The novel coronavirus isn’t a simple disease you just get through in a weekend. Experts and public health officials have continually warned that the virus could leave long-lasting effects that impact you for the long haul.
In total, people infected with the coronavirus have reported close to 100 different symptoms, according to the COVID-19 Long Hauler Symptoms Survey Report from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
The report — which you read in full here — details the different symptoms people feel from having COVID-19 over time.
Here’s a full list of the symptoms of COVID-19 you could suffer from during your run with the disease, or in the months after it.
- Fatigue.
- Muscle or body aches.
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
- Difficulty concentrating or focusing.
- Inability to exercise or be active.
- Headache.
- Difficulty sleeping.
- Anxiety.
- Memory problems.
- Dizziness.
- Persistent chest pain or pressure.
- Cough.
- Joint pain.
- Heart palpitations.
- Diarrhea.
- Sore throat.
- Night sweats.
- Partial or complete loss of sense of smell.
- Tachycardia.
- Fever or chills.
- Hair loss.
- Blurry vision.
- Congested or runny nose.
- Sadness.
- Neuropathy in feet and hands.
- Reflux or heartburn.
- Changing symptoms.
- Partial or complete loss of sense of taste.
- Phlegm in back of throat.
- Abdominal pain.
- Lower back pain.
- Shortness of breath or exhaustion from bending over.
- Nausea or vomiting.
- Weight gain.
- Clogged ears.
- Dry eyes.
- Calf cramps.
- Tremors or shakiness.
- Sleeping more than normal.
- Upper back pain.
- Floaters or flashes of light in vision.
- Rash.
- Constant thirst.
- Nerve sensations.
- Tinnitus or humming in ears.
- Changed sense of taste.
- Sharp or sudden chest pain.
- Confusion.
- Muscle twitching.
- Feeling irritable.
- Weight loss.
- Post nasal drip.
- Dry throat.
- High blood pressure.
- Dry or peeling skin.
- Swollen hands or feet.
- Heat intolerance.
- Mouth sores or sore tongue.
- Neck muscle pain.
- Chills but no fever.
- “Hot” blood rush.
- Phantom smells.
- Bone aches in extremities.
- Feeling of burning skin.
- Extreme pressure at base of head or occipital nerve.
- Swollen lymph nodes.
- Brain pressure.
- Kidney pain.
- Spikes in blood pressure.
- Costochondritis.
- Hand or wrist pain.
- Bulging veins.
- Abnormally low temperature.
- Mid-back pain at base of ribs.
- Burning sensations.
- Jaw pain.
- Painful scalp.
- Arrhythmia.
- Low blood oxygen.
- Cold burning feeling in lungs.
- Cracked or dry lips.
- Goiter or lump in the throat.
- Foot pain.
- Eye stye or infection.
- Covid toes.
- Low blood pressure.
- Dry scalp or dandruff.
- Kidney issues or protein in the urine.
- UTI.
- Hormone imbalances.
- Thrush.
- Gerd with excessive salivation.
- Personality change (drastic).
- Herpes, EBV or Trigeminal neuralgia.
- Anemia.
- Elevated thyroid.
- Bilateral neck throbbing around lymph nodes.
- Syncope.
Reminder: These symptoms were reported by individuals who suffered from COVID-19.
Can COVID-19 vaccine stop long COVID symptoms?
Public health experts have suggested that the COVID-19 vaccine might help people heal from their long COVID-19 symptoms, as I wrote for the Deseret News. And the vaccines might stop fully vaccinated people from getting long COVID-19 symptoms, too.
- “It’s a phenomenon that doctors and scientists are watching closely, but as with much about the yearlong coronavirus pandemic, there are many uncertainties,” according to The New York Times.