Emotional wreck after COVID-19?

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Strange question, but has anyone found that they are emotional AF after their Covid has ended? I tested positive on 4th November, returned to work this week, but I feel so down and depressed. I can't stop crying about the smallest thing, and I feel really low and depressed. I'm ok at work but on the way home today I bawled my eyes out in the car all the way home.
I then raided the cupboards and had a proper binge for the first time in a very long time.

I had none of the classic respiratory symptoms but all the horrible neurological ones so I wonder if my brain chemistry is a bit screwed up and how I can get myself back in balance?

I’m very similar! Tested positive last weekend and been struck down with some unpleasant symptoms all week.. but last couple of days have just felt really down and depressed. I can’t put my finger on it.. think it’s anxiety about being off work, anxious for the kids stuck at home again, but just v tearful and emotional. Interesting to know I’m not alone! Hope you’re on the mend x

@PopcornFiend that's the thing, I feel fine in myself physically. I just feel so sad. Really melancholy like tears are prickling in my eyes all the time.

Strange! Hope you're on the mend too. I don't think I really realised how much Covid had knocked me as I had quite a mild case.

When I google it, it brings up lots of stuff about the overall crisis causing depression, which isn't quite what I'm looking for.

Sorry you feel this way OP. I wonder if your reaction is alot to do with the whole thing as in the constant media coverage of covid since March, the horror stories of people being hospitalised, dying etc. And now you have had covid and possibly gone through all the emotions of wondering how badly sick you may get, I felt very anxious (diagnosed covid positive on 8th nov), started wondering if I would die etc.
I hope you feel fully recovered soon, I'm sure this too will pass.

Have you suffered from depression before? Or is this completely new? Could it be that an illness has triggered a previous illness, perhaps through worry or the boredom of isolation etc?

I haven't had Covid yet (I don't think) but I've had ME / CFS which has similar symptoms to long covid. Despite being on very high dose antidepressants I was very emotional and found it hard to cope. I'm better now but as a teacher I worry about how covid could knock me back.

The Zoe app now have this as one of their symptoms which is fairly new, so I think they’ve probably noticed this link and are tracking it.

I have also seen it mentioned in an article somewhere and will see if I can find it.

I think I had Covid in March. I have mh issues anyway so though I’ve struggled since I think I would under these circumstances anyway. I did have bad headaches and have had them on and off since, which could be coincidental.

Hope you feel better soon.

This isn’t the article I saw but it is similar

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-shameless-psychiatrist/202004/does-coronavirus-cause-anxiety-and-depression%3famp

Anyone in this boat be kind to yourself and rest. I think people with severe lung damage are recovering, so I think to think the brain would to.

I was the same.

I didn't have a test as had it beginning of March and was ill for 3 weeks and then totally exhausted and emotional for another 3 weeks.

I've been subsequently diagnosed as very likely to have had it (all symptoms and was very unwell).

I would say it took me about 2-3 months to totally get over the emotional and brain fog effects.

Thanks everyone. It's took me by surprise a bit because I am not normally a depressed person although I am a classic "high functioning anxiety" type. But not sad, depressed, blue, weepy.. etc. It doesn't feel like a response to being stressed about the pandemic as such, and to be honest I was fairly chilled with having the virus itself as I am pretty healthy/fit and had a mild case.

I likened the worst days of the virus to being like on a dodgy E, I felt all jittery and anxious and gurny, so maybe this is just the 'comedown' 😂. Interesting that it is being picked up in other cases though

I am definitely going to try and get out tomorrow in the fresh air for a run and hopefully that will make me feel better.