Long COVID with brain fog and vertigo, now almost back to normal after time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had neuropathy since my long covid journey started in February 2023.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I had the weak, shaky legs for a little while. It. was definitely scary. I couldn't stand up without feeling shaky, weak and even off balance.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
It slowly improved over about a year and a half to 2 years. I am almost fully recovered from the spacey/brain fog/vertigo symptoms I had. ... I still get it a bit now, but nothing like it was.
- Began after: COVID
I have had neuropathy since my long covid journey started in February 2023.
In context ↗
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Summary
Beech 14884 has had long COVID since February 2023, with neuropathy, twitching, brain fog, vertigo and weak legs; the first year was awful. Many supplements did nothing; trazodone helped the jerks that kept them awake. They credited only time, with improvements beginning after about a year and slow progress to about 70% of normal by early 2025. By mid-2026 they were almost fully recovered from brain fog and vertigo.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- supplements · No change
I tried many different supplements and nothing helped me.
In context ↗ - naproxen · No change
My doctor has only give me naproxen for the pain and swelling but it does not seems to be helping with the swelling at all.
In context ↗ - Trazodone · Helped
I started taking Trazodone before bed and it helped a lot.
In context ↗ - working on lowering stress levels · Helped
Time and working on lowering stress levels
In context ↗ - time · Helped
The only thing that has helped, is just giving it time.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Long COVID beganI have had neuropathy since my long covid journey started in February 2023.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| first few months, 2023 | worst of the neurological symptomsMine was worse the first few months.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| about a year in, 2024 | first noticeable improvementsI would say after about a year for so I noticed actual improvements. I tried everything under the sun to make it better, it just took time.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2025-01-13 | about 70 percent of normalI would say I am at about 70 percent or so.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2025-07-09 | slowly improving but not back to beforeI am doing better overall as well, the first year was awful. I am slowly improving but it's sooo slow. I am thankful for some improvement but I am definitely not where I was before all of this.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2026-07-25 | almost fully recovered from brain fog and vertigoIt slowly improved over about a year and a half to 2 years. I am almost fully recovered from the spacey/brain fog/vertigo symptoms I had.In context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
The symptoms I have had/have are numbness, twitching, pins and needles, skin crawling, hypnic jerks when trying to sleep
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
then at night I would have hypnic jerks keep me awake for hours on end
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I have swelling/burning/pain/loss of sensation in my right knee and thigh.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
brain fog, drunk head feeling, legs and arms weakness/shaking
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
eyes unable to deal with busy atmosphere and balance issues
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Vertigo, brain fog, twitching, nerve pain (burning, tingling, numbness) hypnic jerks when trying to sleep, eye issues, knee swelling.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I have/had the tingling, weakness, balance, weird vision issues.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I had the weak, shaky legs for a little while. It. was definitely scary. I couldn't stand up without feeling shaky, weak and even off balance. It went away over time thankfully.
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