Common Symptoms

For some patients who have had COVID-19, symptoms of the disease may last long after the infection is over. Dr. Vanichkachorn, Medical Director of COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program (CARP) talks about common features of Post-COVID Syndrome.

It can take up to three weeks to recover from a COVID-19 infection. Mayo Clinic defines post COVID-19 syndrome as symptoms that continue four or more weeks after the start of a COVID-19 infection, either by symptoms or by a positive COVD-19 test. Some people with post COVID-19 syndrome may recover in a few weeks. For others it may take several months. Unfortunately, some people may have chronic symptoms that never go away.

Common symptoms include: 

• Severe fatigue or tiredness, sometimes lasting days after activity 
• Shortness of breath 
• Headache 
• Troubles thinking 
• Muscle or joint pain 

 Other less common symptoms include: 

• Troubles sleeping 
• Rapid heartbeat 
• Dizziness
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Hair loss 
• Altered taste or smell 
• Tingling
• Numbness 

Summary of Video

COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program (CARP)

• CARP is not just for folks getting back to work, but anyone wanting to get back to normal activities
• Anecdotally, patients enjoy the CARP program and are recovering

Common features:

• Most defining feature is profound fatigue
  • Patients have reported taking 4-5 hour nap after doing laundry
•  Shortness of breath
• Headaches

Connect with other long-haulers talking about living with long-term symptoms, and supporting one another in the online Post-COVID support group. Follow the Newsfeed for the latest information on post-COVID syndrome.