Long COVID brain fog, breathlessness, fatigue for months, now recovered by waiting it out
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 16 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- At worst: Mild
mild respiratory and neuro symptoms
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I am recovered now
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Tested positive July 2021 with mild respiratory and neuro symptoms.
In context ↗
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Summary
After testing positive for COVID-19 in July 2021 with mild respiratory and neurological symptoms, they had brain fog, breathlessness and fatigue for months, then anxiety, DPDR and depression for about a year. By November 2022 they said they were recovered without any recovery program, putting it down to waiting it out. They work 12-hour days and still have a not-so-healthy lifestyle.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- waiting it out · Helped a lot
I am recovered now and had no real recovery program. ... Just shows if you wait it out you can recover.
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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | tested positive for COVID-19; brain fog, breathlessness and fatigue persisted for monthsTested positive July 2021 with mild respiratory and neuro symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| as months went by, 2021-2022 | developed anxiety, DPDR and depression, lasting about a yearAs months went by I developed bad anxiety, DPDR and depression which lasted for about a year.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| November 2022 | recovered without a recovery program and working 12-hour daysI am recovered now and had no real recovery program. I work 12 hours a dayIn context ↗ | Recovered | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
During infection I suffered brain fog
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
brain fog, shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I developed bad anxiety, DPDR and depression which lasted for about a year
In context ↗
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