Originally Posted by
Dan333SP
Anyone else on the forum contract the virus?
Yes.
I tested positive last week and really only had severe chills/aches for about 3 days, but now I'm nearly done with my isolation period and I feel pretty good with one notable exception. I can hardly sustain any effort at all. It's not that my HR spikes, I just feel like I'm running out of oxygen when I sustain what used to be a very easy effort just 2 weeks ago. I can't breath deeply enough and I feel as if my lungs aren't at full capacity. I never had a severe cough so this is surprising to me.
That's not unusual. COVID can lead to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with mitochondrial dysfunction. My aerobic threshold seems to have dropped from ~150W to 75, and I'm avoiding my anaerobic threshold for fear of triggering Post Exertional Malaise. I haven't been the same sine overdoing it a bit (100 minutes at my aerobic threshold which is a good 4-5 hour pace).
If you cause Post Exertional Malaise 12+ hours after exercising don't do that because you may never be the same again.
How long did these effects last for you?
I'm still counting after eight months.