Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 9 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog, somewhat better; modafinil helped but antihistamines negated it
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My brain fog just randomly completely disappeared one day about 9 months in
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My brain fog just randomly completely disappeared one day about 9 months in, but was quickly replaced by a weird pressure
In context ↗
Summary
Prairie 19422 reported long COVID with brain fog that disappeared about nine months into the illness, leaving pressure on the left side of the head behind the ear, slight pressure behind the left eye and tinnitus. Modafinil later helped the remaining problem, but caused allergy-like symptoms, and antihistamines taken for those symptoms negated modafinil's effect.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- modafinil · Helped
modafinil has really been helping me with this problem!
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Worse
the use of antihistamines to counter the symptoms of allergy seems to negate the effects of modafinil
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with brain fogMy brain fog just randomly completely disappeared one day about 9 months inIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-03-23 | brain fog disappeared; left-sided head pressure and tinnitus remainedMy brain fog just randomly completely disappeared one day about 9 months in ... it’s 10000x better than having brain fogIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-06-22 | modafinil helped the remaining problemmodafinil has really been helping me with this problem!In context ↗ | Modafinil / armodafinil |
| 2023-07-18 | modafinil helped but caused allergy-like symptoms; antihistamines negated its effectexperience small symptoms of allergy without any allergen present ... antihistamines to counter the symptoms of allergy seems to negate the effects of modafinilIn context ↗ | Modafinil / armodafinil |
Adverse events
- Modafinil / armodafinil“modafinil operates on the histaminergic system and therefore causes me, a person with allergies but not MCAS, to experience small symptoms of allergy without any allergen present.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
My brain fog just randomly completely disappeared one day about 9 months in
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
weird pressure concentrated on the left side of my head behind my ear that comes and goes randomly
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
Seems to be related to my tinnitus
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
me, a person with allergies but not MCAS
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