Long COVID with severe brain fog and fatigue, somewhat better after ADHD medication
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Oct 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I feel better knowing over 3 months is long Covid.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Been 2 months and my heart is finally feeling normal again ... But now I still feel tired faster.
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 9 this page draws on
Summary
An Australian person had long COVID symptoms, with three weeks of severe brain fog and fatigue then lingering tiredness, low mood, insomnia and worse IBS, including a hospital stay for fecal impaction. They kept exercising, took ADHD medication on and off and felt better the day they restarted it; their heart felt normal after two months. By October 2022 they were lifting weights, though still tired easily.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ADHD medication · Helped
I took my adhd medication today as I went on and off for the past two weeks and I feel better.
In context ↗ - caffeine · No change
despite enough caffeine to kill a horse and medication. I was dumb as hell and fatigued.
In context ↗ - Zyrtec (cetirizine) · Worse
Zyrtec makes me drowsy even though it is seen not to be. ... Makes me sleepy during the day and I already have insomnia
- Telfast · Not said
I take telfast during the day.
In context ↗ - Polaramine · Helped
And polaramine at night (also helps me sleep better).
In context ↗ - Yakult · Helped
I took a Yakult daily for a bit and that seemed to help
In context ↗ - Gym sessions, weightlifting and Pilates · Helped
Started Pilates 1-2 twice a week. Heavy deadlifts and squats. ... No back pain since now
In context ↗ - Ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Motrin) · Not said
Also can’t have ibuprofen now. Instant pain with or without food and diaorhea.
In context ↗
Approaches: Stimulants · Supplements
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. The chart starts 1 month after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-12 | brain fog cleared after three weeks but still tired faster, sadder, collapses and hurts after a dayBut now I still feel tired faster. I’m mentally sadder and even more restless than before somehowIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-09-23 | felt better after restarting ADHD medicationI took my adhd medication today as I went on and off for the past two weeks and I feel better.In context ↗ | Mild | Stimulants (unspecified) |
| 2022-09-30 | heart felt normal again after two monthsBeen 2 months and my heart is finally feeling normal again.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-10-16 | back to Pilates, heavy deadlifts and squats; back pain goneStarted Pilates 1-2 twice a week. Heavy deadlifts and squats.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Motrin)“Also can’t have ibuprofen now. Instant pain with or without food and diaorhea.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)“Zyrtec makes me drowsy even though it is seen not to be. ... Makes me sleepy during the day and I already have insomnia” Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Omg same but my brain fog only lasted three weeks.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
sometimes I just collapse and can’t move or everything hurts after a day
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Makes me sleepy during the day and I already have insomnia
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I still can’t smell
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Always had ibs but it’s worse and some days unmanageable
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I find joint pain odd especially knees
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Been 2 months and my heart is finally feeling normal again.
In context ↗
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