Long COVID brain fog and sick feeling, somewhat better; low iron and vitamin D helped mood
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my longhaul returned to the levels they were at previously in terms of severity
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I've been having slightly better and better days. Less of that horrible sick feeling. ... my longhaul returned to the levels they were at previously in terms of severity
- Began after: COVID
I was initially infected April 2020z
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Puffin 56843 caught COVID in April 2020 and had long COVID with intense head pressure, brain fog and a horrible sick feeling. By about 10 months out the symptoms were slowly easing. A reinfection in 2022 was rough for the first week or two, returned their long-haul symptoms to previous severity, resurfaced some symptoms and left a lingering cough. Longer-standing visual snow was still there as always; correcting low iron and vitamin D helped their mood and response to it, and negative afterimages diminished over time.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- iron · Helped
My iron was low ... Fixing all of those deficiencies and taking brain help sups
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Helped
vitamin D was super low ... Fixing all of those deficiencies
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
I assumed my magnesium was low. Fixing all of those deficiencies
In context ↗ - ashwaganda · Helped
taking brain help sups (ashwaganda, rhodiola roses, lions mane, or cordyceps) helped my mood and responses to these visual phenomena
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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 chart starts 6 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04 | COVID-19 infectionI was initially infected April 2020zIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2020-10 | intense head pressure with brain fog for one to two monthsI had an entire 1-2 months where the pressure would be so intense it would cause me to squint my eyes and cause brain fog.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-01 | slowly better days with less of the sick feelingIm in the same boat about 10 months out, and I've been having slightly better and better days. Less of that horrible sick feeling.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022 | crashed after a COVID reinfectionReinfection was rough and for the first week or 2 after it was bad.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-06 | back to previous long-haul severity, some symptoms resurfaced, lingering coughmy longhaul returned to the levels they were at previously in terms of severity, but some symptoms that were gone for a wild resurfaced and it gave me a lingering coughIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
The head pressure still comes and goes
In context ↗ - Brain fog
cause brain fog
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Good ol visual snow symptoms.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
It gave me severe anxiety at the time
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Less of that horrible sick feeling.
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