Urgent warning to anyone who’s had Covid over devastating side effect
ANYONE who has been struck with Covid is at risk of serious mental health problems, experts has revealed.
A major study looking at the long term mental health implications of Covid-19 infection discovered that those over 50 were especially at risk of a host of psychological issues.
However, it found that all people who caught Covid regardless of severity of symptoms, age, gender, ethnicity were more likely to be left with mental health issues than those who never had the virus.
Researchers from England found rises in psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and lower life satisfaction among those who had the virus at some point.
Previous research found that were most at risk of mental health problems after Covid.
The experts thought over 50s might be more susceptible to poor mental health after Covid as they are more likely to experience severe symptoms.
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Over 50s are also more likely to be more worried about catching the virus and are more prone to blood vessel and brain changes after infection, compared to younger people, the experts said.
Worryingly, researchers also found that worse mental health associated with the virus does not lessen over time after infection.
Joint first author Dr Ellen Thompson of King’s College London said: “These findings suggest that there were prolonged mental health consequences of Covid-19 infection for some people at the beginning of this pandemic.
"Understanding why this is the case will be key to finding treatment strategies for those affected as well as preventing such effects in future pandemic waves," she added.
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The team studied data from nearly 55,000 some which tested positive for the virus, people who who took part in research projects during the pandemic.
The research was published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
In a separate study, experts that people who have had Covid-19 are more at risk of developing brain complications such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ischaemic stroke.
The top 20 Covid symptoms right now
Cases of Covid-19 have surged by 34 per cent in the last two weeks, new data has revealed. The top 20 symptoms people are experiencing are:
- Sore throat - 63.55%
- Runny nose - 53.04%
- Headache - 53.02%
- Blocked nose - 52.47%
- Cough no phlegm - 52.06%
- Sneezing - 47.02%
- Cough with phlegm - 45.79%
- Hoarse voice - 43.86%
- Muscle pain aches - 29.46%
- Fatigue - 22.97%
- Dizzy light headed - 21.11%
- Altered smell - 19.82%
- Swollen neck glands - 17.72%
- Eye soreness - 16.41%
- Chest pain tightness - 16.26%
- Shortness of breath - 15.9%
- Loss of smell - 14.45%
- Earache - 13.96%
- Chills or shivers - 12.98%
- Joint pain shoulders - 11.08%
Meanwhile, earlier this year research emerged suggesting that only people who were bedridden for seven days with a more serious infection were more likely to have depression and anxiety.
The research found the mental health symptoms did subside in time, the longer a patient was bedridden, the longer the mental health effects lasted.
Another study actually found that catching than never catching the virus.