Cesar Valesco entered a 51-day coma due to COVID-19 in March 2020.
Over a year later, many of his symptoms remain.
He can tolerate his physical symptoms, but its the voice in his head thats unbearable: Youre useless.
Photo courtesy of Cesar Valesco
Youre no good."
There are days that I really feel I’m losing to it.
These flashbacks mingle with guilt, which has ballooned in his continued fight with the virus.
His long COVID symptoms make him unable to provide for his family in the way that he once knew.
It breaks me as a person.
It breaks me as a father."
The COVID-19 virus has an inflammatory impact on every organ systemincluding the brain, he adds.
In some cases, patients with depression and heightened inflammation can be responsive to anti-inflammatory treatments.
The rig is currently FDA-approved to treat migraines in long COVID patients.
It contains motor and sensory information.
Stimulating the vagus nerve can affect neurotransmitter levels, inflammation levels, and metabolism.
That doesn’t mean it’s all in your head.
If you are having suicidal thoughts, help is available.
Call 800-273-8255 or visitThe National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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