Long COVID
No benefitIll for 4 years
Long COVID sleep loss for four years, with no improvement from sleep aids
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Last post
- Jun 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
When I got vivid Covid I didn’t sleep for a month
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
It’s been four years.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
When I got vivid Covid I didn’t sleep for a month
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person who had slept deeply for 10+ hours a night stopped sleeping for a month after COVID and has had fragmented, body-aware sleep for four years. Xanax and Valium did not help and Lunesta only partly did. Gabapentin helps, but only if they do not take it every night.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Xanax · No change
When I got vivid Covid I didn’t sleep for a month, Xanax didn’t help
In context ↗ - Valium · No change
Valium didn’t help
In context ↗ - Lunesta · Helped
Lunesta sorta kinda helped
In context ↗ - Gabapentin · Helped
Gabapentin helps but only if I don’t take it every night.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Got COVID and did not sleep for a monthWhen I got vivid Covid I didn’t sleep for a monthIn context ↗ |
| 2026-06-08 | Four years of fragmented, body-aware sleep; gabapentin helps if not taken nightlyIt’s been four years. Tried so many different sleep aids. Gabapentin helps but only if I don’t take it every night.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
Relentless insomnia ... I just got used to fragmented weird sleep where I can end up dreaming but am still totally body aware
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