Long COVID brain fog and memory problems, still no better after CPAP and a stimulant
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 17 months
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my most dramatic moment of brain fog that I have since my second COVID September 2023
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have a semi-final interview scheduled next week. ... I (now) normally have about 50% reliability with the 5-word memory test.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I (now) normally have about 50% reliability with the 5-word memory test. I used to be near perfect with 7-words.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
my most dramatic moment of brain fog that I have since my second COVID September 2023
In context ↗
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Summary
Badger 13510 developed long COVID after a second COVID infection in September 2023, with brain fog that made them lose words mid-job-interview a year ago. About 17 months on they still had memory problems, with about 50% reliability on a five-word memory test, and taste was reduced. Sleep apnoea was diagnosed; CPAP addresses it, and a non-amphetamine stimulant helped mental clarity and drowsiness but not memory.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- CPAP · Helped
Since diagnosis I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, a CPAP successfully addresses obstructive sleep apnea
In context ↗ - non-amphetamine stimulant · Helped
a non-amphetamine stimulant which helps with mental clarity and drowsiness but not memory
In context ↗
Their path
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | second COVID infection, followed by brain fogsince my second COVID September 2023In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| about a year before February 2025 | most dramatic brain fog during a dream-job interview, lost the meaning of wordsI wrote the words down and I didn't know what they meant.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2025 | still foggy but mental clarity and drowsiness helped by a stimulant; semi-final interview aheadI am also using a non-amphetamine stimulant which helps with mental clarity and drowsiness but not memory.In context ↗ | Mild | Stimulants (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
it was like I was lost in my brain looking for the words, and I couldn't find them
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I believe I only tasted and identified 2 out of 5
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm deathly afraid that my brain might lock up again
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