Long COVID with headaches, fatigue and dizziness, now nearly back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in January and been dealing with long haul symptoms which were actually worse than having covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I just went back to work today as a server and I took it very slow ... still fatigued and dizzy with headaches
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I feel a lot better with many days being better of the month and few bad. ... generally recovered tho
In context ↗
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Summary
A man in his early 20s developed long COVID in January 2021 with headaches, fatigue, dizziness and sinus pressure, and was back working as a server within weeks. He took a steroid, used nasal strips and extra vitamin D, and by May he rated himself about 90%, though anxiety and depression came and went. Flare-ups recurred in late 2022, but by January 2023 he was back in the gym and nursing school and called himself generally recovered.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vitamin c · Helped
i just started taking vitamin c,d ... vitamin c and b3 chewables and staying hydrated I thought really helped me
- vitamin d supplement · Helped
increased vitamin d supplement haven’t been feeling fatigued or brain fog for about 2 weeks now almost feel 100%
In context ↗ - steroid · Helped
Started taking steroid for it ab a week ago and significant decrease
In context ↗ - Nasal strips · Helped
Nasal strips on nose before bed and increased vitamin d supplement haven’t been feeling fatigued or brain fog for about 2 weeks now
In context ↗ - eating healthier mainly berrys for antioxidants · Helped
I’ve been eating healthier mainly berrys for antioxidants, vitamin c and b3 chewables and staying hydrated I thought really helped me.
In context ↗ - b3 chewables · Helped
vitamin c and b3 chewables and staying hydrated I thought really helped me
In context ↗ - hydrating a lot · Helped
all I’ve been doing has been hydrating a lot ... staying hydrated I thought really helped me
- working out · Worse
I shoveled and tried to workout few days ago and raging headache came and lasted a few days then went down
In context ↗ - Pfizer · Not said
Most days have been good tho after getting Pfizer.
In context ↗ - multivitamins · Not said
Just started taking multivitamins too.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Other drugs and medicines · 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. The chart starts 2 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | headaches eased, almost 100% but not quiteStarted taking steroid for it ab a week ago and significant decrease.In context ↗ | Near normal | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2021-05-21 | about 90% and working out again, some anxiety and depressionabout 90% as some anxiety and depression comes and goesIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| October 2022 | flare-up of old symptoms after a good summer and fallthis is just a flare up but it lasts for some timeIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-01-06 | back in the gym and finished a semester of nursing school, some off daysnot feeling so dizzy, finished a semester of nursing schoolIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
lingering headache will not go away
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
still fatigued and dizzy with headaches
In context ↗ - Brain fog
brain fog for about 2 weeks now
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I was having SOB and heart palps
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
When I start my work I get nervous and heart palps
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
some anxiety and depression comes and goes
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I shoveled and tried to workout few days ago and raging headache came and lasted a few days then went down
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