Long COVID
Much betterIll 2 years before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with PEM and fatigue, now much better at daily routines and longer walks
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Have had PEM and general fatigue since my first bout of Covid in summer 2023.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I am able to go about my daily routines, and do longer walks for my “workout” but still try to stay under 10,000 steps a day lest I crash.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
since my first bout of Covid in summer 2023
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user developed PEM and general fatigue after a first COVID infection in summer 2023. By October 2025 they were much better, able to manage daily routines and longer walks while staying under 10,000 steps a day to avoid crashes, but said progress had plateaued. Their activity was a minimal low-resistance PT routine that left them sore whether rested or not.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- no/low resistance training PT routine · Not said
I have a very minimal no/low resistance training PT routine that I have not tried to go above and beyond with for fear of crash
In context ↗ - staying under 10,000 steps a day · Helped
still try to stay under 10,000 steps a day lest I crash
In context ↗
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| summer 2023 | first bout of COVID, followed by PEM and general fatigueHave had PEM and general fatigue since my first bout of Covid in summer 2023.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-10-08 | plateaued after two years of gradual improvement; doing daily routines and longer walksWhile I am much better than I was doing that year, I seem to have plateaued at a certain stage of health. I am able to go about my daily routines, and do longer walks for my “workout” but still try to stay under 10,000 steps a day lest I crash.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Everyday exercise and activity“I do get sore doing the PT no matter if well rested or not.” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Have had PEM and general fatigue since my first bout of Covid in summer 2023.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I do get sore doing the PT no matter if well rested or not.
In context ↗