Long COVID with constant brain fog and exhaustion, still unwell
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 2 months
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My doctor says it's long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was exercising every day except for the last 10 days or so
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I just feel like crap all the time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got COVID in the first week of December 2023. My first time getting it.
In context ↗
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Summary
He caught COVID for the first time in early December 2023 and, a few weeks after recovering, developed high blood pressure and constant brain fog. He felt exhausted and easily worn out, and a brutal chest cold recently set back his daily exercise. He had started daily exercise and lost 12 pounds. By early February 2024 he was getting over the cold but still felt unwell and was unsure how he would manage caring for his first baby.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- new lifestyle · Not said
I have started a new lifestyle in order to combat the symptoms...I've shed about 12 pounds
In context ↗ - exercising every day · Not said
I was exercising every day except for the last 10 days or so because I came down with another brutal chest cold
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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. The chart starts 1 month after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| first week of December 2023 | COVID infectionI got COVID in the first week of December 2023. My first time getting it.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| a few weeks after recovery | high blood pressure and constant brain fog begana few weeks after I recovered, I developed high blood pressure (like 145/112) out of nowhere.In context ↗ | Mild |
| last 10 days or so before 2024-02-02 | chest cold setbackI came down with another brutal chest cold (worse than COVID) that has set me back.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-02-02 | still unwell, resuming exercise after coldI'm officially getting back to exercising tomorrow because I'm finally getting over the cold.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I guess it's called "brain fog?" It never goes away.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I developed high blood pressure (like 145/112) out of nowhere.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm nervous because my wife is about to have our first baby in about 3 weeks.
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