Long COVID with crushing fatigue and brain fog, still ill on duloxetine for nerve pain
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jul 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had Covid in 2022 which developed into long Covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I lost my job in the end last year as been unable to get well with crushing fatigue and brain fog/pain all over my body.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
been unable to get well
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid in 2022 which developed into long Covid.
In context ↗
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Summary
Bluebell 68081 developed long COVID after a COVID infection in 2022. By 2024 they had lost their job because of crushing fatigue, brain fog and widespread pain, and they were diagnosed with small-fibre peripheral neuropathy. Duloxetine helps their nerve pain if they can tolerate the side effects. They later developed Hashimoto's-related thyroid deficiency and remained ill at the time of writing.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Duloxetine · Helped
For me I take Duloxetine for the nerve pain, which does help if you can tolerate the side effects!
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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 2 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | COVID infection developed into long COVIDI had Covid in 2022 which developed into long Covid.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024 | Lost job; diagnosed small fibre peripheral neuropathyI lost my job in the end last year as been unable to get well with crushing fatigue and brain fog/pain all over my body.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2025-07-22 | Still ill; thyroid deficiency; duloxetine helps nerve painmy thyroid has now gone completely deficient ... I take Duloxetine for the nerve pain, which does help if you can tolerate the side effects!In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog/pain all over my body
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
pain all over my body
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
pins and needles burning and numbness in my feet and lower legs
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