Studies are shedding light on rates of recovery as well as the prevention and treatment of the complex condition.
  • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I haven’t really followed this too closely.

    When I caught covid the most standout thing to me was the effect it had on me mentally. On day 3 or 4 I attempted to work from home as I was physically feeling almost completely recovered. I was absolutely shocked the degree to which my thinking was affected: I could not hold my train of thought together, my short term memory was hopeless and I ended up taking another couple of days off because my work output was atrocious.

    After 2 weeks I was pretty much back to normal, and I can’t imagine how crappy it would be to try and live with that if the condition persisted. I assume that this is what long covid feels like?

    I have to wonder though, do we know for sure that this stuff that is getting called “long covid” is strictly covid related?

    There’s a whole world of poorly defined conditions that could be exacerbated by a covid infection, or get blamed on a covid infection: chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, depression, general physical unwellness and lack of energy.

    Sometimes it feels like covid is a great big bogeyman and people feel like shit and just don’t know what else to blame it on? Am I making sense or is the science pretty clear cut here?

    • SenorBolsa@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I don’t know what other people have going on, but I can tell you without a doubt I now get tired easier and have some days where I’m feeling wiped out even with adequate sleep and rest. This wasn’t something I experienced before, I could pretty tightly tie how I felt on any given day to my diet, activity level, sleep, and relaxation.

      It feels like it has improved very gradually. Hopefully my body can even itself out after a few years, which it feels like it will be at this rate, if at all.