Three months of long COVID fatigue, nearly normal after stretching and lighter activity
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve had a fight with long CoViD
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
really helped me get over most of my symptoms. Now I only have mucus overproduction
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’ve had a fight with long CoViD
In context ↗
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Summary
They described fighting long COVID, with fatigue lasting three months. Stretching, drinking a ton of liquids and exercising lighter than they usually would helped them get over most of their symptoms. By the time of writing, only mucus overproduction remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- stretching · Helped a lot
stretching, drinking a ton of liquids and exercising lighter than I usually would, really helped me get over most of my symptoms
In context ↗ - drinking a ton of liquids · Helped a lot
drinking a ton of liquids ... really helped me get over most of my symptoms
In context ↗ - exercising lighter than I usually would · Helped a lot
exercising lighter than I usually would, really helped me get over most of my symptoms
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Mind-body practices · Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with three months of fatigueI’ve had a fight with long CoViD and as hard as it wasIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-11-27 | got over most symptomsstretching, drinking a ton of liquids and exercising lighter than I usually would, really helped me get over most of my symptomsIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2023-11-27 | only mucus overproduction remainingNow I only have mucus overproductionIn context ↗ | Near normal |
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