Long COVID
Severe → no benefitIll for 3 years
Long COVID fatigue worsening over three years, in bed, no improvement while on stimulant
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- Sep 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
LC since fall 2021
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I’ve found myself spending most of the day in bed able to do less and less.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
My fatigue and weakness and other LC symptoms have steadily worsened over the years
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
LC since fall 2021
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID since fall 2021 described steadily worsening fatigue, weakness and other long COVID symptoms over about three years. By September 2024 they spent most of the day in bed, doing less and less, and could manage basics such as showering or making a sandwich only while taking a stimulant for ADHD. They wondered whether the stimulant was contributing to the worsening.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- adderall/ stimulant · Helped
Without it, I’d be in bed all day but it feels like I’m borrowing “spoons” and paying interest for it later as well.
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| fall 2021 | long COVID onsetLC since fall 2021In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-09-11 | steady worsening, most of the day in bedI’ve found myself spending most of the day in bed able to do less and lessIn context ↗ | Severe |
Adverse events
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“it feels like I’m borrowing “spoons” and paying interest for it later as well ... Can’t help but think the stimulants could be contributing to a worsening ME/CFS presentation.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
the physical fatigue and weakness
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
it feels like I’m borrowing “spoons” and paying interest for it later as well
In context ↗