Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 6 months
Six months into long COVID with memory loss; no better despite specialists
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my visual memory is gone, my short term memory is crap, and my long term memory is terrifying me
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I went from a straight a student for my masters degree to now failing my classes… I want to push through and still try to get my degree but it takes so much mental energy that it just exhausts me
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’ve seen many specialists and no luck with treatment (minus antihistamines for sleep problems)
In context ↗
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Summary
At 26, six months into long COVID, a master's student described visual and short-term memory loss and failing classes. Many specialists had not helped, apart from antihistamines for sleep; an MRI was pending. They reported suicidal thoughts and said mental effort exhausted them.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antihistamines · Helped
no luck with treatment (minus antihistamines for sleep problems)
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04 | Cognitive decline began about six months before the commentIt’s only been 6 months and I’m only 26…In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-10-12 | Failing master's classes with memory loss and suicidal thoughts; no treatment helpedI went from a straight a student for my masters degree to now failing my classes…In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
my visual memory is gone, my short term memory is crap, and my long term memory is terrifying me.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I’m starting to get a voice in my head telling me to “end it”
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
antihistamines for sleep problems
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