What are common Long COVID symptoms?

Long COVID Physio has partnered with Fisiocamera to deliver a series of educational videos about Long COVID. In this 3rd video in the series, learn about “what are common Long COVID symptoms?”.

Read more about Fatigue:

Read more about Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation:

Read more about Cognitive Dysfunction:

Read more about Orthostatic Intolerance:

Symptoms like fatigue, cognitive dysfunction and post-exertional malaise (PEM) are experienced by people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Learn more about ME/CFS at NICE, ME Association, ME Action and Doctors with ME:

People with Long COVID are grateful to the lessons and research from ME/CFS that supports this video and people living with Long COVID.

Access the written transcript for this video:

Access the whole video series:

This video was illustrated and edited by:
Laura Bassi @fisiocamera

The script was written and narrated by:
Darren Brown, Chair Long COVID Physio

This video received consultation by:
Dr Asad Khan, Doctors with ME
Dr Elaine Mawell, Long Covid Support
Sammie Mcfarland, Long Covid Kids
Lindsay Skipper, Long COVID Physio

This video was peer reviewed by Long COVID Physio Executive Board

[garrettmeadows]

Long COVD ruined the quality of my life.

[chrisbegley]

thank-you for presenting Long Covid symptoms so clearly…. even after two years, people are still (painfully) unaware and/or dismissive of this affliction…. I’m sure I speak for many when I say that we are deeply grateful for everything you’re doing… 🙏

[mhernandez]

I've been navigating all these symptoms, and more, for over 3 years. My most recent LongCovid update is GI. This just keeps getting better & better...😢

[alisonlemon]

This just popped up on my feed. It explains everything in layman terms so well. I contracted Covid end of November 2021, after one week I was hospitalized, then admitted to the hospital's ICU and discharged 18th December 2021. Luckily I survived but my Long Covid symptoms are breaking me physically and mentally. One day I hope this nightmare will disappear from my life.

[mirandaa]

Thanks for this video. So many people with longcovid come accross disbelief. This video will help them (me) explain what they are experiencing.

[lindavid]

I had the disease in September 22. Still have all these symptoms, including anxiety and depression. Hope others don’t have the hell I went through. I am getting somewhat better with minerals and vitamins that have some benefit for me.

[ThuyNguyen-ecrb]

Thank you for bringing this up for all of us who have been there done that

[davidrobinson]

18 months into long covid still have extreme fatigue unfortunately

[Hey_its_Koda]

Really bad headaches. Sinus pain. Dizzy. Feeling tired. Feeling not in the moment. Like im not in my body. Pressure in my head. Afraid to drive. Ear infections.

[EEZYEEEE]

I have long Covid for about a month and all these symptoms are spot on but you forgot anxiety and depression. I’ve never had anxiety or depression prior to getting Covid and when my symptoms flare up I get a feeling of doom, anxiety, and depression.

[rhiannonchelberg]

This is horrible… unfortunately all my symptoms are pretty constant… hoping they go away soon!! Going on 3 weeks wahhhh 😢
Good video! This was good to understand a bit more about what’s going on in by body and brain

[JMyoutube]

I keep coming down with covid every year since the end of 2019. I'm just now starting to get over the 4th round of it and this was by far the worst round yet. It's been 4 1/2 weeks. I'm so done with covid.

[JuliePangowish]

Started getting allergies, headaches, dizziness, dehydrated feeling at times, tinnitus which is soooo annoying. Got very sick January 2, bad flu bug, was sooo sick, throwing up, couldn't eat much and to top it all off, caught a horrible cold, coughing lots, depressed, runny nose for months.

[aliciagreated]

This video is extremely helpful and I hope can be used more widely. I have had long covid (after being very fit and well) for six months and have shared this video with family and colleagues to raise awareness. Thank you

[kmc.]

Similar symptoms to depression. Being bullied into taking poison and feeling stupid can do that.

[anamaria]

It’s been 2 years and still having trouble concentrating

[quarterlore]

I have long covid for the second time (had it back in 2020 as well.) The good news is it went away after a while back then. I also found it got worse after I ate simple carbs - maybe because these foods cause inflammation. Also, anxiety a major symptom not addressed in the video. NSAIDs help with symptoms, but don’t overdo it.

[peecee]

I caught covid 18 months ago. For the past 12, I have felt terrible. Never felt worse. I don't have the energy to do normal tasks at home as much as I did. Everything seems too hard. And yet I am still able to do my job (I work at a railway station). People just don't understand how debilitating this illness is. Pray you don't catch it!

[valeriakaplan]

Thank you for this wonderful visual summary. Very easy to follow for people who don´t understand what we have been through.

[ricardomiranda]

I have the post exertion symptoms worsening, it manifests with 4-5 hours delay after a short walk of 20min, also after a stressful hour of office work, this improves after 12 hours. Also during night time sensation that your throat is swollen or "closed up". Being dealing with this 8 weeks, it's getting better but healing has been slow.