Extreme exhaustion after normal exertion?

Same for me. I had Covid over the Christmas holidays, and have been fatigued ever since. The only thing that perks me up is a few days on a low dose of prednisone. I am 75.

Hi Everyone,
I got Covid on June 18 and am still positive with extreme fatigue, the shakes and my foot and calf swelling as my major complaints. My PC sent me for a Doppler ultrasound to see if I had any clots but my legs are fine. I did doze off during the test!! Do any of you have these symptoms? My PC says I am "probably" not contagious but I am so afraid of infecting my family. I am 79 and my bloods have always been in the normal range but these last ones were awful! My endocrinologist thinks Covid messed them up and is redoing them in a month. Has that happened to any of you?
I would appreciate any help as I am a bit nervous since I am now called "a long Covid" patient.
Thank you

Hi @6189. The activity part of covid is sooooooo frustrating. I use to be on my feet 8-10 hrs a day 5 days a week lifting and constantly aerobic. Now a year and half later I am able to carry pitcher of water to water plants and I conserve my energy during day moving from bed to couch to bathroom to refrigerator so I can get to sprinkler in evening. My whole body systems are compromised and yes the blood pressure, heart rate, metabolism . . all over the place. From what most post covid posts appear to share, the battery analogy and really having to listen to our bodies is critical. Feeling fine and able to exert oneself can deplete your energy at cell level which continues this frustrating everchanging unknown territory. I can say my doctor says I was the worst case and I feel fortunate to look back a year and a half and know I am here and grateful pacing with restraint found small improvement of lasting recovery instead of constant setbacks. Hope this helped and know we all wish you a healing journey🌈

This is the same for me except I'm 36. I was very active when I got covid July of 2020 and have been disabled ever since. Nothing showed up in ANY blood tests and doctors have basically written me off. However, recently there have been new insights to extreme fatigue and post-exertion malaise. They're finding that the resting lactic acid levels of some longcovid patients is very high. You should consider getting that checked, because if it is there's actually a very easy treatment for it. And if you have it but don't treat it, it looks like a self-perpetuating cycle. And if your lactic acid is high, you should get your ammonia levels checked.

I have a home lactic acid monitor made by Edge, and it's helping me see what activities are causing my lactic acid to spike and helping me manage what I can do in a day. It's been huge. I went from being in nearly constant pain and barely able to move around my house to actually being able to go out for a small birthday lunch at a restaurant with my parents and my husband. I haven't done that in three years!
I hope this helps. I've been telling everyone with longcovid about this because for some reason a lot of doctors haven't thought to check this. It's really ridiculous.

I’m with you! I’m on my 17th month! There’s a phase II trials going on now about a treatment called BC 007 in Germany and they’ll have results by the end of the year or beginning of 2024! Look it up on the internet!

This is the same for me except I'm 36. I was very active when I got covid July of 2020 and have been disabled ever since. Nothing showed up in ANY blood tests and doctors have basically written me off. However, recently there have been new insights to extreme fatigue and post-exertion malaise. They're finding that the resting lactic acid levels of some longcovid patients is very high. You should consider getting that checked, because if it is there's actually a very easy treatment for it. And if you have it but don't treat it, it looks like a self-perpetuating cycle. And if your lactic acid is high, you should get your ammonia levels checked.

I have a home lactic acid monitor made by Edge, and it's helping me see what activities are causing my lactic acid to spike and helping me manage what I can do in a day. It's been huge. I went from being in nearly constant pain and barely able to move around my house to actually being able to go out for a small birthday lunch at a restaurant with my parents and my husband. I haven't done that in three years!
I hope this helps. I've been telling everyone with longcovid about this because for some reason a lot of doctors haven't thought to check this. It's really ridiculous.

Hi Everyone,
I got Covid on June 18 and am still positive with extreme fatigue, the shakes and my foot and calf swelling as my major complaints. My PC sent me for a Doppler ultrasound to see if I had any clots but my legs are fine. I did doze off during the test!! Do any of you have these symptoms? My PC says I am "probably" not contagious but I am so afraid of infecting my family. I am 79 and my bloods have always been in the normal range but these last ones were awful! My endocrinologist thinks Covid messed them up and is redoing them in a month. Has that happened to any of you?
I would appreciate any help as I am a bit nervous since I am now called "a long Covid" patient.
Thank you