← Return to Do other long haulers suffer with brain changes? Seen any improvement?

Discussion
Comment receiving replies
@kpatterson

I had a bad case of Covid in 12/2020. I continue with brain fog, use oxygen at bedtime with CPAP (a previous diagnosis of sleep apnea), insomnia (take a nightly prescription sleep aid), numb arms upon waking about 1-2 times a week, racing heart with light exercise. Almost a year later and I feel like my brain fog issues are having a resurge. They never completely went away, but I'm noticing a resurgence and it is concerning me. I work as a nurse and I do not do well with multi-tasking or over stimulation and have decided to go from 36 hrs a week to 24 hrs. Looking to see what others are doing.

I take Doxepin for sleep (tri-cyclic antidepressant used more for sleep than depression). I tried using CBD Sleep gummies (1/2 gummy) and it worked for a few months but then stopped. I went back to Doxepin.
My employer has changed my work duties so I concentrate on 1-2 services that require less multi-tasking. I am so appreciative of them working with me during this time of frustration, for me.

Kim

Jump to this post


Replies to "I had a bad case of Covid in 12/2020. I continue with brain fog, use oxygen..."

It is great you are able to work. I am over a year now and have not seen a lot of changes. Multitasking is very difficult, especially with noise around me. As an ER nurse it is impossible to go back. I had 'near misses' doing 4 hr shifts at a vaccine clinic which scared me and I stopped. I rely on a quiet environment for normal household paperwork that I can do slowly and triple check. Knowing that I am not reliable is a profound hit to me self esteem. In my BC (before Covid) life I ran codes, trauma, rapid transfusions, Cath lab, stroke/TPA without a second thought-I was fully 'in the zone'. my mojo is gone now