Long COVID brain fog, much better, crediting vaccines and a spontaneous turnaround
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My LC started after moderna booster end of march.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I forced myself to work despite insomnia (1-2 hrs sleep a night) ... I quit my job recently and lay in bed for weeks.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
80% better, 20% more to go i would say.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
When I got the actual Covid I was in bed for one week, hair falling out, etc.
In context ↗
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 11 this page draws on
Summary
After COVID-19 left them with months of daytime sleepiness, hair loss and memory loss, they had long-term brain fog. A Moderna booster in March 2022 largely cleared the fog, though mild fuzziness later returned, and by April they were running and feeling much better. They later quit their job and spent weeks in bed after working despite insomnia, before improving to about 80% better by September 2022, crediting the vaccines and a partly spontaneous turnaround.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- natural modalities/nutrition · No change
I have a healer background and tried all sorts of natural modalities/nutrition with no improvement.
In context ↗ - vaccines (Moderna) · Helped a lot
The only thing that worked for me were the vaccines.
In context ↗ - running · Helped
I've been running and that seems to slowly help
In context ↗ - fish oil · Helped
I do focus on the fish oil, b12, and vitamin D through sunshine.
In context ↗ - meditation, yoga · Not said
I did meditation, yoga, sound healing, and lots of garlic water.
In context ↗ - spontaneous improvement · Helped a lot
Kind of spontaneous, like i reached a certain day and it just disappeared.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Supplements · Vaccination
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | COVID infection; hair falling out, memory gone, lost job, months of falling asleep mid-dayWhen I got the actual Covid I was in bed for one week, hair falling out, etc.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-03-30 | long-term brain fog lifted the morning after the Moderna boosterI went to bed early and woke up with seemingly long term brain fog symptoms going away.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2022-04-11 | stamina much better about a week after a lake run; two miles with short walks doableAbout a week later my stamina was much better and two miles with short walks were doable.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2022-04-11 | running three days in a row and feeling much better; outdoor job helpedI went for a run today (3 days in a row) and I feel much better.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2022-05-13 | slow recovery; memory sometimes sharp, sometimes forgot simple things, other issues fineThe other long term issues are fine. It's a slow recovery.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022 | forced themselves to work on 1-2 hours' sleep, looked tired and confused, quit job and lay in bed for weeksI forced myself to work despite insomnia (1-2 hrs sleep a night).In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-09-19 | brain fog disappeared and fatigue much better, about 80% betterKind of spontaneous, like i reached a certain day and it just disappeared.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-09-20 | long COVID about 80% gone; way betterOh I'm way better.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“felt a little out of it for half a day” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“Moderna 2nd dose put me in bed with the chills” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“Vaccine put me in bed for one day” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Brain fog went away after booster
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I forced myself to work despite insomnia (1-2 hrs sleep a night).
In context ↗ - Hair loss
When I got the actual Covid I was in bed for one week, hair falling out, etc.
In context ↗
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