Long COVID brain fog and head pressure while working, somewhat better after cutting sugar
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got covid May '22, have had severe head pressure, DPDR, memory problems, brain fog, etc since
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I work full time, and have pretty bad neuro symptoms.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My vision is good now, DP/DR is reduced, memory's still really bad but I can read and write for longer periods of time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
got covid May '22
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Summary
Got COVID in May 2022 and has since had severe head pressure, DP/DR, memory loss and brain fog while holding down a full-time job. Cutting added sugar from the diet brought major improvement after about a month, and avoiding alcohol and caffeine prevented severe flare-ups; sleeping enough also helped. Vision and DP/DR improved and reading and writing got easier, but memory stayed poor and a COVID booster worsened the head pressure.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- elimination diet · Helped a lot
Dropped all of it, and after about a month I started to notice major improvement in symptoms
In context ↗ - sleeping enough every night · Helped
I also had to become religious about sleeping enough every night
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
I still get head pressure (it's been worse since I got the booster)
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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. 2 steps have no time and sit in story order between the steps around them. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | COVID-19 infection, then constant head pressure, DP/DR, memory loss and brain foggot covid May '22, have had severe head pressure, DPDR, memory problems, brain fog, etc sinceIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| first year (2022-2023) | head pressure at its most intense, days in bed, but still working full timeforced me to lay down in bed for daysIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023 (reported 2023-09-03) | major improvement in neuro symptoms after cutting out added sugar, alcohol and caffeineafter about a month I started to notice major improvement in symptomsIn context ↗ | Mild | Elimination diets (other) |
| 2023 (before 2023-10-29) | head pressure worsened after a COVID boosterI still get head pressure (it's been worse since I got the booster)In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-11-14 | vision and DP/DR much better, memory still poor, milder head pressure, working full timeMy vision is good now, DP/DR is reduced, memory's still really bad but I can read and write for longer periods of time.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I still get head pressure (it's been worse since I got the booster)” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“It got better when I cut out added sugar, but has gotten worse since the booster.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
memory's still really bad but I can read and write for longer periods of time
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I still get head pressure
In context ↗ - Vision problems
My vision is good now
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm feeling pretty hopeless
In context ↗
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