Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 1 month
Exhausted after exercise and low mood with long COVID, unchanged despite Celexa
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 1 month
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Not sure about my symptoms being long Covid or not
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'm also able to exercise, I'm back to biking which raises my heart rate to over 170 most of the time without any issues.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I'm exercising, basically using the tools every doctor wold tell you to use to feel less depressed, and yet I feel the worse I've ever felt in my life.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid from my inconsiderate mother back in June
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Summary
A 20-year-old caught COVID-19 in June 2022 and felt back to normal within two weeks, though tiredness lingered. Returning to low-intensity aerobics left them exhausted and depressed the next day, and their mood worsened into lost interest and suicidal intrusive thoughts despite 10 mg Celexa and healthier eating, with sleep of 11-12 hours a day. They were still cycling and exercising, unsure if it was long COVID or their mental health.
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What they tried
Also tried
biking· No changeeating healthier (fruits and veggies, ditching sugar)· No changelow intensity aerobics· WorseCelexa· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Celexa · Not said
I've been on 10mg Celexa since November 2021 but this depression is worse than it was when I started the meds.
In context ↗ - low intensity aerobics · Worse
once I got back to exercising (low intensity aerobics) I would get EXHAUSTED and depressed the next day
In context ↗ - biking · No change
I'm back to biking which raises my heart rate to over 170 most of the time without any issues.
In context ↗ - eating healthier (fruits and veggies, ditching sugar) · No change
I'm even eating healthier than I used to pre-Covid positive, fruits and veggies, ditching sugar.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | COVID-19, mostly cough and tiredness; felt like a zombieI got Covid from my inconsiderate mother back in June and it was pretty moderateIn context ↗ | Mild |
| about two weeks after onset | felt back to normal, tiredness lingeredI felt back to normal after about two weeks though the tiredness really persistedIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-07-23 | depression worsened, exhausted and depressed the day after exercise, sleeping 11-12 hoursThe depression has gotten so bad that I've lost interest in everything ... I feel the worse I've ever felt in my lifeIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
once I got back to exercising (low intensity aerobics) I would get EXHAUSTED and depressed the next day!
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
The depression has gotten so bad that I've lost interest in everything
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I'm also sleeping 11-12 hours a day
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