Long COVID brain fog and struggling at work, nearly back to normal after progesterone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
"long covid" was a likely answer
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was struggling with work and anything non-necessary had been ignored since I got sick.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
within two days I was largely back to normal
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid (likely omicron) early in January.
Summary
Vale 23246 caught COVID in January 2022 and was left with brain fog, a hit-in-the-head feeling and trouble focusing their eyes, struggling at work. In April 2022 a doctor prescribed progesterone 100 mg daily, which gave a large improvement; they stopped it after a month or so and stayed better. A further hit before Christmas 2023 set them back, but restarting progesterone brought them largely back to normal within two days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- booster · No change
I got my booster ~6 weeks post recovery, but it didn't change my symptoms.
In context ↗ - Progesterone · Helped a lot
I was shocked at how much it helped. I got more done in the two weeks following than I had in all the time since I had caught covid.
In context ↗
Approaches: Sex hormones
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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | COVID (likely omicron), then lingering brain fog and fatigueThe main illness passed in ~9 days, but ever after, my ability to focus was shot.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| May 2022 | large improvement in focus and productivity on progesteroneI got more done in the two weeks following than I had in all the time since I had caught covid.In context ↗ | Near normal | Progesterone (Prometrium, Utrogestan) |
| before Christmas 2023 | reinfected and felt pretty badI got hit again before Christmas, and was pretty bad.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| February 2024 | largely back to normal after restarting progesteronewithin two days I was largely back to normalIn context ↗ | Near normal | Progesterone (Prometrium, Utrogestan) |
Adverse events
- Progesterone (Prometrium, Utrogestan)“I stopped taking it a couple months back as the side effects were bugging me” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog (felt punch-drunk)
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I'd often have days where I'd wake up feeling like I'd been hit in the head
In context ↗ - Vision problems
had trouble focusing my eyes
In context ↗
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