Long COVID
Mild → no benefit
Long COVID fog and dizziness for months, no improvement from anti-inflammatories or SNRI
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I am functional too, I can do most things, but it is just so uncomfortable
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
even though I still feel it, like it doesn't cure me, but I notice that it works a bit on the whole thing
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Muscle weakness
I have no muscular fatigue, I can do almost everything just fine
Read from 11 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
An athlete developed a heavy fog, dizziness and light-headedness two weeks after an infection, and stayed functional but uncomfortable for roughly half a year. Over-the-counter anti-inflammatories briefly lifted the fog without curing it, an SNRI made it worse, and a summer stomach bug temporarily cleared the feeling. Antibiotics for bacterial overgrowth were only just started in October.
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What they tried
Also tried
otc anti inflammatories (Analgin, aspirin)· HelpedSNRI· Worsetraining· Not saidantibiotics· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- training · Not said
I haven’t found any correlation with exercise, like I can’t determine if it makes it worse or better maybe neutral.
In context ↗ - SNRI · Worse
even tried SNRI although I was sure this is not a mental problem and it made it worse..
In context ↗ - otc anti inflammatories (Analgin, aspirin) · Helped
like it doesn’t cure me, but I notice that it works a bit on the whole thing.
In context ↗ - antibiotics · Not said
I just started antibiotics targeting that bacterial overgrowth..
In context ↗
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| February | COVID infection with high fever; stopped training for a weekit was a bad infection I had high fever so I stopped training for a weekIn context ↗ | Mild |
| two weeks after the acute fever | strange fog and body feeling set in and got worse over timearound two weeks after the acute fever and other symptoms stopped I just started to feel weirder and weirder by timeIn context ↗ | Mild |
| summer | stomach bug temporarily lifted the strange feelingwhen I got sick with a stomach bug in the summer this feeling kind of liftedIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-10-24 | still foggy and dizzy; anti-inflammatories lift the fog briefly; just started antibioticsIt’s like the fog I live in since that illness lifts and even though I still feel it, like it doesn’t cure meIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“even tried SNRI although I was sure this is not a mental problem and it made it worse..” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogHeadaches & migraineLight & noise sensitivityPOTS & dysautonomiaVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
this brain fog/dpdr that feels very physical, not mental
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
dizziness, feelings of lightheadedness especially when driving
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
it is just so uncomfortable, especially in bright busy environments and when driving
In context ↗ - Vision problems
the vision sensitivity
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
when I take otc anti inflammatories for my headaches it kind of lifts
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I think the anxiety and sense of doom has improved significantly
In context ↗