Bedridden for two weeks with long COVID, improved, then relapsed after a flu-like illness
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i probably do have something like long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
was bed ridden for 2 weeks ... literally cannot work or walk
- Now: Relapsed
i crashed again after I spent the entire late 2024 to early 2025 recovering
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got covid in September 2024.
Summary
Fjord 51678 caught COVID in September 2024, felt recovered by day 7-8 and went to the gym, then was bedridden for two weeks with POTS, breathlessness, chest pressure and blurry vision. From February 2025 work resumed slowly with more walking, but brain fog, breathing flares and anxiety persisted. A flu-like illness around Halloween 2025 brought back air hunger, exhaustion and neck spasms; quitting work was considered.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- gym session, then daily walking / light exercise · Helped
went to the gym. Was overall weaker and noticed it but pushed myself anyways ... Go on walks about 2000-3000 steps at least a day
In context ↗ - vitamin D pills · Not said
Blood work was fine minus lack of vitamin D. I now am taking pills for those daily
In context ↗ - black seed oil · Not said
attempting to try new herb supplements like black seed oil and turmeric with black pepper for supposed inflammation
In context ↗ - therapist · Not said
Something about a negative feedback loop my therapist told me about
In context ↗ - reassuring myself that I'm okay · Helped
What helps me the most is realizing im okay and that i probably do have something like long covid and im not alone
In context ↗ - albuterol · Helped
a few pumps of albuterol seemed to help calm myself
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Second COVID infection; felt recovered by day 7-8 and returned to the gymI got covid in September 2024. Felt pretty recovered by day 7-8 tested negative and went to the gym.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| September 2024, a week after COVID | Body shutdown during a bench press; bedridden for two weeksthen during a specific exercise like bench press it seemed like my body shutdown. I spasmed and felt like my heart was going to pop out of my chest.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| October to December 2024 | Lowest point: could not work or walk, feared dying in sleepfelt the worst in October till December almost as if I was going to die in my sleep ... literally cannot work or walkIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| February 2025 | Returned to work slowly and improved the more they walkedreturned to work was very slow and weak at first but gradually felt better the more I walkedIn context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| October 2025 | Flu-like illness at Halloween; post-flu breathing and fatigue worsenedGot the flu or some sort of illness (never tested if it was covid) right around week of Halloween.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| November 2025 | Waking exhausted, air hunger and neck spasms; considering quitting jobFor the past two week I wake up more tired, and cannot open my eyes for a few minutes.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
fatigue very easily which can lead me to crashing a few days if i over exert myself
In context ↗ - Brain fog
brain fog peaks
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
feeling absolutely terrible with POTS, shortness of breath, blurry vision, chest/heart pressure
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Shortness of breathe is still irritating to deal with.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I feel pressure in my heart/lungs
In context ↗ - Vision problems
my eye sight is less clear
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I started having major panic/anxiety attacks due to insurance issues too.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
For the past two week I wake up more tired, and cannot open my eyes for a few minutes.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Also i have hot flashes more often now and sweat alot when its not that hot
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