Long COVID with heart palpitations and fatigue, somewhat better with rest and positivity
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 weeks
- Last post
- Aug 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had similar symptoms in my second week of COVID
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I practically didn’t move for two weeks
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’ve just started to feel better and my fatigue is starting to wear off
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
second week of COVID
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Summary
Canyon 46464 developed heart palpitations and fatigue in the second week of COVID-19 and was told they might have POTS after attending A&E. They rested almost completely for two weeks and then began to feel better, with fatigue starting to wear off. They recommended rest and staying positive, and their symptoms were still improving when they posted.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- resting for as long as possible and literally doing nothing · Helped
I practically didn’t move for two weeks and I’ve just started to feel better and my fatigue is starting to wear off.
In context ↗
Approaches: Radical rest
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08 | COVID-19 with heart palpitations and fatigue; attended A&EI had similar symptoms in my second week of COVID and went to A&E for the heart palpitations last Wednesday.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2021-08-23 | fatigue starting to wear off after two weeks of restI’ve just started to feel better and my fatigue is starting to wear off.In context ↗ | Mild | Radical rest |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart palpitations
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
have been told I may be experiencing a syndrome called POTS
In context ↗
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