Long COVID
Severe → somewhat betterIll 4.5 years before improving or writing
Housebound or couch-bound with long COVID, somewhat better after memantine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4.5 years
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My four year anniversary will be in two weeks. I am still sick and very limited.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
But no longer housebound or couch bound.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I am still sick and very limited. But no longer housebound or couch bound.
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Summary
Quail 84729 had been ill for about four and a half years by November 2024. They had been housebound or couch-bound; by April 2024 they were still very limited but no longer housebound, improving at a glacial pace. In spring 2024 they started memantine, which they said helped their mental acuity and resilience.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- Memantine · Helped
Memantine is helping me. 4 1/2 years in; started memantine last spring. Helps me with mental acuity and resilience. Rx @ neurologist.
In context ↗ - resting patiently · Not said
to just sit and wait and rest patiently ... you can't push or fight your way out of this. You need to peace-out your way out of this.
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Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| April 2020 | illness beganMy four year anniversary will be in two weeks.In context ↗ |
| 2024-04-04 | no longer housebound or couch-bound; slowly improvingI am still sick and very limited. But no longer housebound or couch bound. Very slowly getting better even if at a glacial pace..In context ↗ |
| 2024-11-07 | memantine helped mental acuity and resilienceMemantine is helping me. 4 1/2 years in; started memantine last spring. Helps me with mental acuity and resilience.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Helps me with mental acuity and resilience.
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