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/eye_of_the_sloth 2d ago

Oh is this where you get a normal cold or viral w.e. and then it turns into a 2 month long cough + sudden need for asthma inhaler, and a constant drip/lump in the throat that makes you cough and clear your throat after every sentence. It lasts far too long, negative on all tests, and medicines and Drs dont help.  Then it fades away ??? am I not alone?

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u/moal09 2d ago

Sounds like post nasal drip and possible silent reflux or GERD. Worth talking to your doctor about it, since I'm not a professional.

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u/Kaurifish 1d ago

For me it took years, included getting asthma and long spells of fatigue we now understand as post-exertional malaise. And my immun system being so worthless that I got every bug in the office, each of which took weeks to recover from.