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As someone who already has ADHD, I live in constant fucking terror of getting COVID and having something like this basically just knock me back to what my life

As someone who already has ADHD, I live in constant fucking terror of getting COVID and having something like this basically just knock me back to what my life was like before I was able to access medication.

eyelidlessness 4y ago
I have had brain fog symptoms just as described in the article for about two years. I don’t want to increase your alarm, but it’s been every bit as terrifying as I imagined. I was diagnosed ADHD in 2018, the diagnosis and accessing treatment literally saved my life, and I quietly hope every day I’ll get back to the level of cognitive function I used to have so all of that doesn’t slip away. I have no idea if I had COVID, it’s entirely possible I’m only suffering long term burnout. But the cognitive difficulties I’ve had the last couple years are really not something I want anyone to experience.
- llamaLord 4y ago
  TBH I'm in a similar boat. Got diagnosed with ADHD in 2019, got medication, literally life changed. Then COVID comes along. I live in Melbourne Australia which was literally the most locked-down city on earth. I don't THINK I got COVID over the last 2 years, but I know my cognitive abilities are f..ked. I'd say that access to medication honestly improved my cognitive capabilities something like 100% from a "functional" perspective. I'm no more/less intelligent, but I could use that intelligence SO MUCH more effectively. After the last two years, I feel like that's dropped to maybe 15-20% improvement and I'm convinced it's primarily due to just insane levels of burn-out. The main glimmer of hope I've got is that I changed jobs around 9 months ago and am now at a much better company (Atlassian), and I have noticed that I'm starting to get some of that "clarity" back that I had pre-COVID. Only like 5-10%, but it gives me hope that it is recoverable.

eyelidlessness 4y ago

I have had brain fog symptoms just as described in the article for about two years. I don’t want to increase your alarm, but it’s been every bit as terrifying as I imagined. I was diagnosed ADHD in 2018, the diagnosis and accessing treatment literally saved my life, and I quietly hope every day I’ll get back to the level of cognitive function I used to have so all of that doesn’t slip away. I have no idea if I had COVID, it’s entirely possible I’m only suffering long term burnout. But the cognitive difficulties I’ve had the last couple years are really not something I want anyone to experience.

llamaLord 4y ago
TBH I'm in a similar boat. Got diagnosed with ADHD in 2019, got medication, literally life changed. Then COVID comes along. I live in Melbourne Australia which was literally the most locked-down city on earth. I don't THINK I got COVID over the last 2 years, but I know my cognitive abilities are f..ked. I'd say that access to medication honestly improved my cognitive capabilities something like 100% from a "functional" perspective. I'm no more/less intelligent, but I could use that intelligence SO MUCH more effectively. After the last two years, I feel like that's dropped to maybe 15-20% improvement and I'm convinced it's primarily due to just insane levels of burn-out. The main glimmer of hope I've got is that I changed jobs around 9 months ago and am now at a much better company (Atlassian), and I have noticed that I'm starting to get some of that "clarity" back that I had pre-COVID. Only like 5-10%, but it gives me hope that it is recoverable.