Long COVID through most of 2021, now nearly back to normal after an SSRI
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Mar 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had long COVID through most of 2021 and still have lingering effects, but most are very very mild now.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
still have lingering effects, but most are very very mild now ... Mine comes and goes but in general is getting better as time goes on
Summary
Wave 99187 had long COVID through most of 2021, with lingering effects that were mostly very mild by March 2022. They wrote in September 2021 that an SSRI made them feel like a new person, and got through a hurricane evacuation with it. A symptom came and went and was getting better over time. They did not describe how limited they were at their worst.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- SSRI · Helped
I’m on an SSRI, and I feel like a new person. ... Wouldn’t have made it through all that without the meds
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | long COVID through most of 2021I had long COVID through most of 2021 and still have lingering effectsIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-09-04 | started an SSRI and felt like a new personI’m on an SSRI, and I feel like a new person.In context ↗ | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2022-03-07 | most lingering effects very mildstill have lingering effects, but most are very very mild nowIn context ↗ | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2022-03-10 | neuropathy coming and going, slowly improvingI have this too! Mine comes and goes but in general is getting better as time goes onIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I have this too! Mine comes and goes but in general is getting better as time goes on
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I’m SO grateful to be able to smell again at the very least.
In context ↗
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