Long COVID
Mild → near normal
Long COVID headaches and sleep only with benzos, nearly back to normal with ketamine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My headach has been tormenting me since covid ended.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Coworkers, friends, and family are sympathetic but my social life has ended.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Doing better, headaches are rare these days.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My headach has been tormenting me since covid ended.
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Falcon 82309 developed long COVID with a constant vice-like headache and sleep that only came with benzodiazepines, leaving them miserable and socially isolated. They tried ketamine, which they said was working for them, and the headache persisted for months. By November 2023 their headaches had mostly gone and they were back to their normal life; by January 2024 they were rare.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Xanax · Helped
I take 1.5 xanax to sleep every night, have been for over ten years.
In context ↗ - ket · Helped
Scored a 1/2 g of ket last night, did two tiny bumps. It felt good.
In context ↗ - medical mj · No change
Smoking medical mj, a couple beers, and some recreational substances. Feel no better or worse after a two day bender.
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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. 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID with persistent headache and poor sleepMy headach has been tormenting me since covid ended.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-09-30 | constant vice-like headache, sleep only with benzos, social life overI am accepting that this is my new normal for the indeterminate future but it SUCKS. ... my social life has endedIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-10-08 | ketamine eased the pressure in their headKetamine treatment is working for me.In context ↗ | Mild | Ketamine |
| 2023-11-29 | headaches mostly gone, back to normal lifeYes, my headaches have mostly gone away after two-three months. ... Back to my 'normal' life drinking beers and smoking buds again.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2024-01-02 | headaches rareDoing better, headaches are rare these days.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
headaches are rare these days
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
The only thing I look forward to is sleep, which only occurs with the help of benzos.
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
can't drink it now for it makes headaches worse and doesn't taste good anymore
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