Long COVID with fatigue and brain fog, somewhat better with sleep and mindfulness
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I experienced nervous system change, muscle & joint pain and overall weakness as well while I had long-covid
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
As I am writing this, I am still in my recovery and it's indeed a step-by-step process requiring patience and discipline
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
contracting covid for the 2nd time
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Creek 28391 reported long COVID with extreme fatigue, brain fog, muscle and joint pain and overall weakness. By March 2024 they were still recovering step by step and credited a holistic approach — sleep, nutrition, movement as able, breathing, meditation, mindfulness and journaling — with helping. Nicotine pouches used after a second COVID infection did not help.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- self-journaling · Helped
Journaling really helps/helped me.
In context ↗ - good sleep · Helped
What helps/helped me is a holistic approach.
In context ↗ - great nutrition · Helped
Physically - good sleep, great nutrition
In context ↗ - exercising (movement as you can, even if you can only walk) · Helped
exercising (movement as you can, even if you can only walk)
In context ↗ - breathing sessions or meditations · Helped
breathing sessions or meditations
In context ↗ - nicotine pouches · No change
I was still chewing nicotine pouches 4-5 months after contracting covid for the 2nd time and it didn't help me.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · Radical rest
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 |
|---|---|
| — | Long COVID after COVID infectionI experienced nervous system change, muscle & joint pain and overall weakness as well while I had long-covid.In context ↗ |
| 2024-03-19 | Credited a holistic approach with helping recoveryWhat helps/helped me is a holistic approach.In context ↗ |
| 2024-04-08 | Shared healing journeyMy Journey of Healing Long Covid - Holistic Health SolutionsIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I've experienced extreme fatigue and brain fog myself
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
muscle & joint pain
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
overall weakness
In context ↗
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