Long COVID fatigue worsening over three months, now nearly back to normal after rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had long COVID for about 3 months starting a month after initially catching it (I was triple-vaxxed at the time).
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
It kept getting worse and worse. At the same time I was working 6 day weeks (day job & side hustle) and not really taking care of myself.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I still have a few symptoms now and then but mostly it seems to have gone into remission.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got long COVID (and fatigue) for about 3 months after I got infected last August
In context ↗
Summary
Meadow 71450 caught COVID in August 2023 and developed long COVID with fatigue a month later. Symptoms worsened over about three months while they worked six-day weeks, until they cut back to the bare essentials and rested. They recovered over roughly six weeks, and in January 2024 said it had mostly gone into remission with occasional symptoms; B vitamins gave a small energy boost.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- deliberate rest and lifestyle changes · Helped a lot
my partner convinced me to cut back my work to the bare essentials and rest. After that I recovered in about a month and a half
In context ↗ - B vitamins · Helped
I also took some B vitamins, which gave me a bit of an energy boost but probably didn't change things much overall.
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Helped
I've had good experiences with acupuncture for shoulder pain
In context ↗
Approaches: Radical rest
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | caught COVID while triple-vaccinated; long COVID symptoms began a month laterI got long COVID (and fatigue) for about 3 months after I got infected last AugustIn context ↗ | Mild |
| late 2023 | symptoms kept worsening while working six-day weeksIt kept getting worse and worse. At the same time I was working 6 day weeks (day job & side hustle) and not really taking care of myself.In context ↗ | Mild |
| January 2024 | cut back work to the bare essentials and rested; recovered over about six weeks, now mostly remission with occasional symptomsAfter that I recovered in about a month and a half. ... I still have a few symptoms now and then but mostly it seems to have gone into remission.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
I've had good experiences with acupuncture for shoulder pain
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