Long COVID fatigue, weakness and brain fog, somewhat better; chiropractor helped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My symptoms for long Covid are not exactly the same as yours.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I too am slowly improving and can have some normal days as long as I don’t exert myself too much.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My symptoms for long Covid are not exactly the same as yours.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Hill 28620 has long COVID with fatigue, muscle weakness and brain fog, and thought they had relapsed many times before sharply reducing energy output. Guanfacine 1 mg at night helped focusing but not fatigue, and was stopped. They saw an acupuncturist and a chiropractor (which helped brain fog), and reported very slow progress; by December 2024 they could have some normal days when not exerting too much, though still limited.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- reduced my energy output · Helped
I Really reduced my energy output a lot. ... can have some normal days as long as I don’t exert myself too much.
- guanfacine · Helped
I have been on the guanfacine for almost 2 weeks now. I am taking 1 mg at night. ... I stopped it. It did not help with fatigue. Did help with focusing.
- acupuncturist · Helped
Seeing a good acupuncturist. Making unbelievable slow progress, I think.
In context ↗ - chiropractor · Helped
Chiropractor helped with brain fog for me.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-20 | long COVID with repeated relapses from overexertionI think I relapsed many times, not understanding that I needed to convalesceIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-04-23 | unbelievably slow progress while seeing an acupuncturistSeeing a good acupuncturist. Making unbelievable slow progress, I think.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-08-29 | chiropractor helped brain fogChiropractor helped with brain fog for me.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-12-16 | slowly improving, some normal days if not exerting too muchI too am slowly improving and can have some normal days as long as I don’t exert myself too much.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Guanfacine“So far on the guanfacine I feel quite spaced out and brain foggy in the morning.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
can have some normal days as long as I don’t exert myself too much
In context ↗ - Brain fog
So far on the guanfacine I feel quite spaced out and brain foggy in the morning.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
My primary symptoms are fatigue and muscle weakness followed by brain fog.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I do at baseline, have low blood pressure
In context ↗
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