Long COVID exhaustion and brain fog, nearly back to normal after Benadryl
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Mar 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
So around February 2020 im pretty sure I caught an early case of covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I went from working every day to being to weak for my second job.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I've been taking three Benadryl, 2 at bedtime and 1 at work for about a week and in general I feel as productive as ever.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
So around February 2020 im pretty sure I caught an early case of covid.
In context ↗
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Summary
The user dates their illness to February 2020, when a suspected early COVID infection brought four days of 104-106 fever and left them feeling 20 years older. They went from working every day to too weak for a second job, with exhaustion and brain fog their only long-term symptoms. About two years later, a week of Benadryl (two at bedtime, one at work) left them feeling as productive as ever, though still out of shape.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Benadryl · Helped a lot
I've been taking three Benadryl, 2 at bedtime and 1 at work for about a week and in general I feel as productive as ever.
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Approaches: H1 antihistamines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | suspected early COVID; four days of 104-106 fever, almost never out of bed; too weak for second jobI went from working every day to being to weak for my second job.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| March 2022 | about a week of Benadryl; feels as productive as ever, still out of shapeI've been taking three Benadryl, 2 at bedtime and 1 at work for about a week and in general I feel as productive as ever.In context ↗ | Near normal | Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Exustion and brain fog.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
104 to 106 fever for four days straight
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