Long COVID with vertigo, dizziness and brain fog, now recovered without specific treatment
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have this vertigo/dizzyness, very similar to being hangover. Sometimes it makes my vision a tiny bit blurry
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I recovered after about 8-10 months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Feeling weak was during the sickness, but as i recovered, the weakness went away too.
In context ↗
Summary
Dew 35671 had long COVID with vertigo, dizziness, blurred vision, occasional brain fog and weakness during the illness; the weakness faded as they improved. They recovered after about 8-10 months without any specific treatment, just hoping and moving forward, though deep, strong head and neck massages helped a little. In October 2024 they reported having recovered.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- time / hoping and moving forward · Helped a lot
I recovered after about 8-10 months. I didnt do anything specific just hoping and moving forward.
In context ↗ - deep strong head and neck massages · Helped
There was something that helped a little, deep strong head and neck massages.
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | Long COVID with vertigo, dizziness and weaknessFeeling weak was during the sickness, but as i recovered, the weakness went away too.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-05-15 | Weakness went away; still had vertigo, blurred vision and occasional brain fogas i recovered, the weakness went away tooIn context ↗ | Not stated | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2024-10-01 | Recovered after 8-10 monthsI recovered after about 8-10 months. I didnt do anything specific just hoping and moving forward.In context ↗ | Recovered | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I have this vertigo/dizzyness, very similar to being hangover.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Sometimes it makes my vision a tiny bit blurry
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I had some brain foggy moments every now and then but not a huge issue.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Feeling weak was during the sickness, but as i recovered, the weakness went away too.
In context ↗
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