Long COVID
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Long COVID mental overload, back after stopping an antidepressant that worked well
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My neuro told me my brain is fried loool
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Summary
The person said their neuro told them their brain was 'fried' and that mental overload returned after they stopped an antidepressant. The antidepressant had worked really well, but they stopped it because of weight gain. The mental overload came back after the stop.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- antidepressant · Helped
He prescribed an antidepressant, it worked really well but the weight gain effect is troublesome so I had to stop it and the mental overload came back.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | brain fried / mental overloadMy neuro told me my brain is fried loool.In context ↗ | |
| — | antidepressant worked really wellHe prescribed an antidepressant, it worked really wellIn context ↗ | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2025-04-02 | mental overload returned after stopping antidepressant due to weight gainthe weight gain effect is troublesome so I had to stop it and the mental overload came back.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“He prescribed an antidepressant, it worked really well but the weight gain effect is troublesome so I had to stop it” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
the mental overload came back.
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