Long COVID brain fog, now nearly back to normal after Pepcid and Zyrtec
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My long covid symptoms include chest tightness (sometimes shortness of breath), brain fog
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I could not work for more than a couple of hours a day and had to spend much of the day in bed.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Now I'm at about 90%.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid before Xmas
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Shore 92052, 46 and fit before a mild COVID infection just before Christmas 2020, was hit in January by brain fog, chest tightness, vision problems and headaches, could work only a couple of hours a day and spent much of the day in bed. She improved from mid-February, after starting Pepcid and Zyrtec though time may have helped too, and by 9 March rated herself about 90%.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- many of the supplements mentioned on this forum · No change
I'm taking many of the supplements mentioned on this forum, but haven't really noticed any improvement.
In context ↗ - advil · Helped
headaches (treatable with advil or excedrin)
In context ↗ - long walk (4 miles) once a week · Helped
I go for a long walk (4 miles) once a week and feel great while I'm walking ... when I have chest tightness, walking outside for a bit seems to make it better
In context ↗ - Myers cocktail / IV hydration · No change
I tried it and it didn't seem to do anything for me.
In context ↗ - zinc · No change
I didn't notice a difference.
In context ↗ - vitamin D (Ortho Molecular Products) · Not said
I found out I was deficient in vitamin D and am taking a 50,000 IU dose twice a week for two months and then once a week as recommended by my doctor.
In context ↗ - Moderna vaccine (first dose) · Not said
Got first dose (Moderna) Feb 25 and am feeling much improved, but I was starting to feel better before the vaccine
In context ↗ - Pepcid · Helped
Zyrtec and Pepcid and it seems to help some with the tightness
In context ↗ - Advair (steroid inhaler) · Not said
I also got my doctor to prescribe a steroid inhaler that some people have had success with (Advair) for the chest tightness
In context ↗ - passage of time · Helped
I can't say whether it was because of those histamine blockers or because of the passage of time
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | mild COVID-19 infection just before ChristmasI tested positive right before Xmas.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| January 2021 | brain fog and chest tightness; could work only a couple of hours a day and spent much of the day in bedI could not work for more than a couple of hours a day and had to spend much of the day in bed.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| February 2021 | significant improvement after starting Pepcid and Zyrtec, not quite back to normalSaw significant improvement in symptoms in February, but not quite back to normal.In context ↗ | Mild | Cetirizine (Zyrtec) |
| March 9, 2021 | about 90% of normalNow I'm at about 90%.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“had chills and body aches day 1 after the shot, lessening of symptoms day 2” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog (makes it very difficult to do my job which requires a high level of mental focus)
In context ↗ - Vision problems
blurry vision (my vision seems "off", particularly the right eye, and sometimes text on screen shakes up and down)
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
chest tightness (sometimes shortness of breath)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My chest tightness was bad in January
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
a mild case (flu like symptoms but no fever or cough)
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