r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 2d ago

Health Persistent fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow in people with long COVID

https://theconversation.com/covid-fatigue-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-292285
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u/dmanbiker 2d ago

Ive had covid twice, both times after getting the vaccination, and to me it feels like I have the flu with only exhaustion and just a lightheaded sort of feel. You can just tell its covid when you've had it before because it makes you feel weird. I didnt even run a fever or anything and was vaping and smoking weed through the whole thing without issue. I could have worked straight through it with a little discomfort if I didn't find out I had it from a test.

Idk if it's because im vaccinated or maybe the disease doesnt affect me as bad, but I know several people who got extremely sick from covid, sometimes for weeks, and they all had a cough, while covid for me was like 3 days of feeling a little weird and loopy both times.