With the stress and strain of daily life during a pandemic, a little exhaustion is considered equivalent to the course. But experts warn that some forms of new exhaustion could be a much deeper problem. In particular, one new study indicates that if you feel extremely tired after exercising mentally or physically, it may actually be a sign that you have what some experts call ‘long COVID’, an extensive case in which symptoms can last for months continues. , even after the virus is no longer transmissible. Read on to find out more, and if you have this subtle symptom, you may have already had COVID.
The December study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by researchers from University College London, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine, and Oregon Health and Science University. What they found was that among people experiencing prolonged symptoms, 72 percent reported experiencing ‘post-exertional malaise’ or PEM when a patient feels extra tired after mental or physical exertion.
The research team conducted a survey to identify the most commonly reported COVID symptoms in a diverse population of patients. With 3,762 respondents from 56 countries, the patients varied greatly in age, and these were men, women, and non-binary individuals. All experienced long COVID, with 96 percent of respondents reporting symptoms longer than 90 days.
The researchers found that there were three key symptoms that were the most common overall, and the most common after six months from the time of exposure. They felt tired or tired, had PEM and experienced cognitive dysfunction.
These three symptoms are, it seems, closely intertwined: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fatigue is exacerbated by PEM, and PEM can lead to an increase in cognitive problems, such as memory and concentration deficits. , also known as brain fog.
The CDC further explains that PEM usually appears within 12 to 48 hours after activity and can last for days or weeks. The health authority suggests that you alleviate PEM by adjusting your activities and balancing them at rest to prevent severe exhaustion from fatigue and the subsequent cognitive symptoms.
Of course, this is not the only long COVID symptom you are dealing with. Read on for more symptoms that occur in long-term cases, and to learn more about a severe COVID symptom, look at the “really disturbing” long COVID symptoms that doctors want you to prepare for.
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