn context ↗ |
| 2022-09-08 | many symptoms resolved on inhaled steroids and other medicationI've been on meds and so many of my symptoms have gone away, headaches, brain fog, alot of anxiety, chest pain, etc.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
alot of my anxious episodes were due to hypoxia
In context ↗ - Brain fog
so many of my symptoms have gone away, headaches, brain fog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I've been on meds and so many of my symptoms have gone away, headaches
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my symptoms have gone away, headaches, brain fog, alot of anxiety, chest pain
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Mine has gotten better as my sleep had improved
In context ↗
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