Long Term Effects of COVID on the Body | Long Haulers

Long Term Effects of COVID on the Body | Long Haulers | Long COVID Are COVID Survivors experiencing Long Term Effects of COVID on the Body? Covid survivors may face life-long brain injuries? Yes. These are the so-called Long Haulers or Long COVID. And it is not necessarily just people with COVID who have required the intensive care unit. Dexamethasone, a steroid medication, specifically a glucocorticoid. Yes, it can cause anxiety, irritation, psychosis, delirium, sleep disturbance. This is why when we do give steroids, we try to avoid giving them before sleep. When assessing someone’s mental status, or psychiatric state, it's important to know what they are normally like at their baseline. Are they acting differently? That’s really what you’re looking for. Steroids are prescribed very frequently, and these side effects are not necessarily rare; it's not like we give steroids and necessarily expect them to have these side effects. It's tough to put a number on how often these