Brain Fog Post Covid

Medical Q&A [Moderated]
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Hey doc, hope your day has been going well,

In mid to late January I was positive for COVID for 10 days. Although my symptoms were very mild, it left me mentally foggy and tired overall.

When I was cleared to go back to the gym, I started the Beginner Temp to get back into things. The day after lifting however, I would feel the most tired and foggy. This wasn’t the case before, even when running a BBM’s 4 day template.

Any advice? I had to drop a class because I wasn’t feeling mentally sharp to take (Linear Algebra).

I saw somewhere it’s a possibility that someone experiencing “Covid Brain Fog” could experience it for the rest of their life, so I got scared and came here to ask someone more appropriate than some health website.

Thank you,

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It is common to experience a post-viral syndrome like this, and the majority resolve on their own with time.

I would adjust your training variables like volume and intensity based on your tolerance. Again, I expect this will improve with time, and as you improve, you can ramp these variables back up to desired levels.