Long COVID
No benefitIll for 5 years
Long COVID for over five years with fatigue, PEM and brain fog, no better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 5 years
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I suffer from LC for over 5 years now
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I suffer from LC for over 5 years now (chronic fatigue, strong PEM, brain fog, somatic induced anxiety, need for 10h sleep, insomnia
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
before Covid and subsequent LC
Summary
Beacon 58054 has had long COVID for over five years, with chronic fatigue, strong PEM, brain fog, anxiety, insomnia, a need for 10 hours sleep, very frequent sore throat infections and joint pains. In 2022 they had been recovering for about two months and felt almost good, then started exercising and cold showering and went 'all to shit'. They had fully recovered from post-viral fatigue after mononucleosis before COVID.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- exercising · Much worse
I was recovering about two months and almost good and when I started exercising (and cold showering) two weeks after it it went all to shit.
In context ↗ - cold showering · Worse
when I started exercising (and cold showering) two weeks after it it went all to shit
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID onsetI suffer from LC for over 5 years nowIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022 | recovering for about two months, almost goodI was recovering about two months and almost goodIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-04-06 | crashed after starting exercise and cold showerswhen I started exercising (and cold showering) two weeks after it it went all to shitIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2026-04-04 | still ill with LC after more than five years | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Everyday exercise and activity, Cryotherapy and cold exposure“I was recovering about two months and almost good and when I started exercising (and cold showering) two weeks after it it went all to shit.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Cryotherapy and cold exposure“I was recovering about two months and almost good and when I started exercising (and cold showering) two weeks after it it went all to shit.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogFlu-like symptomsHeadaches & migrainePain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
somatic induced anxiety
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
need for 10h sleep, insomnia
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
very frequent sore throat infections
In context ↗