OT question: Was your case of COVID severe?
I’m asking because I’m having similar problems of insomnia and fatigue, but, if I ever got COVID, it was pretty mild. I never tested positive.
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Oh wow, where do I begin? LOL
I was hospitalized Feb 2022 with Covid, pneumonia and a cracked rib. I fell in the parking just prior to getting Covid. I spent six days in the hospital and I got that Remdesivir treatment. Thank God it didn’t kill me.
After I got out and up through June I was starting to get my strength back when I developed vertigo and insomnia. It wasn’t too bad, until November when the symptoms got really bad. I developed chronic fatigue, insomnia, nausea and vertigo/dizziness.
All these lasted up through Jan 2023 when the nausea finally started clearing up, but the other three symptoms remained though not to the level they were, except for the insomnia. However, since the dizziness was still there my doctor forbade me to drive until I was good and awake, which means I didn’t report into work until 10:30 AM or so.
I finally had to retire in April of this year. Thank God my supervisors were VERY understanding and gave me the ability to rework my time in the office and to work part time until then. I had lots of sick time built up so I didn’t lose any pay.
Since then I’ve tried to overcome the insomnia but good, meaningful rest has eluded me. I’ve taken sleep meds on and off but nothing really gives me good sleep unless I drug myself up to oblivion, then I’m next to useless the next day. The fatigue is still a factor to, and since I can’t get good sleep it’s a double whammy.
I’ll be more than happy to answer any more questions you might have!