Long COVID fog and eye pain for 52 days, now nearly normal after mild exercise, probiotic
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had symptoms since I got Covid the middle of February.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I couldn't stay awake, I couldn't think, eye pain, anxiety, IBS and felt off (like hungover).
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I am finally feeling so much better 3 months out ... the only thing that seems to still occur is once every so often I get a flare up in my throat
- Began after: COVID
I have had symptoms since I got Covid the middle of February.
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Eagle 76074 got COVID in mid-February 2022 and for about 52 days could not stay awake or think, with eye pain, anxiety and IBS. Symptoms eased after roughly two months; they credit mild exercise, a probiotic and consistent iron. A hard workout brought days of lower-throat shortness of breath and cough that eased after being careful for a few days. By July 2022, pregnant, they still had occasional throat flares and breathlessness.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- iron pills · Helped
I started taking it consistently again at the end of the first 60 days. I believe that had something to do with my recovery along with mild exercise.
In context ↗ - probiotic · Helped
I started taking a probiotic ... I believe that had something to do with my recovery along with mild exercise.
In context ↗ - forcing myself to work out · Helped
In my experience when I started forcing myself to work out again I started feeling so much better.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
Just time, sleep lots of sleep and mild exercise finally helped turn it around
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mid-February 2022 | COVID; could not stay awake or think, eye pain, anxiety, IBSI have had symptoms since I got Covid the middle of February.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| April 2022 | symptoms stopped being daily, felt awake for the first timeAfter about 52 days it stopped being a daily thing and I finally feltIn context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| May 2022 | feeling so much better three months out after working out againwhen I started forcing myself to work out again I started feeling so much better.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| late June 2022 | throat flare, cough and breathlessness after a hard workoutI was working out two weeks ago and got my heart rate up so high and then the days following I have this feeling in my lower throat where I have shortness of breath, cough.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-10 | only occasional throat flare-ups remain; pregnant and often short of breaththe only thing that seems to still occur is once every so often I get a flare up in my throatIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I couldn't stay awake, I couldn't think
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I couldn't stay awake
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
About a month and a half out my anxiety was through the roof. Really crippling.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
eye pain, anxiety, IBS and felt off (like hungover)
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
the days following I have this feeling in my lower throat where I have shortness of breath, cough
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I just feel like I am always short of breath.
In context ↗
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