Long COVID fog and fatigue that put her in bed, somewhat better after Paxlovid
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 15 months
- Last post
- May 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I ended up in the hospital with extremely low blood sugar and starvation markers last LC (Jan 22)
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
on reinfection, I'm currently 5 weeks out and the fog although present strongly initially, dimished after 2 wks
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
last LC (Jan 22)
In context ↗
Summary
She was hospitalised in January 2022, three weeks after COVID, with extremely low blood sugar and starvation markers, then had a year of long COVID with fog and fatigue before recovering. A March 2023 reinfection brought a severe sore throat, fatigue that put her in bed and strong fog, which faded after two weeks; she credits Paxlovid with shortening it. Five weeks on she counted herself 1.25 years into long COVID.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Pax · Helped
During reinfection, Pax def shortened my symptoms.
In context ↗ - Metformin · Not said
I also took strong dose Metformin according to trials for 14 days to stifle LH as best as I could.
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Approaches: Antivirals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | First COVID infection; long COVID beganlast LC (Jan 22)In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| February 2022 (three weeks after infection) | Hospitalised with extremely low blood sugar and starvation markersI ended up in the hospital with extremely low blood sugar and starvation markersIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| around January 2023 | First long COVID episode resolved after about a yearthen had a year long LC recoveryIn context ↗ | Recovered | |
| March 2023 | COVID reinfection: sore throat, bed-bound fatigue, strong fogThen I felt the raging sore throat and sunk into my bed fatigue in the days that followedIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| May 2023 (five weeks after reinfection) | Fog faded after two weeks; symptoms shortened by Paxlovidthe fog although present strongly initially, dimished after 2 wksIn context ↗ | Not stated | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I suffered with fog and fatigue both times the same intensity
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Then I felt the raging sore throat
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