Long COVID
Moderate → relapsedIll 21 months before improving or writing
Long COVID: unable to work for six months, returned to work, then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 21 months
- Last post
- Sep 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I often wonder how people who have LC like me do it in other countries without that safety net.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Didn't work at all for 6 months.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I managed for almost 4 months. But unfortunately a month ago I relapsed bad. ... Now it's like December 22 all over again.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I fell ill December '22.
Summary
Fell ill with long COVID in December 2022 and could not work at all for six months. A gradual return to work reached four days a week by March 2024, but months later a relapse, blamed on work, divorce and raising a toddler alone, left them back where they started. Holidays ease their symptoms, though one trip ended in a hard relapse a week after returning. A medication they tried helped their anxiety, not physical symptoms, and disturbed sleep.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- building up work days · Worse
a month ago I relapsed bad. The combination of working, divorce from my wife, and raising a toddler by myself was too much.
In context ↗ - Escitalopram · Helped
helps with the anxiety but not the physical issues
In context ↗ - trips/holidays · Helped
it's like a weight is lifted and my symptoms improve and often go away
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December '22 | fell ill with long COVID and could not work at allI fell ill December '22. Didn't work at all for 6 months.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| mid-2023 | began building up work days, one at a timeThen I started building up days, one day a week, two, three...In context ↗ | Mild |
| March 2024 | back up to four days a week plus a parental leave dayUntil March of this year when I got up to 4 days a week and one day of parental leave. I managed for almost 4 months.In context ↗ | Mild |
| June 2024 | relapsed after working, divorce and raising a toddler alonea month ago I relapsed bad. The combination of working, divorce from my wife, and raising a toddler by myself was too much.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-09-08 | still symptomatic; holidays ease symptoms, one trip ended in a hard relapsemy symptoms improve and often go awayIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)“I take it with a meal, otherwise I get nausea.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)“Also has had some weird effects on my sleep. The second week I woke up every night at 5am.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
The combination of working, divorce from my wife, and raising a toddler by myself was too much. My body said enough.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
helps with the anxiety but not the physical issues
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Also has had some weird effects on my sleep. The second week I woke up every night at 5am.
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