Fatigue and brain fog after light exercise in long COVID, improved then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was fine almost four weeks after covid. No symptoms anymore.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Went to Sport and did light exercise. No I’m full crashed, with Fatique and brain fog.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Now I’m having a step back. Fatique came back after I tried very light exercise again.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was fine almost four weeks after covid.
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
After a COVID-19 infection, the user was symptom-free for almost four weeks, then light exercise triggered a full crash with fatigue and brain fog. Vitamin D, vitamin C, B and bromelain helped brain fog most; antihistamines gave mixed results, and a low-histamine diet was tried. Very light exercise brought fatigue back, and they said nothing had resolved the fatigue other than time and avoiding exercise; low carb didn't work for them, as too much protein made things worse than oats or non-white bread.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Vitamin D · Helped
Vitamin D, Vitamin C, B and Bromelain. That helped with Brain fog the most.
In context ↗ - Antihistamines · Not said
I also tried Antihistamines, had mixed results.
In context ↗ - histamine low diet · Not said
Additional to that I tried a histamine low diet.
In context ↗ - low carb · Worse
I’ve tried low carb and I felt too much protein made it worse than eating oats or non white bread.
In context ↗ - NAD+ · Not said
So I’m now gonna try additionally NAD+.
In context ↗ - the time factor · Helped
I haven’t found anything that cures really Fatique other than the time factor and avoiding exercise.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 | post-COVID crash after light exerciseI was fine almost four weeks after covid. No symptoms anymore. Went to Sport and did light exercise. No I’m full crashed, with Fatique and brain fog.In context ↗ |
| 2022-06-26 | brain fog improved with supplementsVitamin D, Vitamin C, B and Bromelain. That helped with Brain fog the most.In context ↗ |
| 2022-06-26 | step back after very light exercise; fatigue returnedNow I’m having a step back. Fatique came back after I tried very light exercise again.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Keto and low-carb diets“I’ve tried low carb and I felt too much protein made it worse than eating oats or non white bread.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
now I have brain fog and Fatique
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Fatique came back after I tried very light exercise again.
In context ↗
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