Long COVID
Moderate → no benefitIll for 4 years
Long COVID with constant fatigue, severe headaches and chest pain, still present in 2025
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
One of my first symptoms from my initial infection (2021).
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Now I feel constantly tired and just walking up the stairs makes me feel winded.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I did this initially from 2021 till 2023, now all my symptoms are much worse.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
back in 2021 during my initial infection
In context ↗
Read from 31 of their posts and comments; links to the 14 this page draws on
Summary
Swan 62110 caught COVID in 2021 and developed long COVID, with palpitations, visual symptoms, sleep problems early on, and restless legs at night. Many symptoms eased over time, but they kept pushing through symptoms and say things became much worse by 2024, with constant fatigue, severe headaches, brain fog, balance problems and constant chest pain. By early 2025 some symptoms were less frequent but still present.
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What they tried
Also tried
Buddha teas· Helpedwaiting it out· Helpedno internet or social media· No changevitamin D· No changeaspirin· Worsepushing through symptoms· Much worse
Their words about each treatment
- pushing through symptoms · Much worse
I ignored my symptoms and pushed through it. My symptoms weren’t as severe back then, but now I can barely function because I pushed myself for 2 years.
In context ↗ - no internet or social media · No change
I tried this for 2 months. No video games, no social media, etc. didn’t really help at all with my mental health tbh.
In context ↗ - vitamin D · No change
I did take some vitamin D but I don’t really think it did anything.
In context ↗ - aspirin · Worse
I tried taking it but would always get Abdominal pain from it.
In context ↗ - Buddha teas · Helped
The only thing I’ve experimented with was a tea called “Buddha teas”. It helped me calm down a bit when I felt really bad.
In context ↗ - waiting it out · Helped
Honestly just waiting it out ... It took me a year for my symptoms to ease up.
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | COVID-19 infection, long COVID symptoms beginback in 2021 during my initial infectionIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-17 | symptoms much worse after pushing through them for two yearsI did this initially from 2021 till 2023, now all my symptoms are much worse.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2025-01-24 | some symptoms less frequent over time, others still presentI still have it, just not as often as before.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Aspirin“I tried taking it but would always get Abdominal pain from it.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I had this the first year, would usually wake up at 3 and 6 am. It eventually went away on its own.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Yup, I tried to push it away but it doesn’t seem to budge no matter what I do.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Now I have terrible brain fog, severe headaches, and balance issues.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I still have it, Not really noticeable like I had it initially. I’d say it’s 70% better then before.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I feel disoriented at times and my chest hurts 24/7.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Yeah I had it for about 5 months, usually in the mornings when I woke up.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I had it all the time for 5 months, it eventually went away on its own. It does come back randomly at times
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
just walking up the stairs makes me feel winded
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I ignored my symptoms and pushed through it. My symptoms weren’t as severe back then, but now I can barely function because I pushed myself for 2 years.
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