Long COVID with heart rate spikes, somewhat better on a beta blocker
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2021
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
I can’t walk long distances or stand too Long
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
it took about three months to start feeling like I can do stuff again no where near normal tho
In context ↗
Summary
They started a beta blocker to control a heart rate that would shoot up. Most symptoms got better, but they still had dizziness and could not walk long distances or stand for long. About three months after starting it, they began to feel able to do things again, though nowhere near normal.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- beta blocker · Helped
I got started on a beta blocker and it took about three months to start feeling like I can do stuff again no where near normal tho
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Approaches: Beta-blockers
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID symptoms; heart rate would shoot up before beta blockermy heart rate that would shoot upIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2021-10-19 | most symptoms better on beta blocker, but still dizziness and limited walking/standingMost symptoms have gotten better still have dizziness and I can’t walk long distances or stand too LongIn context ↗ | Moderate | Beta-blockers (unspecified) |
| 2021-10-25 | after about three months on beta blocker, able to do some things but nowhere near normalI got started on a beta blocker and it took about three months to start feeling like I can do stuff again no where near normal thoIn context ↗ | Mild | Beta-blockers (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
still have dizziness and I can’t walk long distances or stand too Long
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart rate that would shoot up
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