I've been wearing a mask at crowded spaces but a couple of days ago the supermarket was very very busy and someone let their child run up behind me and open mouth cough right next to me.

Masks work and it took 4 years for me to catch it the first time, but they aren't miracle workers if the general public are allowed to basically come up and assault you.

I hope it's just the flu but I recognise these emerging symptoms as the same as when I first got it last April.

You might think I'm overreacting but the last time I got COVID it hit me hard. I have no memory of the week and a half it was at its worst, as It was just a haze of pain, fever dreams and confusion. It scares me to think how it might have damaged my brain (insert obvious jokes here) and I'm terrified of having it again. Especially if it does worse damage each time you get it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Rest! More rest than you think you need if possible. Try not to push yourself for a few weeks when you feel better.

The good news is that there haven't been any wild new variants for a while, so if it is similar to the last variant of covid you were infected with, or vaccinated against, your body probably has better odds of being able to fight it off and prevent it from doing too much damage.

Metformin is supposed to help, but it's a diabetes drug and who knows if it's been approved for treating covid where you are.

There is also a little evidence that certain varieties of CBD can help.