Long COVID weakness and foggy thinking, glimpses of old self then worse after Pfizer shot
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 11 months
- Last post
- Nov 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I'm still too weak and unable to think clearly enough to pull myself out of this hole of mysery
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I'm still too weak and unable to think clearly enough to pull myself out of this hole of mysery
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I got much worse after having the first shot of Pfizer ... now 5 months have passed, and the situation is not getting better
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers became ill around December 2020, with weakness and trouble thinking clearly. By June 2021 they were catching glimpses of their old self but were still too weak to do anything but try to rest. They got much worse after a first Pfizer shot around then, and five months later, in November 2021, they reported the situation was not getting better.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Oil pulling · Helped
I always feel a lot better after doing it.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
I got much worse after having the first shot of Pfizer
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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 6 months 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12 | became illthis whole thing started half a year agoIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2021-06 | began getting glimpses of former selfI'm slowly getting glimpses of what it used to be like to be me before this whole thing started half a year agoIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2021-06 | got much worse after first Pfizer shotI got much worse after having the first shot of Pfizer, so I decided not to get the second oneIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2021-11-16 | still not getting better five months after the shotnow 5 months have passed, and the situation is not getting betterIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I got much worse after having the first shot of Pfizer” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I'm still too weak and unable to think clearly enough to pull myself out of this hole of mysery
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I'm still too weak and unable to think clearly enough
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the thought of having to spend more money when I had already spent most of my savings is almost giving me panic attacks
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I start ruminating till my head hurts and my symptoms are coming back
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