Long COVID
Mild → near normalIll 18 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with extreme fatigue and heart and thyroid problems, now 80% recovered
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I struggled with long covid when I first caught it in 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Thyroid issues, heart issues and extreme fatigue for over 12 months
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
It took me a year and a half to be able to work out without being exhausted for days.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in 2020
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Hare 85520 caught COVID-19 in October 2020 and had thyroid and heart problems plus extreme fatigue for over a year; exercise left them exhausted for days. They improved gradually, rated themselves 80% recovered by August 2022 and could work out again after about 18 months. A November 2022 reinfection caused four rough days, with recovery within ten.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Cialis/Tadalafil · Helped a lot
I was prescribed Cialis/Tadalafil (5mg every other day) and it works really well for me
In context ↗ - L-citrulline · Not said
I've started taking L-citrulline to see if it helps
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | COVID-19 followed by long COVID with thyroid and heart issues and extreme fatigueI had covid in 2020 and stuggled for a full year.In context ↗ | Mild |
| May 2022 | pounding heartbeat improved a lot, still bad weeksIt has improved a lot, but I still have bad weeksIn context ↗ | Mild |
| August 2022 | self-rated 80% recoveredI’m 80% recovered at this point.In context ↗ | Mild |
| November 2022 | COVID reinfection with four rough days of flu-like symptomsTested positive again two weeks ago. Had 4 rough days of strong flu-like symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
| January 2023 | able to work out again without being exhausted for daysIt took me a year and a half to be able to work out without being exhausted for days.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heartbeat was crazy strong for months. It sometime still is now.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
It took me a year and a half to be able to work out without being exhausted for days.
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Had 4 rough days of strong flu-like symptoms.
In context ↗