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NYP-Coronavirus COVID-19: What to Know

Long COVID

Resources for when COVID symptoms won't go away

Understanding Your Symptoms

Most people who have COVID-19 recover completely within two to three weeks. However, even if you did not spend time in the hospital, some people continue to not feel well, and have symptoms and complications related to COVID-19 long after their illness.

COVID-19 is mainly seen as a disease that affects the lungs. In reality, it can also affect many parts of the body.

Research shows that long COVID-19 symptoms may be caused by the body’s immune response lasting long after the illness has cleared. For this reason, in some, COVID-19 symptoms may be felt throughout the body long after the initial illness.

Long Covid Symptoms

The most common chronic post-COVID-19 symptoms seen in adults include:

  • Fatigue
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • “Brain fog”—including memory loss and difficulty concentrating
  • Headache
  • Change in taste or smell
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Joint pain
  • Chest pain
  • Cough
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Some people may also experience persistent heart issues and lung damage. These patients often had more severe cases of the disease.

Care & Treatment Plan

At NewYork-Presbyterian, we provide care and treatment plans for adults who believe they are experiencing long-term symptoms of COVID-19, also known as Long Covid.

Our focus is scheduling visits with our specialists and coordinating testing as recommended by your primary care physician. If you do not have a primary care physician at NewYork-Presbyterian and would like to establish care with us, visit our website for more information.

Learn More about Long Covid

Explore our video series which dives into different aspects of Long Covid, presented by experts in the field. These include:

  • Dr. Lawrance Purpura, Infectious Disease: What is Long Covid
  • Dr. Anne Nordvig, Neurology: Brain Fog: What we know about neurological disorder related to Long Covid,
  • Dr. Krishna Desai, Integrative Health: Living with Long Covid; fatigue and exercise.

These videos aim to foster awareness and understanding, offering a resource for both our patients and their loved ones.

If you have any questions about our Long Covid Program, please email us at [email protected]

Leading the way

Leading the Way

NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Columbia University Irving Medical Center are leaders in treating patients with COVID-19 and COVID-related conditions. Our research is committed to understanding this complex disease and developing therapies to address these prolonged symptoms.