Long COVID and unable to work two hours a day, now recovered after a mindset change
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I knew I had long COVID and talked to my pharmacist about it
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I stayed in bed for 2 ... I couldn't even work 2 hours a Day
- Now: Recovered
Now I'm fully charged and healthy as a horse
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
when I tested positive for covid 19. I slept for 10 days
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
After testing positive for COVID-19 in 2022, this Reddit user slept for 10 days, then spent about two months sleeping heavily and unable to work even two hours a day. They described extreme fatigue and very low energy, and credited a change of mindset and not dwelling on the illness. By July 2022 they reported approaching normal and feeling healthy as a horse, off all medication.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- 3 of the most stimulating psychiatric drugs / amphetamines / Adderall · Much worse
My bosses Dr had me on 3 of the most stimulating psychiatric drugs and fuck if I didnt have some form or mania at my last appointment
In context ↗ - think feel do process / thought analysis and positive affirmations · Helped a lot
If the mind is made up one is I'll the body follows.
In context ↗ - staying in bed · Not said
I stayed in bed for 2 and would've stayed in for many more months especially after buying into all the propaganda for long COVID.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
I received only 1 of moderna vaccines because it made me pass out
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining
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 | tested positive for COVID-19 and slept for 10 daysI had COVID 19 and slept for 10 days.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 1 mo | about two months sleeping heavily, stayed in bed, could not work two hours a dayI was ther3 man for 2 months I couldn't even work 2 hours a Day.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2022-07-08 | approaching normal, healthy, off all medicationNow I'm fully charged and healthy as a horse.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“I had 5 2 week long manic episodes that all ended in a peak state of psychosis all because I was being overmedicated without being aware” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Amphetamine salts (Adderall)“The cops came in and handcuffed me to a hospital bed and I was against my will taken via ambulance to a psychiatric hospital” In context ↗ Hospitalisation
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I received only 1 of moderna vaccines because it made me pass out” In context ↗ Low blood pressure or fainting
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I had COVID 19 and slept for 10 days. The next 2 months I slept so much I didnt even work .
In context ↗
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