Long COVID
Severe → no benefitIll for 2 years
Long COVID with crushing fatigue, weakness and brain fog, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 2 years
- Last post
- Jul 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
The long Covid symptoms have been in the back of my mind all along, but nothing is getting better.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
weakness so bad I couldn’t even lift my arm to pet my cat
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
nothing is getting better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
after getting all my Covid vaccines I went into my PCP’s office and got Covid about 2 years ago
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A 72-year-old who got COVID about two years ago and has since had crushing fatigue, weakness so bad they could not lift an arm, dizziness, balance problems, nausea, brain fog and depression. They had every test run and tried physical therapy, which made things way worse. At their latest post nothing was getting better and they felt halfway good only when sitting or lying down.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- physical therapy · Much worse
tried to do physical therapy which made things way worse
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| about 2 years before July 2025 | COVID infection hit hardIt hit me pretty hard.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | crushing fatigue, severe weakness, dizziness, only felt halfway good lying downweakness so bad I couldn’t even lift my arm to pet my catIn context ↗ | Severe |
| — | physical therapy made things way worsetried to do physical therapy which made things way worseIn context ↗ | Severe |
| 2025-07-19 | no improvement, zero energy, feels good only sitting or lying downnothing is getting betterIn context ↗ | Severe |
Adverse events
- Physical therapy / physiotherapy“tried to do physical therapy which made things way worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
super bad brain fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
extreme dizziness ... severe balance issues
In context ↗ - Gut problems
bouts of nausea and dry heaving
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
weakness so bad I couldn’t even lift my arm to pet my cat
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
depression and sadness
In context ↗