Long COVID
Moderate → much betterIll 5.5 years before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID respiratory problems needing oxygen, now much better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5.5 years
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I never had any respiratory issues before I got COVID in 2020
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I wasn’t able to do normal activities for a year or more, and it was incredibly depressing.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
For the minor issues I’ve had in comparison to yours, I can’t imagine how crippling it has been for you.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
before I got COVID in 2020
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
They caught COVID-19 in 2020 and developed respiratory problems needing two or three inhalers, other medications and oxygen tanks; for a year or more they could not manage normal activities. They were later diagnosed with an immunodeficiency disorder and live with chronic pain from other conditions. Since a traumatic event in 2022 they have been unable to sleep, taking 1 mg of Xanax and 100 mg of trazodone nightly.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Xanax · Helped
I take 1 mg of Xanax and 100 mg of Trazodone every night to go to sleep
In context ↗ - Trazodone · Helped
Trazodone helps me to stay asleep
In context ↗ - inhalers · Not said
all of a sudden I was on 2-3 different inhalers, multiple medications, oxygen tanks when necessary
In context ↗ - oxygen tanks · Not said
oxygen tanks when necessary
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | COVID-19 with respiratory problems needing inhalers and oxygenI never had any respiratory issues before I got COVID in 2020 ... all of a sudden I was on 2-3 different inhalers, multiple medications, oxygen tanks when necessaryIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | unable to do normal activities for a year or moreI wasn’t able to do normal activities for a year or more, and it was incredibly depressingIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022 | unable to sleep after a traumatic eventMy sleep issues don’t stem from COVID - I had a traumatic event happen back in 2022 and I’ve never been able to sleep sinceIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-12 | still on Xanax and trazodone nightly for sleep, chronic pain from other ailmentsI take 1 mg of Xanax and 100 mg of Trazodone every night to go to sleepIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
all of a sudden I was on 2-3 different inhalers, multiple medications, oxygen tanks when necessary
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I’ve never been able to sleep since
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I live in chronic pain for other ailments I have
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it was incredibly depressing
In context ↗