Long COVID
Moderate → somewhat betterIll 3 years before improving or writing
Disabled by long COVID, some improvement over three years, crediting a biologic
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have long covid plus an auto immune disease which was triggered by Covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I can barely keep up with my work and home because of physical limitations as well as severe fatigue.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My brain fog has pretty much disappeared and my memory is better ... I can barely keep up with my work and home because of physical limitations as well as severe fatigue.
- Began after: COVID
First time I had Covid nearly crippled me.
In context ↗
Read from 30 of their posts and comments; links to the 23 this page draws on
Summary
Badger 13705 was disabled by long COVID after a first infection and was set back by a second infection. They reported improvement over about three years, with brain fog and memory better, and thought they had recovered from long COVID, crediting a biologic for their autoimmune disease. They still had severe fatigue, joint problems and TB from immune suppression.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Loaded Tea· Helped a lotMontelukast· HelpedZoloft· Helped · wore offmethylB12 sublingual· HelpedWegovy· Helpedwater pill· Helpedsteroids· Helpedbiologic· HelpedTrazadone· Helpedtheanine· Helpedvitamin D3 with K· Helpedcounseling· No changeWellbutrin· Worsetaking shorter rests· Not saidNasacort· Not saidXanax· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Montelukast · Helped
the Montelukast has helped a lot with my rhinitis
In context ↗ - Zoloft · Helped
I took Zoloft for years and after I had Covid, it stopped working.
In context ↗ - methylB12 sublingual · Helped
I take methylB12 sublingual. ... It does help a bit.
In context ↗ - taking shorter rests · Not said
Right now I’m just trying to take shorter rests and get stuff done in between.
In context ↗ - Wegovy · Helped
I’m on Wegovy and I’m tired a lot from it. ... On the positive side it lowers my inflammation so I have less pain
In context ↗ - Nasacort · Not said
I use Nasacort and take singulair for asthma and ‘allergies’.
In context ↗ - water pill · Helped
I just started a water pill for my kidneys due to stones. The pain and pressure disappeared.
In context ↗ - steroids · Helped
I was on steroids in August and had a glimpse of what my life could be like without all this.
In context ↗ - biologic · Helped
I’m also on a biologic drug that reduces inflammation which I believe has helped the LC symptoms to improve.
In context ↗ - counseling · No change
I tried counseling but the person wanted to focus on my father’s death when I was 9.
In context ↗ - Trazadone · Helped
I’m prescribed 100 mg but 50 mg is enough for me. ... I take it at bedtime but should really take it an hour before.
In context ↗ - theanine · Helped
It’s not as effective as Xanax but if you take it as soon as you start feeling a little bit anxious, it works very well, for me anyway.
In context ↗ - Xanax · Not said
It’s not as effective as Xanax
In context ↗ - Prozac · Helped
We went back to basics, Prozac, and that worked!
In context ↗ - Wellbutrin · Worse
Wellbutrin made me anxious as did another one that I cannot remember.
In context ↗ - vitamin D3 with K · Helped
I take vitamin D3 with K and the bruising stopped
In context ↗ - network chiropractor · Helped
I go to a network chiropractor who helps a lot.
In context ↗ - Loaded Tea · Helped a lot
I also started drinking Loaded Tea. ... The electrolytes were a game changer for me.
In context ↗
Approaches: SSRIs · Alternative therapies
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | First COVID infection; nearly crippled and disabled themFirst time I had Covid nearly crippled me.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| July ‘24 | Second COVID infection set them backI was still in long covid when I got Covid again and yes I regressedIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2025-07-29 | Missed naps during daughter’s visit; crashedMy daughter visited last week. I wasn’t able to take my naps and really paid the price.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| August 2025 | Steroids gave a glimpse of life without symptomsI was on steroids in August and had a glimpse of what my life could be like without all this.In context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2025-11-12 | Anxiety controlled with medication; sleep helped by trazodoneI take meds for anxiety and Trazadone for sleep. I have no anxiety anymore.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2025-11-14 | Brain fog lifting and memory improvingMy brain fog has lifted a lot and my memory too I think.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2025-12-03 | Thought they had recovered from long COVID; brain fog gone, mood stable; credited biologicI think that I’ve recovered from long COVID….. think is the operative word.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2026-03-06 | Severe fatigue, TB and joint problems; struggling with work and homeI can barely keep up with my work and home because of physical limitations as well as severe fatigue.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2026-08-13 | Sleep and electrolyte drink gave energy without jittersMakes me feel energized without jitters. The electrolytes were a game changer for me.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)“I’m on Wegovy and I’m tired a lot from it.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)“I have had hair loss but think it’s more from taking the GLP-1.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “I just got the RSV vaccine and it wiped me out for a week.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)“Wellbutrin made me anxious as did another one that I cannot remember.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Sertraline (Zoloft), Trazodone (Desyrel), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Bupropion (Wellbutrin)“Some made me even more anxious.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- “Got TB due to the immune suppressing drugs I take for the auto immune disease.” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogHair lossMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesMuscle weaknessPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I wasn’t able to take my naps and really paid the price.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
My brain fog has pretty much disappeared
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
my allergies triggered a flare in my autoimmune disease.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I take Trazadone for sleep.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my shoulders wake me up.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
One evening I couldn’t even sit up straight
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I feel like I just don’t care anymore.
In context ↗ - Hair loss
I have had hair loss but think it’s more from taking the GLP-1.
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