Long COVID with cognitive problems and crippling anxiety, now somewhat better with an SSRI
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve been recently suffering from what I believe to be neurological issues of long covid or what some call neuro covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Most of my issues were neurological and docs just chalked it up to anxiety so I just grinded through it.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’m definitely better than where I was 10 months ago ... but my brain is not right
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
ever since I got sick last December
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Summary
Vale 64200 fell ill with COVID in December 2021 and was left with cognitive problems and crippling anxiety and depression. Doctors put it down to anxiety. They credit time, vitamins and a balanced diet, and an SSRI that helped the anxiety and depression. By six months they felt much better but called it a slow recovery; by December 2022 thinking was still not back to normal and symptoms returned without the SSRI.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- time · Helped
Time is honestly the best healer in my case
In context ↗ - vitamins · Helped
keep up on my vitamins
In context ↗ - a balanced diet · Helped
a balanced diet
In context ↗ - SSRIs · Helped
the SSRIs are helping me with the depression and anxiety aspect
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | fell ill with COVID, then anxiety, depression and cognitive problemsever since I got sick last December my anxiety and depression have been terribleIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| early 2022 | first months of long haul were the worststill not 100% but seems way better then the previous 4-5 monthsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-05-29 | COVID reinfection briefly cleared cognition, then it returnedwhile I was sick I haven’t felt that good mentally in months ... Now that I’m starting to feel better my cognitive issues are coming backIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-06-02 | six-month mark, noticeably better but slowI’m gonna hit the 6 month mark this month and I feel like I’m doing much better but it seems like a slow recoveryIn context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-12-21 | better overall on an SSRI, but cognition still poorI’m definitely better than where I was 10 months ago ... the SSRIs are helping me with the depression and anxiety aspect but my brain is not rightIn context ↗ | Mild | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2023-01-09 | mentally better than in a year while down with flualthough my body is definitely feeling it I haven’t felt this good mentally in a yearIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“SSRIS helped but the space where my personality and emotion was is pretty much an empty void” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Now that I’m starting to feel better my cognitive issues are coming back
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety and depression have been terrible
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