Long COVID brain fog and fatigue, now almost back to normal with time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- May 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my long covid brain fog is much improved, almost gone it seems
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Worked a manual labor job for 10-12 hours a day, serious brain fog, couldn’t concentrate, couldn’t do anything I wanted to.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I still feel “meh” sometimes ... I feel much much better, almost like my old self.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was infected in March and felt exactly that intermittent loss of appetite
In context ↗
Read from 13 of their posts and comments; links to the 11 this page draws on
Summary
Glacier 52439 caught COVID in March 2020 and had brain fog, headaches, head pressure and later a long fatigue wave, while working long manual-labour days and becoming horribly depressed. Vitamins, Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Vyvanse gave slow incremental gains, but time helped most. By January 2022 they were back at university full time; by May 2022 they felt almost like their old self, still 'meh' some days. Wellbutrin caused a rash.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Vitamin C · Helped
I did see an improvement after taking these measure
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Helped
I started taking Vitamins c, d, and b12 ... I've been taking Vit D as well
- b12 · Helped
Not sure if it was these supplements that helped, or just time, but I did see an improvement after taking these measure
In context ↗ - quercetin · Helped
I started taking Vitamins c, d, and b12, quercetin, and a nasal glucocorticoid spray(Flonase I believe)
In context ↗ - nasal glucocorticoid spray (Flonase) · Helped
a nasal glucocorticoid spray(Flonase I believe) ... I did see an improvement after taking these measure
In context ↗ - sertraline (zoloft) · Helped
I take a really low dose of sertraline (zoloft) as well. Those have both helped improve my focus and cognition.
In context ↗ - Wellbutrin · Helped a lot
Zoloft and Wellbutrin in combination helped me quite a bit with both the fatigue and the brain fog ... the wellbutrin gave me a rash so I had to discontinue it
In context ↗ - pepcid · Helped
I can second the pepcid, not a huge improvement but a mildly noticeable one
In context ↗ - vyvanse · Helped
I've been on Vyvanse for a long time, and I notice improvement when I do take it
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
Honestly, time has helped the most as stupid as that sounds
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Approaches: SSRIs · Other antidepressants · Stimulants
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19 infection with loss of appetite and skin sensitivityI was infected in March and felt exactly that intermittent loss of appetiteIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2020-12-23 | appetite near normal, headaches and skin sensitivity easingmy appetite had returned to near normal 3 or 4 months after infectionIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-04-14 | wave of lingering fatigue a couple of months earliera couple of months ago I was hit with this wave of fatigue that continues to linger onIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| mid-2021 | horribly depressed and suicidal while working long manual-labour daysI became horribly depressed, and seriously considered suicideIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-09-09 | Zoloft with Wellbutrin helped fatigue and brain fogZoloft and Wellbutrin in combination helped me quite a bit with both the fatigue and the brain fogIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-01-22 | back in school full time with a social life and hobbiesI'm back in school again, full time, and doing a lot better than I thoughtIn context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-04-11 | long COVID brain fog much improved, almost gonemy long covid brain fog is much improved, almost gone it seemsIn context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-05-19 | dean's list, published poetry, can dunk again; feels almost like old selfI feel much much better, almost like my old selfIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)“Unfortunately, the wellbutrin gave me a rash so I had to discontinue it” In context ↗ Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
my long covid brain fog is much improved, almost gone it seems
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I've head them for about 3 months now and they seem to lessening in intensity(thankfully)
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
now has turned into more of a neck ache than anything else
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I became horribly depressed, and seriously considered suicide ... I have depression and anxiety related brain fog that still bothers me
- Sleep problems
I have some days still where I feel like I have to slog through the mid afternoon so I can have a nap
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
The skin sensitivity is something I've experienced since I was infected in March
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