Long COVID brain fog and fatigue, now close to normal after corticosteroids and booster
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 7 months
- Last post
- Oct 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got reinfected with omicron and that revamped, even though to a quite smaller degree, the long covid symptoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
In particular having that a hour and half or two of concentration (still somewhat less than normal) until it drops
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I've gotten really better almost normal after months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
from a mild infection leaving fatigue and brain fog
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Starling 61203, a 23-year-old male student in Italy, got long COVID from a mild infection, with fatigue, brain fog and headaches. A corticosteroid eased the brain fog and fatigue, and by month seven he could study full-time and exercise again. A booster cleared the last fatigue, but omicron and a later reinfection brought back fatigue and concentration problems. He had been almost normal before the later reinfection, but relapsed a bit by his last post.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- pacing · Helped
I'm actually feeling much more peaceful, and more able to take up, gradually and pacing, cognitive-intensive activities.
In context ↗ - corticosteroid · Helped
he prescribed me a corticosteroid, to take in low doses for less than 3 weeks ... it helped easing inflamation and so reducing brain fog&fatigue to quite an extent
In context ↗ - weight-based exercise · Helped
I found out it's okey for me to do weight based exercise once a week or less
In context ↗ - walking · Helped
But also walking with some regularity is very good for well-being and health.
In context ↗ - healthy balanced diet · Helped
try to listen to your body and overall keep a balanced diet, it indeed helps
In context ↗ - drinking water · Helped
Drinking water also alleviates those type of moments a bit imo.
In context ↗ - booster / vaccination · Helped
exactly after the booster I felt that even the slight background fatigue had subsided
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Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Vaccination
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | mild COVID infection leaving fatigue and brain fogfrom a mild infection leaving fatigue and brain fogIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2021-04-28 | corticosteroid eased inflammation, brain fog and fatigueit helped easing inflamation and so reducing brain fog&fatigue to quite an extentIn context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2021-12-26 | able to study full-time and exercise againAround 7th month in I was happily able to do everything (study full-time and exercising) againIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2022-01-27 | booster; background fatigue subsidedexactly after the booster I felt that even the slight background fatigue had subsidedIn context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2022-01-27 | omicron reinfection revamped symptoms to a smaller degreegot reinfected with omicron and that revamped, even though to a quite smaller degree, the long covid symptomsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-10-21 | reinfected and relapsed with fatigue and concentration difficultiesnow I got reinfected and relapsed a bit, like some fatigue and more difficulties to find concentrationIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-10-21 | almost normal, keeping up with his studiesI've gotten really better almost normal after monthsIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
more difficulties to find concentration
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
still to this day I have this sort of "headache" that's almost constant, even though low-intensity
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
just take it easy with exercise, or you might relapse
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