Long COVID brain fog, fatigue and gut problems; Z pack helped briefly, then relapse
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was prescribed z pack early on in my journey because the doctor thought my symptoms may have been some sort of undetected bacterial infection.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I felt better for a few weeks but then slipped back into feeling like crap after.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID had brain fog, fatigue and gut problems, plus a symptom that lasted the better part of a year before finally starting to taper off. A course of Z pack antibiotics early in their illness seemed to improve the brain fog, fatigue and gut for a few weeks, but the benefit faded and they slipped back into feeling like crap. No other treatments or costs were reported.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- z pack · Helped
I honestly felt like they had a positive impact on my brain fog, fatigue and gut towards around the middle of the course. I felt better for a few weeks but then slipped back into feeling like crap after.
In context ↗
Approaches: Antibiotics
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.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | Long COVID with brain fog, fatigue and gut problemsI was prescribed z pack early on in my journey because the doctor thought my symptoms may have been some sort of undetected bacterial infection.In context ↗ | |
| early on in my journey | Z pack course helped brain fog, fatigue and gutI honestly felt like they had a positive impact on my brain fog, fatigue and gut towards around the middle of the course.In context ↗ | Azithromycin (Zithromax, Z-Pak) |
| 2025-12-24 | Drunk/high feeling finally starting to taper offI had this feeling for the better part of a year. It's just finally starting to taper off.In context ↗ | |
| 2026-10-06 | Slipped back into feeling like crap after a few weeks of Z pack benefitI felt better for a few weeks but then slipped back into feeling like crap after.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I honestly felt like they had a positive impact on my brain fog, fatigue and gut towards around the middle of the course.
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