What are common Long COVID symptoms?
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Published 2022-03-15
Read more about Fatigue:
longcovid.physio/fatigue
Read more about Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation:
longcovid.physio/post-exertional-malaise
Read more about Cognitive Dysfunction:
longcovid.physio/brain-fog
Read more about Orthostatic Intolerance:
longcovid.physio/dysautonomia-pots
Symptoms like fatigue, cognitive dysfunction and post-exertional malaise (PEM) are experienced by people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Learn more about ME/CFS at NICE, ME Association, ME Action and Doctors with ME:
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng206
meassociation.org.uk/
www.meaction.net/
doctorswith.me/
People with Long COVID are grateful to the lessons and research from ME/CFS that supports this video and people living with Long COVID.
Access the written transcript for this video:
longcovid.physio/long-covid-video-series/common-sy…
Access the whole video series:
longcovid.physio/long-covid-video-series
This video was illustrated and edited by:
Laura Bassi @fisiocamera
youtube.com/c/FisioCamera [email protected]
The script was written and narrated by:
Darren Brown, Chair Long COVID Physio
This video received consultation by:
Dr Asad Khan, Doctors with ME
Dr Elaine Mawell, Long Covid Support
Sammie Mcfarland, Long Covid Kids
Lindsay Skipper, Long COVID Physio
This video was peer reviewed by Long COVID Physio Executive Board
longcovid.physio/executive-board @LongCOVIDPhysio
All Comments (21)
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Long COVD ruined the quality of my life.
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thank-you for presenting Long Covid symptoms so clearly…. even after two years, people are still (painfully) unaware and/or dismissive of this affliction…. I’m sure I speak for many when I say that we are deeply grateful for everything you’re doing… 🙏
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I've been navigating all these symptoms, and more, for over 3 years. My most recent LongCovid update is GI. This just keeps getting better & better...😢
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I had the disease in September 22. Still have all these symptoms, including anxiety and depression. Hope others don’t have the hell I went through. I am getting somewhat better with minerals and vitamins that have some benefit for me.
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18 months into long covid still have extreme fatigue unfortunately
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Thanks for this video. So many people with longcovid come accross disbelief. This video will help them (me) explain what they are experiencing.
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I have long Covid for about a month and all these symptoms are spot on but you forgot anxiety and depression. I’ve never had anxiety or depression prior to getting Covid and when my symptoms flare up I get a feeling of doom, anxiety, and depression.
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This is horrible… unfortunately all my symptoms are pretty constant… hoping they go away soon!! Going on 3 weeks wahhhh 😢 Good video! This was good to understand a bit more about what’s going on in by body and brain
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Prednisone! Works great!
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Thank you for bringing this up for all of us who have been there done that
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I keep coming down with covid every year since the end of 2019. I'm just now starting to get over the 4th round of it and this was by far the worst round yet. It's been 4 1/2 weeks. I'm so done with covid.
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Thank you so much 🙏🏾
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Started getting allergies, headaches,dizziness, dehydrated feeling at times, tinnitus which is soooo annoying. Got very sick January 2, bad flu bug, was sooo sick, throwing up, couldn't eat much and to top it all off, caught a horrible cold, coughing lots, depressed , runny nose for months.
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It’s been 2 years and still having trouble concentrating
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This video is extremely helpful and I hope can be used more widely. I have had long covid (after being very fit and well) for six months and have shared this video with family and colleagues to raise awareness. Thank you
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Great, thank you!
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My previously super healthy 50 year old daughter is on disability for long Covid. It’s distressing to see. She got Covid and never got well. Just got worse. The fatigue is crippling. She is also seeing a heart specialist. I’m hoping at some point, it will get better. But, she will never return to work as a health care professional.
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Thank you for this wonderful visual summary. Very easy to follow for people who don´t understand what we have been through.
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i'm 45 years old had covid April 2020 did not go the hospital however struggled in the basement for 2 months felt like going through the gates of hell, its now 3 1/2 years later, I'm severely weak all the time fatigue , diminished vision , loss of focus , sleep 2 hours a night if I'm lucky , chest pains come and go every day, massive weight gain do to lack of exercise, when you tired you cant do any exercise, constant headaches 7 Brain tremors, going from doctor to doctor they are all clueless wish I Some answers (most severe is my insomnia) hope for some sort of remedy or cure 😪😪
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So I've had all of those symptoms since I had my second Pfizer vacc in 2021, and the only thing that's gotten better is the palpitations. Slightly. I did not make a fuss about it being vacc related because i was hoping for medical help (unfortunately medical professionals are tempted to write you off as mentally ill if you imply vaccine injury), irregardless none of these symptoms seem to worry my doctor. Its nice to see at least this. The symptoms suck, im half the person i was before them, but my biggest worry is what kind of damage is being done? I do know i now have multiple nodules in my lungs, nothing big enough to cause the chest pressure and sob ive been feeling for 2.5 years ...