Long COVID brain fog and chest pain, much better after iron supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
This plus the long covid were the cause.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My heart rate was irregular and easy tasks were difficult.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I feel much better after two weeks of the treatment.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got covid in January with very mild symptoms
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Summary
Otter 10565 caught COVID-19 in January 2021 with very mild symptoms and seemed to recover within about two weeks, but then tiredness, brain fog, chest pain and an irregular heart rate set in and easy tasks became difficult. A blood test found low iron; 210 mg ferrous fumarate twice daily plus more iron-rich food left them much better after two weeks. They posted in April 2021, about three months after onset.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ferrous fumarate · Helped a lot
After a blood test, it turned out my iron level was too low. This plus the long covid were the cause. I take 210 mg ferrous fumarate tablets twice a day and I eat more iron. I feel much better after two weeks of the treatment.
In context ↗ - eating more iron · Helped
I take 210 mg ferrous fumarate tablets twice a day and I eat more iron. I feel much better after two weeks of the treatment.
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | mild COVID-19 infection, seemed to recover in about two weeksI got covid in January with very mild symptoms, and I thought I recovered in about two weeksIn context ↗ | |
| about two weeks after infection | tiredness, brain fog, chest pain and irregular heart rate; easy tasks difficultafter that everything became harder. Tiredness, brain fog, and - as you said - chest pain. My heart rate was irregular and easy tasks were difficultIn context ↗ | |
| after two weeks of iron treatment (posted April 2021) | felt much better on iron after a blood test found low ironI take 210 mg ferrous fumarate tablets twice a day and I eat more iron. I feel much better after two weeks of the treatmentIn context ↗ | Iron infusion / ferritin repletion |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Tiredness, brain fog
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
chest pain. My heart rate was irregular
In context ↗
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