Long COVID
Mild → somewhat better
Long COVID with anxiety and brain fog, somewhat better with melatonin and fluoxetine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I always had anxiety and long covid made it much worst
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
driving to work in the morning
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Fluexotine doesnt cure but helps me a lot with symptoms.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I always had anxiety and long covid made it much worst
In context ↗
Read from 28 of their posts and comments; links to the 14 this page draws on
Summary
They had long COVID with anxiety, chronic diarrhoea, breathing symptoms, chest pain and palpitations, and brain fog. Melatonin improved sleep and fluoxetine 20 mg eased anxiety, chest pain and palpitations, though memory and focus stayed impaired. Vyvanse did not help brain fog, and Concerta at 18 mg was not doing much. Antibiotics given around appendicitis and appendix removal cleared the diarrhoea, which later partly returned.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Helped
After my appendix removal I was given antibiotics and no more diarrhea! It's not bad right now but not as great as it was 4 months ago.
In context ↗ - fluoxetine · Helped
Fluexotine 20mg is where I started. Helped a lot with anxiety chest pain and heart palpitations.
In context ↗ - melatonin · Helped
Melatonin is just amazing for me. Fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up with no headache or groggy.
In context ↗ - Vyvanse · Helped
Vyvanse helped with anxiety/panic attacks but not brain fog.
In context ↗ - Concerta · No change
Just started Concerta at 18mg, not doing much and not helping with anxiety/panic attacks.
In context ↗ - LDN · Not said
I started LDN and I had thoughts all night while sleeping.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID onset, anxiety made much worseI always had anxiety and long covid made it much worstIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-01-13 | sleep better on melatoninI just started melatonin, I fall asleep withing 1h30-2h and my sleep is better quality.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-05-06 | fluoxetine calmed anxiety and physical symptomsThankfully fluoxetine really helped with this, it calmed me down.In context ↗ | Mild | Fluoxetine (Prozac) |
| 2024-06-04 | brain fog unchanged despite stimulantsVyvanse helped with anxiety/panic attacks but not brain fog.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2025-03-08 | still symptomatic but helped by fluoxetineFluexotine doesnt cure but helps me a lot with symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild | Fluoxetine (Prozac) |
Adverse events
- Low-dose naltrexone“I started LDN and I had thoughts all night while sleeping.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Memory and cognition still an issue.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I had chronic diarrhea.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I always had anxiety and long covid made it much worst
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I use anxiety medication to help with heart palpitation, still searching for brain fog solution.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
it did help with heart rhythm, stomach/back/shoulder pain, and most of my physical symptoms
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
fluexotine helps me with the physical symptoms like breathing or pain
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
melatonin, helps me not only falling asleep but most importantly staying asleep
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Wake up without feeling groggy and without headaches.
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