The fatigue is so much worse than the actual covid. I can't walk 10 ft without getting winded.. I don't consume sugar, alcohol or simple carbs. I am finally sleeping better but this is simply brutal.
This is good information. Wish I lived in a place where I had a caring caretaker like this person😍😍 Good luck to everyone suffering with chronic fatigue. 😵🤗🤗🤗
I'm in the U.S. and I think I would do anything to find a primary care giver who is as caring and compassionate as this lady seems to be. She speaks with sympathy and intelligence. So many of our doctors and staff are narcissistic and discriminatory to patients, especially those in a lower income bracket. It's not worth going to any doctor in the US for the most part. You're just a number and source of money. I'm in NY. This video is extremely accurate. The descriptions are right, this is exactly what it is like for me since Covid. It seems to be getting worse over the last several months.I had a boom of energy yesterday and did a lot and the bust came today. It breaks my heart when I realize that I am just not going to be able to do normal activities ever again. I'm not yet 50. Thank you so much for this video. I am having to use youtube instead of a hospital visit. I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this. Such helpful ideas. Also, your kindly tone and guidance takes away my guilt about having a wonky battery. My post Covid droopiness is just as you describe. I now plan to be more strategic because running out of energy in public is discouraging and embarrassing.
Ive been using weightlifting to battle after covid tiredness. If i dont lift, i wont be hungry hardly at all. If i lift i can eat A LOT. Overall its been helping my appetite which helps my overall strength and health. I was like a zombie for the first month or so in the gym, all tired as can be and weak. Ive had some really tired days after lifting but im almost 100% 2 months after covid. Im basically winning in the end with the extreme energy expenditures. I really had to watch that the first month or 2. NOw i can finally workout hard again.
At least 2 years now with long Covid. Can finally work, but limited physical and social activities unfortunately still. I’m fine walking and very light body weight exercise. If I do anything with additional strain like trying to add any weights, walking with a heavy rucksack, I’m exhausted for several days. Still not seen any clinicians for an in person assessment, nothing that helps other than telling me to pace myself. Good and bad aspects of healthcare in England.
Thank you, I think the battery analogy is helpful, it is easy for me and those around me to understand. I have been living with chronic fatigue for more than two years since having Covid and I recognise that boom and bust cycle with the downward spiral that comes from pushing too hard. Sadly I don't have much to say about things getting better. When I manage myself well I can start to have days when I almost feel normal but as soon as I try to stretch myself to doing more, the amount I can do shrinks back (boom-bust). For me the breaks and rests of five or ten minutes do little and I generally have to go to bed for two hours every afternoon to get through the rest of the day. If I skip my afternoon sleeps for a couple of days I am soon too tired to even think. Walking or exercising makes me worse. So I have learned to just do a lot less and at a slow pace. The house does not get cleaned, the gardening does not get done and I muddle through the days by not doing a lot of things I would previously have found easy. Fortunately I am retired though I would dearly like to be more active in my voluntary work and my role as a carer. I think this is a great video, my only criticism is that it is a little too optimistic about recovery. Self management definitely brings about improvements but I don't think the capacity of my "battery" has improved at all. Accepting my limitations has helped but I still sometimes find things very frustrating.
What an apt summary of this severely limiting condition and fitting description of your new everyday life, Andrew! I can relate well as everything you say describes me as well. Let's not give up hope - improvement and finally overall well-being may still be on the horizon!
So, I felt great first thing in the morning and I needed to get groceries so off I went. Feeling good, feeling good, getting the milk at the far corner of the store…uh oh… my battery has died. Leaning over the trolley, making a beeline to the checkout. Collapse on the bed and sleep for quite a long time.
Happened to me yesterday, ended up only getting a couple items, I've also gotten where I need a cart to shop, not necessarily to lean but helps with balance? It's hard to explain. Hoping you get better, this is horrible and we shouldn't have to rest for hours to just run out and get a couple items
Next month will be 2 years since my J&J vaccine and I still suffer from fatigue. I can't exercise the way I used to, I am EXHAUSTED after a simple lunchtime walk and my relationship with my kids has suffered because I can't do as much as I used to. I blame my company for giving me a 1 month ultimatum or lose my job, I blame the government for pressuring employers. Why do I blame them for my "decision", because in the end, they didn't give me the necessary time to find another job, move, etc... in our small town. My "decision" was get the vaccine or be homeless and starve! If it was just me, I might have rolled the dice, but I wasn't going to make my family homeless and hungry.
All these doctors with no answers, 30 yrs ago had me , there were no answers, I now have long covid which is similar no answers .yet they still keep making videos.
