Long COVID brain fog too severe to read emails, now somewhat better with Wellbutrin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
After catching Covid early on (Feb. 2020)
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Yes. It fluctuates though. ... Wellbutrin initially helped cut through a bit of the fog.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Contracted Covid in February 2020.
In context ↗
Summary
They caught COVID in February 2020 and developed long COVID with brain fog so severe they could not read emails or research papers. Wellbutrin, which they credit more than anything else, was the first thing that let them read again. Thorne vitamins did nothing for their brain function. By November 2023 the fog still fluctuated and worsened with stress and poor sleep.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Thorne vitamins · No change
The vitamins made the biggest impact on my wallet..not brain function.
In context ↗ - Wellbutrin · Helped a lot
Wellbutrin initially helped cut through a bit of the fog.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
No real symptoms from vaccine, maybe a little soreness in joints, but nothing bad.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other antidepressants
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | contracted COVID-19Contracted Covid in February 2020.In context ↗ | |
| 2020 | brain fog so severe they could not read emails or papersI couldn't read emails or research papers (or anything really). My brain would skip whole sentences.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-09 | Wellbutrin let them read againIt was the first thing that allowed me to read again.In context ↗ | Bupropion (Wellbutrin) |
| 2023-11-10 | brain fog still fluctuatesYes. It fluctuates though. Wellbutrin initially helped cut through a bit of the fog.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“No real symptoms from vaccine, maybe a little soreness in joints, but nothing bad.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Yes. It fluctuates though.
In context ↗
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