Long COVID with fatigue and brain fog, somewhat better after beta blockers
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 17 months
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was diagnosed with covid in August 2024.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Some days I can go to work and go to the gym afterwards. Some days I work from the couch and can't get up to get a glass of water without crawling part of the way.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
But with the cane, I can walk around my house again.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was diagnosed with covid in August 2024
Summary
Puffin 70951 was diagnosed with COVID in August 2024 and developed fatigue, brain fog, swollen hands, post-exertional malaise and heavy, painful legs. Beta blockers in 2025 helped and the brain fog came under control, but symptoms kept shifting. By early 2026 they could work some days and go to the gym, while on other days they worked from the couch and crawled to fetch water; a cane helped them walk around the house.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- beta blockers · Helped
I don't think I was even on this plane of existence until I got on beta blockers in 2025
In context ↗ - cane · Helped
A few days ago my partner pulled it out again, and I've been using it to get around the house. It helps.
In context ↗ - shower chair · Helped
having something I can brace against that's less slippery than the shower wall is extremely helpful
In context ↗
Approaches: Beta-blockers
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | COVID infection; fatigue and brain fogI was diagnosed with covid in August 2024. First just fatigue and brain fogIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2025 | beta blockers cleared the brain fogI don't think I was even on this plane of existence until I got on beta blockers in 2025In context ↗ | Not stated | Beta-blockers (unspecified) |
| 2026-01-23 | symptoms rotating: swollen hands, PEM, then heavy weak legs with pain; cane helps walking at homeSome days I can go to work and go to the gym afterwards. Some days I work from the couch and can't get up to get a glass of water without crawling part of the way.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I got the brain fog under control
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I got that managed and the PEM started
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
They feel heavy and weak
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my muscles and joints are in so much pain all the time
In context ↗
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