Long COVID fatigue and brain fog, unable to work, much better after vaccine and pacing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got covid in dec2021. Started LC symptoms in two weeks.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I had worst month of march with severe headaches, fatigue, brain fog, tinnitus, GI and palpitations ... still can’t work. Can watch tv and chat with my family.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Still not 100% but 80% recovered ... No more headaches
- Began after: COVID
I got covid in dec2021. Started LC symptoms in two weeks.
In context ↗
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Summary
Starling 66076 caught COVID in December 2021 and had long COVID symptoms about two weeks later: fatigue, brain fog, tinnitus, headaches, insomnia, nausea, anxiety and palpitations. March 2022, after PEM, was their worst month. They credit the Pfizer vaccine in April 2022, supplements and pacing with steady improvement. In April 2022 they still could not work, and in May they were about 80% recovered but fatigue and brain fog remained; by July 2022 the headaches had gone.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Steam · Helped
Steam and get 8hrs sleep. It helped me
In context ↗ - 8hrs sleep · Helped
I take vitamins and 8 hrs sleep every night
In context ↗ - pacing · Helped
I paced and it went with time.
In context ↗ - D3 · Helped
I had been taking D3, probiotics, one a day, fish oil omega3, b12, b2, b3 and magnesium.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
I think magnesium before bed helps too.
In context ↗ - melatonin · Helped
I take magnesium and melatonin 10mg for sleep.
In context ↗ - pfizer · Helped a lot
I think the vaccine and supplements helped me.
In context ↗ - hydroxyzine · Helped
i had hydroxyzine 50mg for a week
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
I meditate before sleep and just believe your natural power to sleep
In context ↗ - positive thinking · Helped
positive mind is helping me i feel my muscles heal and stronger day by day
In context ↗ - Short walk in Sun · Helped
Short walk in Sun. And stay positive helps.
In context ↗ - Tylenol · Not said
I tried taking steam and tylenol if severe.
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining · Pacing · Supplements · 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. The chart starts 3 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | caught COVID, long COVID symptoms began two weeks laterI got covid in dec2021. Started LC symptoms in two weeks.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| March 2022 | worst month, after PEMmarch was the worest month after PEM.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| April 2022 | improved after first Pfizer dose, vitamins and sleepStill not 100% but 80% recovered.In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| May 2022 | feeling like themselves again, still no workI am in 5th month. Feel like myself again. Wants some more energy and brain fog improvement.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2022 | headaches gone, at the beach, still recoveringI was at a beach yesterday. No more headaches 🙏🏻🙏🏻😇😇. It took 4-6 months to go.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
march was the worest month after PEM.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Fatigue and brain fog still there but improving
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
No more headaches
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
severe headaches, fatigue, brain fog, tinnitus, GI and palpitations
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
My insomnia recovered in 3 months.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I had worst month of march with severe headaches, fatigue, brain fog, tinnitus, GI and palpitations.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I felt like crying all the time. I was hopeless and fearful.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
nausea and insomnia and muscle pains almost 99% gone
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