Long COVID with fatigue and headaches, now nearly back to normal after Pfizer
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Sep 2021
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I am less tired and I also feel a bit fitter, only now I can't think/concentrate for a long time, can't walk as long as a few weeks ago
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I'm physically recovered from long covid after my first Pfizer shot ... the depression and anxiety is slowly diminishing
- Began after: COVID
I am 20 years old and have been a long hauler for about 6 months now
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A 20-year-old long hauler of about six months reported in June 2021 that fatigue had improved while concentration, walking tolerance and headaches worsened. After a first Pfizer shot they were physically recovered from long COVID; a second dose brought a mental boost as depression and anxiety eased, and they started antidepressants. In September 2021 they said the vaccine had helped them recover.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Pfizer shot · Helped a lot
I'm physically recovered from long covid after my first Pfizer shot ... I have struggled for 12 months and for me the vaccin helped me recover
- antidepressants · Not said
I also started antidepressants today
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Approaches: Vaccination
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| onset | became a long hauler after COVIDI am 20 years old and have been a long hauler for about 6 months nowIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-06-03 | body less tired, but more brain troubleit seems that my body has improved a lot, I am less tired and I also feel a bit fitter, only now I can't think/concentrate for a long time, can't walk as long as a few weeks agoIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-07-07 | physically recovered after first Pfizer shotI'm physically recovered from long covid after my first Pfizer shotIn context ↗ | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2021-07-12 | mental boost from second Pfizer doseI am currently experiencing a boost from my 2nd dose of Pfizer, which makes me feel better mentally so the depression and anxiety is slowly diminishingIn context ↗ | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2021-09-12 | says the vaccine helped them recoverI have struggled for 12 months and for me the vaccin helped me recoverIn context ↗ | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I suddenly have so much more trouble with my brain than before
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
if I do too much with my brain, immediately headache
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
can't walk as long as a few weeks ago, because it gives too many stimuli
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I also suffered from panic attacks through covid, it triggered something in my brain
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