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Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by anonuser123456 on Monday September 25, 2023 @07:39PM (#37652285)
>unremitting fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and a variety of cognitive and autonomic dysfunctions

So chronic fatigue syndrome?

Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by all2 on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:01PM (#37652484)
Adrenal exhaustion, too.

I've been struggling with fatigue since earlier this year after I got (what I presume to be) another bout of Rona. It is debilitating fatigue, where I can get 14 hours of sleep and I'm still exhausted, focus and brain power are elusive faint memories. It sucks.

I've found two things that beat back the fatigue into something manageable; nicotine gum (2mg, once a day), and as many carbohydrates from fresh ripe fruit as I can stuff into my face. I'm concerned that a good supply of fruit will be lacking as winter sets in. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do about that.

Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by anon84873628 on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:14PM (#37652598)
It's not cheap but you can buy fruit from growers online. Oranges, persimmons, cherimoyas, guavas, kiwis, pomegranates, and some grapes will be harvested in California. South Florida also has year round produce, and you can buy imports from the Caribbean and South America. Join the "fruit 4 sale" Facebook group or search for farms online.
Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by honkycat on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:15PM (#37652607)
Some fruit freezes really well and is very snack-able.
Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by umanwizard on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:22PM (#37652668)
It seems plausible to me that CFS and long covid are the same thing, or at least very closely related.
Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by thenerdhead on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:48PM (#37652877)
While various post-acute infection syndromes may be lumped in the same category, they have differing pathologies & thus symptoms.

While there is a ME/CFS long covid subtype, there are many others as well. In other words, not everyone who has long covid suffers from fatigue.

It could be likely that the ME/CFS long covid subtype may share a common pathology with the varying CFS hypothesized pathogens(influenza, etc).

Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by xhonk on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:49PM (#37652888)
This is probably one of those areas where one symptom cluster (CFS) can be caused by several different things (COVID, autoimmunity, EBV, etc). So original causes may be different but they all converge on the same major symptoms.
Re:Distinguishing features of Long Covid identified through ... by olliej on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:37PM (#37653240)
I mean sure but that’s like saying “this condition has tumours” and saying “so cancer” like that is a useful diagnosis. Hell your response is like someone describing the symptoms of chemo or numerous other heavy treatments and saying “oh so CFS”.