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10-10-2020, 06:20 AM
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Post-Covid Brain fog

Those who advocate "herd immunity" are not taking into account some of the devastating consequences of being infected and surviving. A friend of mine has developed this symptom after surviving a nasty bout of the disease which did not lead to his hospitalisation. He also experienced psychosis and hallucinations whilst fighting it. Despite having no history of mental illness. He describes having holes in his brain and struggles with memory and thought processes.

I find references to "psychological" causes by some experts insulting. There is a fundamental lack of understanding of such conditions.



"“Brain fog seems like such an inferior description of what is actually going on. It’s completely crippling. I am unable to think clearly enough to [do] anything,” says Nicholson-McKellar, adding that the experience would be better described as cognitive impairment."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...hs-after-covid
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10-10-2020, 06:25 AM
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...not to mention the fact that you need to infect over 65% of the population to get to that stage.

Taking a conservative figure of 1% mortality that is over 420000 deaths in the UK alone
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10-10-2020, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
Those who advocate "herd immunity" are not taking into account some of the devastating consequences of being infected and surviving. A friend of mine has developed this symptom after surviving a nasty bout of the disease which did not lead to his hospitalisation. He also experienced psychosis and hallucinations whilst fighting it. Despite having no history of mental illness. He describes having holes in his brain and struggles with memory and thought processes.

I find references to "psychological" causes by some experts insulting. There is a fundamental lack of understanding of such conditions.



"“Brain fog seems like such an inferior description of what is actually going on. It’s completely crippling. I am unable to think clearly enough to [do] anything,” says Nicholson-McKellar, adding that the experience would be better described as cognitive impairment."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...hs-after-covid
That is really scary, Annie. Will your friend recover or do the medics not know yet?
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10-10-2020, 07:36 AM
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I don't know whether he is being followed up on these symptoms ST. He is not the sort of guy to make a fuss or go to the doctor unless it's an emergency. But he talked of this at length so it is clearly affecting his life. His wife has to remind him of things and keep an eye on him. He's nearing 70 was fully mentally alert before. So doctors will likely put it down to ageing rather than the Covid. Even though it was a direct result. I wonder how many others are not being followed up. It's not as though there is any treatment for this sort of thing. You just have to wait and see whether the brain cells compensate. But of course if they don't understand what's really causing it, that makes it difficult to treat and predict outcomes.
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10-10-2020, 08:24 AM
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That is so sad, Annie. This awful Covid thing seems to cause all sorts of unforeseen problems.
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10-10-2020, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
Those who advocate "herd immunity" are not taking into account some of the devastating consequences of being infected and surviving. A friend of mine has developed this symptom after surviving a nasty bout of the disease which did not lead to his hospitalisation. He also experienced psychosis and hallucinations whilst fighting it. Despite having no history of mental illness. He describes having holes in his brain and struggles with memory and thought processes.

I find references to "psychological" causes by some experts insulting. There is a fundamental lack of understanding of such conditions.



"“Brain fog seems like such an inferior description of what is actually going on. It’s completely crippling. I am unable to think clearly enough to [do] anything,” says Nicholson-McKellar, adding that the experience would be better described as cognitive impairment."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...hs-after-covid
A couple of questions was he confirmed to have covid and why no hospitalisation?
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10-10-2020, 10:09 AM
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Sadly, these sort of issues are common especially for older people with covid

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/me...rs-19-05-2020/
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10-10-2020, 11:32 AM
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I have already started a thread on "Long Covid" - here's the link:

Coronavirus: Specialist 'long Covid' clinics to be set up in England

https://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=70677

and an extract:

Sir Simon Stevens, the head of NHS England said there were "tens of thousands, probably hundreds of thousands" of patients affected.

People with relatively mild coronavirus infections as well as those who have been treated in intensive care can have persistent health problems for months. The most common symptom of long Covid is crippling fatigue. But breathlessness, joint pain, anxiety, brain fog and many other symptoms have also been reported.
ETA There's an even earlier thread from the OP:

https://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=70192

Long Covid

with my link to this:

Coronavirus: Rehab centre takes first patients

https://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=68438

The first hospital dedicated to helping coronavirus patients recover from the long-term effects of the illness has received its first patients. Surrey's NHS Seacole Centre opened this month at Headley Court, a former rehab centre for injured soldiers.
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10-10-2020, 12:36 PM
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Sorry about your friend Annie, but any virus or bacterial infection carries the risk of complications in a very small percentage of people.
Even in the article it points out that these symptoms are only a 'Best Guess' scenario...More scare mongering I'm afraid. No wonder mental illness and suicides are at an all time high...

The proportion of people with cognitive symptoms for any period of time as a result of Covid-19 is unknown, and a focus of study now, but in some studies could be up to 20%,” he says.
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10-10-2020, 12:41 PM
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Sorry to hear about your friend Annie, it really hits home when you actually know someone who is suffering.
 
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