← Return to Exacerbated anxiety and depression, brain fog: Long Covid

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I got Covid in mid August 2022. Prior to that I was walking a hard 2 mile loop daily, was off all my antidepressants for at least a year. By the way, the hardest one to come off was Cymbalta. My Nurse Practitioner tapered me down slowly and then the last week changed me to Prozac because it has a longer half-life and can prevent the Cymbalta withdrawal side effects. After I recovered from Covid I realized that I was feeling more and more depressed but I couldn't figure out why. After a while I decided it must be a symptom of Long Covid. After some months of deep depression my provider started me on Wellbutrin but after an increase in dose I still didn't notice much of an improvement. She added another antidepressant which hasn't made any reduction in my depression. Now we're considering nasal Ketamine which is used in treatment resistant depression. I just am so tired of this depression, fatigue, exercise intolerance, brain fog, poor memory. It is just not who I was before getting Covid...

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I had terrible symptoms from Covid…what has helped me a ton…FUNCTIONAL neurologist (NOT regular neurologist)
Functional Nutritionist (I eat a VERY strict diet and supplements specific to me) specializing in gut health, Hyperbaric Oxygen chamber, infared sauna

It all sounds too familiar. I got covid around the same time and went through similar feelings, med changes, symptoms, you name it. Its torture. Its a beautiful day outside (I'm in Philadelphia) and I don't want to get out of bed.

I am so sorry. That has been my experience as well.