Long COVID
Moderate → no benefitIll for 5 years
Long COVID with breathlessness and brain fog, no improvement after five years
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 5 years
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
5 years after infection I'm still fighting to be even have a functional baseline
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
still fighting to be even have a functional baseline
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
still no sign of getting easier just rebound after rebound when attempting guided therapies and activities
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
5 years after infection I'm still fighting to be even have a functional baseline.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user who was an athlete caught COVID-19 in 2021; advised to keep exercising, they ended up worse. At 14 months they listed breathlessness, muscle soreness, post-exertional malaise, brain fog, tinnitus, loss of smell and taste, blurred vision and headaches. Two years in there was no let-up, with rebounds after guided therapies and activities. Five years after infection they were still fighting for a functional baseline.
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What they tried
Also tried
guided therapies and activities· Worsekeep exercising· Much worse
Their words about each treatment
- keep exercising · Much worse
I was an athlete and the advice was keep exercising. In the end resulted in myself suffering harder
In context ↗ - guided therapies and activities · Worse
Numerous therapies on the go and still no sign of getting easier just rebound after rebound when attempting guided therapies and activities.
In context ↗
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | COVID-19 infection in a former athlete5 years after infectionIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-10-26 | rebound after rebound when attempting guided therapies and activitiesstill no sign of getting easier just rebound after rebound when attempting guided therapies and activitiesIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2026-07-21 | Five years after infection, still fighting for a functional baseline5 years after infection I'm still fighting to be even have a functional baseline.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Everyday exercise and activity“the advice was keep exercising. In the end resulted in myself suffering harder where 5 years after infection I'm still fighting to be even have a functional baseline.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Brain fogBreathlessnessHeadaches & migraineLoss of smell or tastePain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseTinnitusVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Fatigue muscle soreness
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
just rebound after rebound when attempting guided therapies and activities
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Brain fog cognitive issues
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
Loss of smell and taste
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Blurred vision, getting bit better
In context ↗