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Is Long Covid limiting your ability to drive?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 4 8:32pm | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
16 months post-COVID. I live in a rural area but close to all regular destinations except for an hour drive to “the big city” on occasion. Sitting in the car driving is easier on me than any activity requiring standing or walking that affects heart rate and dizziness. However, brain fog is still prominent, and I have noticed I need to audibly remind myself of where I’m going to keep focused on the task. I have often realized I’ve missed speed limit changes on very familiar routes.
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Yes. The first few months of long haul I had such a hard time with even being a passenger, the dizziness was so intense. That slowly subsided (though I still get bouts of it) but me driving is still very difficult. I get dizzy, head pressure, hot spots on my face, and then my anxiety is on like red alert.
I'm an entirely different person now when it comes to being in a car (either as a driver or passenger). Before covid I absolutely LOVED driving, loved going fast, loved driving long distances, etc. Literally my husband virtually never drove before I got sick. Now I can barely drive two minutes down the road.