Long COVID with brain fog and dizziness, now recovered after time and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had long covid since December of 2021.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
being active every day (even just slightly) but resting whenever symptoms would flare up kind of helped
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I fully healed after 4 years I have no symptoms any more.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
had covid and got long covid
Read from 19 of their posts and comments; links to the 14 this page draws on
Summary
A previously healthy 16-year-old developed long COVID in December 2021, with palpitations, breathlessness, brain fog, head pressure, visual disturbances, dizziness and night-time waking gasps. They took aspirin on bad days and no supplements, crediting daily activity, rest when symptoms flared and mostly time. Symptoms eased greatly by month seven, though palpitations returned at the one-year mark, and after four years they had fully healed.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- time · Helped a lot
The greatest thing for me though, has been time.
In context ↗ - being active every day · Helped
being active every day (even just slightly) but resting whenever symptoms would flare up kind of helped
In context ↗ - trying to be positive · Helped
along with just trying to be positive (since stress flares up symptoms)
In context ↗ - aspirin · Helped
A lot of the time when I take aspirin I tend to have a much better day than without. So I would say it does help a bit for me on bad days. But I don't take it all the time.
In context ↗ - edibles or weed · Worse
During my long covid, edibles or weed will make me dizzy for days and give worse brainfog a lot
In context ↗ - drinking lots of water · Helped
Drinking lots of water and time is what it took for me.
In context ↗ - not eating before bed, sitting up or standing after eating · Helped
Not eating before bed, and sitting up or standing after eating helps a bit.
In context ↗ - not eating tomatoes · Helped
Not eating tomatoes much helped a little too.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Exercise and activity · Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | COVID-19 infection followed by long COVID at age 16I have had long covid since December of 2021.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| early months of long covid | daily palpitations, waking up gasping for air, very hard to sleepMade it extremely hard to sleep. It was scary and it really suckedIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| month 7 | heart problems and brain fog greatly reducedHeart problems, brainfog, etc. greatly reduced in intensity by month 7.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-11-02 | able to go on bike rides for an hour or two; palpitations much less intenseNow I can go on bike rides for an hour or two!In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-12-04 | heart palpitations returned at the one-year markThey went away for months and are just now coming back horribly.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-01-28 | tachycardia gone; occasional chest pain, palpitations and brain fog remainI'm not 100% better but much better than I was months agoIn context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2026-10-20 | fully healed after four years, no symptoms leftI fully healed after 4 years I have no symptoms any more.In context ↗ | Recovered | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I'm having heart palpitations every single day, around 6 times a day.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
heart palpitations, shortness of breath, brainfog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
pressure in head
In context ↗ - Vision problems
But I still get blind spots and eye floaters.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
vision disturbances and eye floaters, dizziness
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My acid reflux never went away but it's not as bad as it used to be.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
resting whenever symptoms would flare up kind of helped
In context ↗
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