Long COVID with anxiety, palpitations and brain fog, somewhat better, thinking still flaky
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 years
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got it two years back and think I have LC now, with bad anxiety, heart palpitations etc, and brain fogginess some times
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I would get so dizzy that if have to close my eyes and immediately sit down or risk falling. I couldn't even drive for that time.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Body is better still get boils on my body but not as often as when I first got it. Cognitive still flaky. Been five years.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
ever since getting covid(got it two years back and think I have LC now
Read from 17 of their posts and comments; links to the 13 this page draws on
Summary
They got COVID in 2021 and have had long COVID since, with anxiety and panic attacks, palpitations, brain fog, a bout of vertigo and recurrent boils. A prescribed two-week course of Bactrim for a drained abscess made their anxiety much worse. Almost three years in they were only slightly better; by 2025 their body was better, though boils continued and their thinking stayed flaky.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Tea · Helped
Tea? That's what usually helps me a bit
In context ↗ - reishi · Helped
I've been taking reishi on and off since getting covid and when I stick with it I seem to feel my best
In context ↗ - Bactrim Sulfamethoxazole · Worse
I've always have gotta anxiety like symptoms ever since covid but noticed it is way worse after taking the antibiotics
In context ↗ - Probiotics · Not said
Probiotics? Magnesium? I started taking those two again to see if they help.
In context ↗ - Stopping alcohol · Not said
Yeah I had to completely stop drinking it smh. Anxiety was horrible.
In context ↗ - Blue screen filter · Helped
I find turning on the blue screen filter on helps. Not s fix but it helps
In context ↗ - Fasting · Helped
This. I think fasting helped me with LC
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | got COVID, long COVID symptoms followedever since getting covid(got it two years back and think I have LC now, with bad anxiety, heart palpitations etc, and brain fogginess some times)In context ↗ | Mild |
| late 2022 | random vertigo and dizziness, could not driveI was having random episodes if vertigo and dizziness a couple months back. Worst feeling ever. It cleared up for the most part thoughIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-08-28 | two weeks of Bactrim for a drained abscess; anxiety much worseNow I've always have gotta anxiety like symptoms ever since covid but noticed it is way worse after taking the antibioticsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-10-29 | only slightly better, most anxiety in checkI'm better now but still have symptoms remaining. Almost 3 years later and I'm only slightly better. Got most of the anxiety in check though.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-09-25 | body better, fewer boils, cognition still flakyBody is better still get boils on my body but not as often as when I first got it. Cognitive still flaky. Been five years.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-07-25 | still gets boils, one drained at the EREver since covid I've gotten horrible boils every now and then. Even had to go the the ER because one was in my butt and the pain was unbearable.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)“Now I've always have gotta anxiety like symptoms ever since covid but noticed it is way worse after taking the antibiotics. I didn't feeling much anxiety until I took the 11th pill.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)“Yep i couldn't fall asleep till like 5 and 6 am at times. LC and bactrim not a good mix it seems.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)“Yeah I've been getting random rashes on my neck 4 days after stopping taking them smh” In context ↗ Side effects
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)“Recently started getting symptoms(taking deeper breathes) ... This symptom likely was triggered due to antibiotics I took for some bad abseses” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
One symptom that has remained prominent is anxiety.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
with bad anxiety, heart palpitations etc
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Cognitive still flaky.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I still get slightly light headed if I get up to fast sometimes
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Also needing to taking deep breathes more often to feel satisfied.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Yep i couldn't fall asleep till like 5 and 6 am at times.
In context ↗
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