Does COVID brain fog go away on its own?

In month 9 of LC and have experienced brain fog daily. However, after my second episode of whole body shaking and very pronounced tremors a week ago, I’m in a constant state of brain fog, lethargy and imbalance. Very unnerving. I would like to understand the physiology responsible for this. The second shaking and tremor episode seemed to have been caused by vestibular testing that bombarded my nervous system with too much stimuli. Would appreciate any feedback. Thank you, and feel better everyone.

I got Covid the first time in March 2020 (and again in Jan 22). I have had Brain fog since the May 2020. I was operating at about 40% in late 2020. The thing that helped the most was a change in diet. I did a plant based diet for 3 months then started to introduce some proteins in limited quantity (lost 35 lbs). I also started taking supplements recommended by an integrative health PA. This combination took me to about 60%. My PCP and a Rhuematologist recommended I try a mild dose of Duloxotene (antidepressant) to help with concentration issues. This helped at work to the point where I am at 80% about half the time. Other times I still crash and and have fatigue typically after a day of more activities or more stress (PEM). This is not a full list of all the experiments that I have tried - only the somewhat effective ones. I have also had many tests that did not reveal any problems. Still working on other ways to improve, but its not easy figuring out the right mix of cross-functional things that can help.

Yes, I still have brain fog even after almost. Year with Long Covid. Kinda under the same reasons.
You’re not alone!!! Hang in there.
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I dealt with covid cough for 60 days through August and Sept. of 2022. I slept around 4 hours in the 24. Since then I had one audio-visual hallucination documented by 2 people and am seeing things which are not there. Physically I'm okay, but don't trust my mind and have bad train of thought and word recall. Any suggestions would be welcome

This! I also have a constant feeling of dread/anxiety. It sometimes attaches to random memories, but it's generally more of an unfocused feeling. I also found that I'm very "jumpy" (e.g. if I'm walking down the hallway in our apartment, and my wife unexpectedly comes out of a room, it's like she jumped out and said "boo").

My short-term memory is already bad, and COVID made it worse. And the lightheadedness is bothering me too. Is there anyone else that had their Nervous system get affected from COVID? I read that it can take months to recover.

Hello @carissadennery. You will notice that I have moved your post into an existing discussion on the topic of brain fog after COVID so that you may more easily connect with others who may have similar experiences. You can find your post here:
- Does COVID brain fog go away on its own?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/brain-fog-go-away-on-its-own/

Yes, the worst part for me is not trusting my own mind.
I’m also tired and anxious and jumpy and am sick of all the brain fog and vaccine conspiracies and doctors appointments and endless suggested supplements/ herbs/ vitamins/ diets and going to my NIH RECOVER appointment this week to give 16 (maybe more now) vials of blood and other tests. God only knows what shape I’ll be in going into 2024.

I have posted to this effect in the past: My knowledge gained as a longstanding hypothyroid patient is that whenever anyone suffers a significant illness, their thyroid levels can suffer as a result, and take their jolly old time rebounding. For this reason doctors do not consider serum thyroid labs true indicators of thyroid functional ability in the aftermath of such illnesses, I understand. What can help thyroid hormones in rebounding is testing for serum Vitamin D, Folate, Ferritin and Vitamin B-12, then optimizing these levels as needed (with physician guidance so that you do not go masking a condition in need of proper diagnosis). This I have learned on dedicated thyroid support group sites, and found personally helpful. Checking these labs may assist with helping your thyroid along in rebounding from a illness setback.

I am willing to bet that if some post COVID-19 symptom sufferers were to review list(s) of thyroid condition symptoms a percentage will feel right at home. This is because you are at home until your thyroid levels slowly recover following your illness. I recently listened to a Zoom session by the American Thyroid Association and they said they have been seeing a higher percentage of one particular thyroid condition (that I am unfamiliar with, and have not put my hands on my notes, I have some brain fog too!) they feel is related to this pandemic.

I located my American Thyroid Association patient meeting Zoom notes: The doctor's participating in a hypothyroidism question and answer group said they are seeing a increase in Graves' Disease since the pandemic.