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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 COVIDI suffer from LC for over 5 years now In context ↗
  • Now: No benefitI 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: COVIDbefore Covid and subsequent LC
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the 2 this page draws on

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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

Their words about each treatment
  • exercising · Much worseI 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 · Worsewhen 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.

WhenWhat happenedWhere they were
—long COVID onsetI suffer from LC for over 5 years now In context ↗Not stated
2022recovering for about two months, almost goodI was recovering about two months and almost good In context ↗Near normal
2022-04-06crashed after starting exercise and cold showerswhen I started exercising (and cold showering) two weeks after it it went all to shit In context ↗Not stated
2026-04-04still ill with LC after more than five yearsNot stated

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Symptoms mentioned

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