Long COVID fatigue, brain fog and dizziness, now close to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 15 months
- Last post
- Apr 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
how life has changed since getting Covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
trying to find new, fulfilling activities that I can do seated or with minimal exertion
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Eventually long Covid symptoms just kind of withered away for the most part
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I'm close to 3 years out from initial infection
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A therapist who caught COVID-19 in mid-2020, they were still running and lifting early on before fatigue and post-exertional malaise took over, leaving them seeking seated or minimal-exertion activity. Brain fog, fatigue and dizziness largely cleared by the 15-month mark, but relapses followed; psilocybin briefly cleared the fog before the relief faded. By April 2023 their symptoms had mostly withered away, though they were unsure how much they still felt unwell.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- lifting, running, swimming · Worse
Early on in my recovery I was still lifting, running, swimming but around week 6, the fatigue completely changed life.
In context ↗ - balancing activity and rest, seated activities · Not said
The post exertional malaise has me on a roller coaster of trying to balance activity and rest.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
time has helped a bunch tbh
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | COVID-19 infectionEarly on in my recovery I was still lifting, running, swimmingIn context ↗ | |
| August–September 2020 (week 6 to week 11) | fatigue took over; post-exertional malaise rollercoaster, only seated activityaround week 6, the fatigue completely changed life ... The post exertional malaise has me on a roller coaster of trying to balance activity and restIn context ↗ | |
| about 15 months after infection (late 2021) | brain fog, sluggishness, fatigue and dizziness largely clearedI've been pretty much recovered from significant brain fog, sluggishness, fatigue, dizziness since the 15 month markIn context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| early 2022 (a few months before June 2022) | brain fog crept back, not feeling themselvesa few months ago I started getting an increase in brain fog and just not feeling myselfIn context ↗ | |
| June 2022 | psilocybin cleared brain fog for a few daysDid some psilocybin and I felt completely awake, mentally sharpIn context ↗ | |
| June 2022 (a week or two after the psilocybin) | relapse of brain fog, fatigue, malaise and body achesA week or two afterwards, I had a relapse in symptoms including brain fog, fatigue, malaise, body achesIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-04-18 | long COVID symptoms mostly withered away; unsure how much they still feel unwellEventually long Covid symptoms just kind of withered away for the most partIn context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
The post exertional malaise has me on a roller coaster of trying to balance activity and rest.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I continue to have shitty brain fog that comes in waves.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
significant brain fog, sluggishness, fatigue, dizziness since the 15 month mark
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
a relapse in symptoms including brain fog, fatigue, malaise, body aches
In context ↗
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