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@lindy1965

Joanne,
You have described my life.
I have been sick with long covid since 2020 as well. In January 2021 I got the Moderna vaccine and I hadn’t recovered from it a month later but my primary care told me that I should get the second vaccine as well. Three days after my second vaccine I was in the hospital with severe chest pain. Long Covid has reactivated my Epstein-Barr virus. I also have dysautonomia. Most doctors want to shrug it off as ‘depression’. It is so frustrating! I have tried many different supplements and I am super sensitive to medication‘s, caffeine, etc. Nothing seems to work and I have all of your symptoms but I think the worst of all at this point is the profound exhaustion and PEM. My primary care doc basically washed his hands of me because I won’t go on anti depressants. I did try one earlier on and it just made me even more fatigued. I have not worked since Fall 2021 as I passed out at work on a few occasions.
I wish someone would help us.
No one understands… I feel abandoned by people who used to be friends. We can’t give up hope!

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Hi Lindy1965
I just responded to Joannemm30809 post and now I just saw yours. you have both described my life too. I know all about the depression too, no interest in that. When I have clinic visits , I say dont bother with that depression screening , cause I am not doing it. I ask them wouldnt you be depressed if you were dealing with this .I passed out at work too, twice. I hope you did not get hurt when you fell. I feel abandoned by people also, no one understands, and the phone does not ring much anymore. We all need to stick together and maybe by sharing and communicating we can have these friendships on line through this site. There are so many of us out there, we can not give up hope. One thing I remember Joyce Meyer saying was never give up. We are tough and strong and we can beat this, my mom use to say Time heals. Sincerely, Kitty2