What is Post-COVID-19 Syndrome?

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. For some, there can be a variety of prolonged multi organ complications e.g. cough, chest tightness, cognitive decline that may persist for many weeks after the acute period.

How do members experience Post-COVID-19 Syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome*

Who has Post-COVID-19 Syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 14
30s 50
40s 49
50s 62
60s 50
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 97
Female 141

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What is Post-COVID-19 Syndrome?

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. For some, there can be a variety of prolonged multi organ complications e.g. cough, chest tightness, cognitive decline that may persist for many weeks after the acute period.



Common symptoms reported by people with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Post-COVID-19 Syndrome through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has Post-COVID-19 Syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 194 say Post-COVID-19 Syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 14
30s 50
40s 49
50s 62
60s 50
70+ 24
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 5
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 6
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 97
Female 141

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 20
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from Post-COVID-19 Syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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