New long COVID symptoms? Have you encountered new ones?

I am in month 20 of my Long Covid and although I don't have changes that you describe, I have definitely undergone systematic changes since my acute stage. One positive change is stronger, harder nails. Go figure. IBS is the other very significant change. I used to have IBS D (diarrhea) and now am really struggling with constipation for the first time in my life. I feel like my Long Covid symptoms of fatigue, breathlessness with exertion, weak legs, etc. are improving but every time I push myself, I know that the nasty virus has not left my system.

I have also had a change in symptoms, including the kinds of food I can tolerate. For example, I used to eat oatmeal regularly. But two months ago, it gave me severe heart palpitations. Recently, I have been able to eat it again.

A wide range of symptoms seems to be a hallmark of this illness for me. The symptoms fluctuate wildly, both in terms of intensity and frequency.

Like others, I am learning not to push myself. On more than one occasion I have started to feel better for a few days so I would increase my activity level, only to have a setback. The good news is that I am very gradually beginning to feel better. (It just gets discouraging when I have a setback. But the setbacks are getting less frequent.)

Has anyone else found that a good night's sleep seems to make a difference? If I get a solid 7-8 hours of sleep, my symptoms often feel less intense that day.

I am curious why you characterize the virus as, still being in you system? Is that how your doctor refers to it. Are you involved in a "long covid" clinic? Thanks

I've been on the waiting list for a Long Covid Clinic for a year. My symptoms are less severe but they are the same ones I have had since my acute Covid.

I came down with Covid this past September 2021. I am now having a strange smell lingering around me that no one else smells. It is so bad at times I can taste it. I can't figure out
what the smell is. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

I can not cope with this at all. It's horrible.

My friend has the same thing, she thinks it smells metallic. No one around her believes her.

I can smell an odd odor at times, however, my nose is mostly stopped up. Tried about everything so I don't have to breathe through my mouth.

I have a metallic taste with ham and cold cuts, But mostly when I bring up phlegm.

I also have food and medicine sensitivity that I didn't before covid. I have heard from friends who are seasonal allergy sufferers that it is a particularly bad season with higher reaction than past years. So allergy may just be the year. Check out Central sensitization syndrome. Something I have recently learned about but explains so much post covid stuff.

The rare, solid night's sleep is like turning the volume down on my symptoms-my brain is 'brighter' and my muscles don't ache