Long COVID wrecked sleep and worsened anxiety, then a second infection set them back
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Are these symptoms part of Long-Covid?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I am very exhausted most of the day aswell.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
it’s mostly just ping-ponging between good and bad almost constantly at this point and it’s nowhere near close as good as I was prior to Covid
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I caught Covid once in October and a second time in December.
Summary
This person caught COVID in October 2022 and again in December. The first infection wrecked sleep and sharply worsened anxiety, depression and OCD; they improved by late November, but a December illness brought fever, nausea and back pain, then they tested positive for COVID again with fever and delirium, setting them back. By late January 2023 they were still exhausted, coughing and sleeping badly, with mental health fluctuating and far worse than before COVID.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | first COVID infection; sleep wrecked and anxiety/OCD worsenedI had Covid 2 months ago and it was a horrifying time.In context ↗ | Mild |
| End of November 2022 | anxiety and sleep improvingThen, a month later, end of November, things finally started looking up.In context ↗ | Mild |
| Mid-December 2022 | mental health back in check before reinfectionI -just- recovered. It took 8 weeks for me to get my mental health back in checkIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| December 2022 | second COVID infection; fever and delirium; mood and sleep worsenedTested positive for Covid again on Christmas. Why? WHY?! ... I have a 40 Celsius Fever, I am feeling delirious again.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 30 January 2023 | still exhausted, coughing and sleeping badly; mental health badI am very exhausted most of the day aswell.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I fall asleep and typically wake up multiple times a night, typically in 2-3h intervals and get like 6h of sleep in total.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have diagnosed anxiety, depression and OCD and all of it is on a level it has never been at before.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
I have a 40 Celsius Fever
In context ↗ - Gut problems
the worst nausea I ever had
In context ↗