Long COVID for three and a half years, out of work, now much better with time and vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3.5 years
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
3 1/2 years, no joke….
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Out of work for a while, I can’t wait to get back full time.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
a lot better each year, and week and month. I never thought it would go away, and then most of it just did
In context ↗
Summary
Crest 98325 was ill with long COVID for about three and a half years, out of work and troubled by brain fog, odd moods, fatigue, vision problems and sinus pressure. Time, vitamins, water and healthy eating were credited. Most symptoms lifted around the three-year mark and most days felt normal by the latest post, though a numb, electric feeling remained and full-time work had not resumed.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vitamins · Helped
Time, lots of vitamins, water. Eating healthy.
In context ↗ - water · Helped
Lots of time and vitamins and water and being healthy
In context ↗ - eating healthy · Helped
Lots of time and vitamins and water and being healthy and just keep trying
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
3 years was my timeline and then better, each year was better and better
In context ↗ - subscribed med · Not said
my body goes numb with subscribed med
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (about 3½ years before August 2023) | became ill and was out of work3 1/2 years, no jokeIn context ↗ | |
| about the 3 year mark | brain fog, moods, fatigue, vision problems and sinus pressure liftedAbout the 3 year mark, brain fog, weird moods, just fatigue, out of it, vison issues lifted, sinus pressure….In context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2023-08-22 | most symptoms gone; numb, electric feeling remains; not yet back to full-time worka lot better each year, and week and monthIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog, weird moods, just fatigue, out of it
In context ↗ - Vision problems
vison issues lifted
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I still feel like I’m electrocuted in my body goes numb
In context ↗
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