Long COVID chest tightness, pain and insomnia, somewhat better with Claritin and diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2023
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
It didn’t go away completely, but it’s much better now. Most of the burning is gone, but I still have some numbness and redness around my inner lips.
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Read from 16 of their posts and comments; links to the 13 this page draws on
Summary
Chest tightness, back and abdominal pain, insomnia, burning mouth and blurry vision followed the user's COVID-19 infection. Claritin cleared the chest and back pain within minutes, though the back pain returned within 24-48 hours of stopping; Pepcid at night reduced muscle aches. Cutting refined sugars and processed foods and addressing stress coincided with oral symptoms easing; by February 2023 they were much better but not gone.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Claritin · Helped
For me, Claritin completely cured me of my chronic chest tightness.
In context ↗ - Pepcid · Helped
I also started taking Pepcid before bed and I have considerably less muscle aches during sleep.
In context ↗ - reduced carbohydrate intake · Helped
I reduced my carbohydrate intake and it seems to keep my symptoms at bay.
In context ↗ - l-theanine · Helped
400 mg l-theanine
In context ↗ - Going to bed at 10pm or earlier · Helped
Going to bed at 10pm or earlier
In context ↗ - Contrast shower · Helped
Contrast shower (going from really warm/hot water to ice cold water)
In context ↗ - Pfizer vaccine · No change
the vaccine itself hasn't really helped nor has it made any of my symptoms worse.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
my symptoms actually went away with time. Took a couple months though.
In context ↗ - visit to the eye doctor · Helped
A visit to the eye doctor helped a bit but my vision is definitely not what it used to be.
In context ↗ - cut back on refined sugars and processed foods · Helped
I did cut back on refined sugars and processed foods tremendously as well as try to work on my stress levels
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-02 | Claritin cleared chest tightness and back pain; Pepcid eased night muscle achesClaritin completely cured me of my chronic chest tightness.In context ↗ | Loratadine (Claritin) |
| 2021-04-14 | sleep helped by l-theanine, early bedtime and contrast showersthe 3 top things that worked for me are theseIn context ↗ | |
| 2022-11-14 | oral burning eased after cutting refined sugar and processed foods and working on stressthat’s around when I started noticing a decrease in my oral symptomsIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-02-04 | mouth much better but some numbness and redness remainIt didn’t go away completely, but it’s much better now.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“No side effects from the vaccine other than a sore arm for a day.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I used to get crazy chest pain and tightness until I started taking loratadine(Claritin).
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Claritin and Zyrtec did wonders for my back pain.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
They also helped a lot with my symptoms, except for my insomnia and restlessness at night.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
And they also helped with my GI symptoms.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
my vision is definitely not what it used to be
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I still have some numbness and redness around my inner lips.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
High stress and anxiety is definitely a trigger for a bad flare up for all of my mouth related symptoms as well as others.
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
the occurrence of both the tongue burning and the weird metallic taste did lessen with time
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