Common long COVID symptoms
After catching COVID-19 you may be taking longer to get better than other people. You may find you're still unwell more than 4 weeks after the start of your infection, and may develop new problems over several weeks.
Long COVID is a term that's been used to describe these symptoms which can change and come and go over time.
Commonly reported symptoms
There are a broad range of symptoms you may or may not experience with long COVID. The most common symptoms include, but are not limited to:
- extreme tiredness (fatigue)
- shortness of breath
- chest pain or tightness
- problems with memory and concentration ("brain fog")
- difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
- heart palpitations
- dizziness
- pins and needles
- joint pain
- depression and anxiety
- tinnitus, earaches
- feeling sick, diarrhoea, stomach aches, loss of appetite
- a high temperature, cough, headaches, sore throat, changes to sense of smell or taste
- rashes
- dry eyes
Your symptoms may improve for a time and then get worse again.