Long COVID with panic, brain fog and tachycardia, now recovered after exercise and sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I developed long covid and DPDR after my mom and I, got infected with Covid on February 2022
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I studied nuclear engineering and I was a very active person lover of extreme sports before covid, now my brain and my body aren't functioning like before
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
when I got Covid again last summer 2025 I feel awful for 3 days and later my DPDR symptoms disappeared and I cried because I recovered 100 percent
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I developed long covid and DPDR after my mom and I, got infected with Covid on February 2022
In context ↗
Read from 16 of their posts and comments; links to the 13 this page draws on
Summary
Long COVID began in February 2022, the month their mother died of COVID, with depersonalisation, panic attacks, insomnia, brain fog and tachycardia. Benzodiazepines and SSRIs made them worse; they credit exercise and Muay Thai, sleep, diet, vitamins and magnesium, and felt about 90% of their old self by late 2023, though symptoms fluctuated. After a COVID reinfection in summer 2025 they reported recovering 100 percent.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- benzodiazepines (Clonazepam) · Worse
I was on benzodiazepines and SSRIs but I don't liked how I feeled
In context ↗ - SSRIs · Worse
I was on Clonazepam and SSRIs but It make me feel worst
In context ↗ - exercise (Muay Thai, martial arts, MMA, workouts, dance, walking, swimming) · Helped a lot
What helps me a lot is do excersise, I start to practice Muay Thai ... I excercise the symptoms decreases a lot!
- weed / marijuana · Helped
what it helps me sometimes is smoke weed specially when I have insomnia
In context ↗ - psilocybin pills / capsules · Helped
psylocibin capsules for the neurogenesis
In context ↗ - rest and sleeping a lot · Helped
I try to rest a lot ... when I sleep a lot, I have happy days
- anti-inflammatory diet / eating healthy · Helped
when I'm eating and sleeping good I feel better
In context ↗ - vitamin c · Helped
take vitamin c, complex b, omega 3 and magnesium (this one before bedtime) ... all this has helping me a lot
In context ↗ - water and gatorade · Helped
drink a lot of water and gatorade ... all this has helping me a lot
In context ↗ - nicotine / cigarettes · Helped
a lot of studies says that nicotine can help with brain fog due to long covid ... all this has helping me a lot
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
I vaccinated two weeks ago and I feel even worst
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Exercise and activity · Pacing · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | COVID infection; developed long COVID with DPDR, panic attacks and insomnia; mother diedI developed long covid with this DPDR extreme panic attacks and ADHDIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| June 2022 | felt worse after COVID vaccinationI vaccinated two weeks ago and I feel even worstIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2022 | felt way better than in the first months; symptoms milderI'm in my 7 month with long covid and I have to say that I feel way better than beforeIn context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| October 2023 | felt about 90% of their old selfi feel like 90% of what i use to beIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| summer 2025 | COVID reinfection, three bad days, then DPDR disappearedwhen I got Covid again last summer 2025 I feel awful for 3 days and later my DPDR symptoms disappearedIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| April 2026 | reported 100% recoveryI cried because I recovered 100 percentIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I vaccinated two weeks ago and I feel even worst” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)“I was on benzodiazepines and SSRIs but I don't liked how I feeled” In context ↗ Side effects
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I was on benzodiazepines and SSRIs but I don't liked how I feeled” In context ↗ Side effects
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)“I was on benzodiazepines and SSRIs for three months but they make me feel worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I was on benzodiazepines and SSRIs for three months but they make me feel worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)“I was on Clonazepam and SSRIs but It make me feel worst” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I was on Clonazepam and SSRIs but It make me feel worst” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
my insomnia is even worst
In context ↗ - Brain fog
the brain fog, the headache, the insomnia comes back hard
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
dizziness, tachycardia, insomnia, low pressure
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have tachycardia all the time
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
cramps, numbness, breathing problems
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
cramps, numbness
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
breathing problems
In context ↗
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