Long COVID
Moderate → no benefitIll for 2 months
Constant brain fog and fatigue with long COVID, unable to read, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 2 months
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Can long covid neuro symptoms show up months after Covid infection?
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
most tasks that take longer than 2 minutes become mentally overwhelming for me.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
still no change
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID, took the stupid PAXLOVID
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Summary
A 33-year-old software developer had COVID in January 2025, was fine by the end of that month, then in early April 2025 developed constant brain fog, word-finding trouble and constant fatigue. They could no longer read or watch TV and found conversations near impossible, and lost their job in May 2025. Tapering blood pressure medication and Effexor, vitamin D and B12 and cutting sugar brought no change. They had not improved by late May 2025.
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What they tried
Also tried
Effexor· No changeblood pressure meds· No changeVitamin D· No changeB12· No changelimiting sugar· No changePAXLOVID· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- Effexor · No change
I tried tapering my blood pressure meds and Effexor ... still no change.
In context ↗ - blood pressure meds · No change
I tried tapering my blood pressure meds ... still no change.
In context ↗ - PAXLOVID · Worse
I had COVID, took the stupid PAXLOVID which somehow made the physical symptoms last longer
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · No change
Vitamin D and B12, limiting sugar, still no change
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 |
|---|---|---|
| the beginning of April 2025 | sudden constant brain fog and fatigue, unable to read, watch TV or hold conversationsThe beginning of April I started experiencing brain fog from hell that exists 24/7.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2025-05-25 | still 24/7 brain fog and fatigue, lost software developer job2 weeks ago I lost my job because of this.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir“took the stupid PAXLOVID which somehow made the physical symptoms last longer” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog from hell that exists 24/7
In context ↗ - Vision problems
borderline confused and blurry
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