More than 200 possible side effects and symptoms of Long Covid have been reported after a recent study.
The condition has affected thousands of people around Scotland and the UK following a bout of Covid-19, with many stiff suffering with symptoms over one year later.
With research into Long Covid still relatively new, a host of studies are being carried out in the hope of curing or preventing it.
One such study has concluded a list of over 200 symptoms reported by Long Covid patients, that range from more common things as a cough, to a "sense of doom" or even night terrors.
The University College London hoped to study the disease as broadly as possible, and avoid just focussing on issues in the chest.
Doing so saw them find some very odd side effects that could be linked to the virus, such as rashes, irregular periods or even delusions, reports Birmingham Live.
Speaking about the study, Athena Akrami, a neuroscientist at University College London, and senior author of the study, said: “A lot of post-Covid clinics in the UK have focused on respiratory rehabilitation. It’s true that a lot of people have shortness of breath, but they also have a lot of other problems and types of symptoms that the clinics need to provide a more holistic approach to.”
The full list of symptoms include:
Blood clots
fainting
high or low blood pressure
bulging or inflamed veins
fast heart rate
Itchiness
brittle or discoloured nails
rashes
peeling skin
constipation,
diarrhoea
abdominal pain
feeling full quickly
loss of appetite
nausea
vomiting
facial paralysis
facial numbness
bloodshot eyes
ear and eye pain
hearing loss
conjunctivitis
runny nose
sore throat
vison loss
new allergies
shingles
changes in sensitivity to medication.
Joint and muscle pain and achesBreathing difficulty
shortness of breath
coughs.
Abnormally heavy or irregular periods
decrease in size of penis/testicles
early menopause, post-menopausal bleeding
Aggression
anger
anxiety
apathy
delusions
depression
euphoria
irritability
sense of doom
tearfulness
Confusion/disorientation
difficulty problem solving
poor attention
difficulty thinking
Visual
auditory
tactile and other hallucinations
Fatigue
chills
sweats
fever
post-exertional malaise
high or low blood sugar
Memory problems
forgetting how to do routine tasks,
short- and long-term memory problems
Inability to cry or yawn
dizziness
neuralgia
numbness
seizures
tinnitus
sensation of brain pressure or warmth,
sensitivity to noise
tingling/prickling/pins and needles
tremors
Insomnia
sleep apnea
vivid dreams
nightmares
restless leg syndrome
waking early or during the night
waking unable to breathe.
Difficulty understanding others
difficulty reading and writing
slurring words
speaking unrecognisable words
loss of or heightened smell and taste.
Commenting on the study, its senior author Dr Athena Akrami, neuroscientist at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL said: "While there has been a lot of public discussion around long COVID, there are few systematic studies investigating this population.
"In this unique approach, we have gone directly to 'long haulers' around the world in order to establish a foundation of evidence for medical investigation, improvement of care, and advocacy for the long COVID population.
"This is the most comprehensive characterisation of long COVID symptoms, so far."
She added: "There is now a clear need to widen medical guidelines to assess a far wider range of symptoms when diagnosing long COVID."
