Long COVID with brain fog, fatigue and palpitations, now much better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my Covid infection that lead to my LC symptoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was never bed bound but housebound on my worse days
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
i am not fully recovered, maybe 70-75%
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got Covid in April 2023 after traveling overseas.
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
A 28-year-old nurse developed long COVID in April 2023, with nausea, bloating and weight loss, then brain fog, fatigue, palpitations and anxiety that led to extended sick leave by December 2023. She tried acupuncture, ginger, vitamin D, a PPI, Pepcid with Zyrtec, magnesium threonate, Mitocore with CoQ10, Lexapro, yoga and therapy. By April 2024 she rated herself 70-75% recovered, hiking two hours and preparing to return to work.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ginger chew or capsule · Helped
i sometimes take a ginger chew or capsule after meals and I feel like it helps a little but.
In context ↗ - nutrition drinks · Not said
I’ve been trying to supplement with nutrition drinks.
In context ↗ - eating clean · Helped
Small meals, no fatty or fried foods, sticking with primarily fresh foods and minimizing any inflammatory foods. I feel like over time, it’s helped a little.
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Helped
-acupuncture (relaxing, but very minimal effect)
In context ↗ - vitamin D+ K2 · Not said
-vitamin D+ K2 ( I did have a low vit d level)
In context ↗ - PPI · Helped
-PPI (helped a little but then stopped working so I stopped taking it)
In context ↗ - Pepcid · Not said
-Pepcid and Zyrtec for possible MCAS
In context ↗ - magnesium threonate · Helped
-magnesium threonate ( felt like this helped with my brain fog)
In context ↗ - mitocore · Helped
-mitocore and COQ10 (this seemed to help with my energy levels a little bit)
In context ↗ - fish oil · Not said
-fish oil (not sure if this is doing anything but it’s healthy to take anyways)
In context ↗ - SSRI-lexapro · Helped
-SSRI-lexapro 5mg (I was so scared to start this initially but it really helped with my anxiety so I can finally start relaxing and calming my nervous system)
In context ↗ - yoga, meditation · Not said
-yoga, meditation, therapy (basically doing things to get out of fight or flight)
In context ↗ - slow walks with increasing amounts of time; light aerobic exercise · Not said
slow walks with increasing amounts of time ... light aerobic exercise (keeping HR no more than zone 2) while being careful not to trigger PEM
In context ↗ - LMNT electrolyte · Not said
I also drink a packet of LMNT electrolyte daily to help my hydration.
In context ↗ - TIME · Helped a lot
I think TIME was a major factor.
In context ↗ - leave from work and focus on recovering · Helped
Also being able to take a leave from work and focus on recovering helped so much with stress and anxiety.
In context ↗ - sleep · Helped
Time and sleep.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
sore arm and a little tired for two/three days but it did not lower my progress
In context ↗
Approaches: SSRIs · Radical rest
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | COVID infection, then GI symptoms beganAs I recovered from the initial infection, I suddenly started developing GI symptoms-unrelenting nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating, and diarrhea.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| mid 2023 | slight improvement, went back to workSlowly got a little better, went back to work (I’m a nurse so I work a physically demanding job)In context ↗ | Mild | |
| October 2023 | nausea worse, brain fog, fatigue, chest tightness, anxiety, calling in sickaround October, not only did my nausea get worse, I slowly started developing worsening brain fog, fatigue, chest tightness and major anxietyIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2023 | extended leave of absence, housebound on worst daysBy December, I was calling in sick so often that I decided to take an extended leave of absence from work.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| April 2024 | 70-75% recovered, two-hour hike, preparing to return to worki did a two hour hike with 1,000feet elevation the other day! i am preparing to return to work next week. i am not fully recovered, maybe 70-75%.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“sore arm and a little tired for two/three days but it did not lower my progress” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
unrelenting nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating, and diarrhea
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Constant nausea, feeling of fullness, bloating, etc etc.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I slowly started developing worsening brain fog, fatigue, chest tightness and major anxiety
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
head pressure and brain fog
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
palpitations and tachycardia (HR was 120-130s just from changing clothes)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
still have some mild anxiety and dysautonomia like symptoms
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
dysautonomia like symptoms like heat intolerance
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
anxiety and depression (had a couple of panic attacks, first time)
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
mild PEM? (I was never bed bound but housebound on my worse days.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
With exertion, my limbs ache and feel super heavy
In context ↗
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