Long COVID with limiting fatigue and brain fog, somewhat better and pacing more
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
long COVID symptoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I can still do some things, but the fatigue and brain fog really hold me back.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
since then, it's improved a bit
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Did your long COVID symptoms come on suddenly or gradually? For me, it started in November of 2024
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Summary
Coast 75339's long COVID began in November 2024. A crash on 23 December made symptoms much worse, and the week to 30 December was their worst, with fatigue and brain fog limiting what they could do. They improved a bit after that and were pacing more by 8 January 2025, but remained limited and worried the illness could worsen.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- pacing · Helped
since then, it's improved a bit. I've also been pacing myself more.
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 2 months 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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | long COVID beganFor me, it started in November of 2024In context ↗ | Not stated |
| December 23rd to December 30th, 2024 | crash; symptoms much worse; worst weekon December 23rd, I had a crash, after which my symptoms have been much worse.In context ↗ | Mild |
| January 8, 2025 | improved a bit; pacing moresince then, it's improved a bit ... I can still do some things, but the fatigue and brain fog really hold me back.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the fatigue and brain fog really hold me back
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