Severe brain fog and electric shocks with long COVID, improved on an SNRI then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
all of these symptoms appeared for me before taking an SNRI( antidepressant) right after a C19 infection. So its definetly Covid Related
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
All my previous symptoms are returning which is pretty devestating.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Whats important to know is that all of these symptoms appeared for me before taking an SNRI( antidepressant) right after a C19 infection.
Summary
After a COVID-19 infection with EBV reactivation, they developed severe brain fog, night-time electric shocks, sleep anxiety and derealisation, severe enough at times to feel unbearable. An SNRI greatly improved the shocks, anxiety and sleep quality, but side effects led them to withdraw it after a year, and all the previous symptoms are returning. They also tried magnesium, omega-3, vitamin D, NAC and lion's mane.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ssri / SNRI · Helped
So I tried an SNRI which helped the electric shock feelings and anxieties a lot. Also sleep quality improved a lot.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Not said
I tried so much to naturally improve my situation with magnesium, omega three fats, Vit D
In context ↗ - NAC · Not said
pretty much every supplement you can think of.( NAC, Lions Mane,….)
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| onset | COVID-19 infection then EBV reactivation; severe brain fog and night-time electric shocks beganfirst intense mononucleosis(glandular fever), then I felt my nervous system and brain is not recovering as much as it should have been. Severe BrainfogIn context ↗ | |
| — | symptoms became unbearableAt a certain point these symptoms were so intense that I couldnt take it any longer.In context ↗ | |
| — | SNRI eased electric shocks, anxiety and sleepI tried an SNRI which helped the electric shock feelings and anxieties a lot. Also sleep quality improved a lot.In context ↗ | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| — | withdrew SNRI after a year because of side effects; previous symptoms returnedAll my previous symptoms are returning which is pretty devestating.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-08-06 | still ill two years in with symptoms backIts been 2 years for me and its so hard to get back to a life with a little bit of quality.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“When slowly reducing it all these sysmptoms came back more and more.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“Unfortunately like most of these drugs I had many side effects which were also super hard to take.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Severe Brainfog
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
All this sleep anxiety problems
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
exactly these electronic hits at the edge of falling asleep
In context ↗
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