Breathless after walks and night oxygen drops with long COVID, somewhat better with CPAP
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Same thing, O2 drops at night. Don’t feel great during the day, almost lost my job. ... I’d go for a walk and be short of breath a 1/2 later.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Don’t feel great during the day, almost lost my job. ... Sometimes I can get a workout in but then the next night I’m bad.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I think Cpap has acted as a bandaid and has had some marked benefit. Obviously not fixing the root cause.
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Reported breathlessness that came on after walks, with oxygen drops at night, diagnosed as mild sleep apnoea; they said they had almost lost their job. CPAP gave marked but partial benefit, which they called a bandaid rather than a fix for the root cause. They still felt unwell during the day, with worse nights after occasional workouts and frequent chest infections from November to April.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Cpap · Helped
I think Cpap has acted as a bandaid and has had some marked benefit. ... Cpap definitely helped a little
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | breathlessness after walks, oxygen drops at night, poor sleep; nearly lost jobSame thing, O2 drops at night. Don’t feel great during the day, almost lost my job.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-06-27 | CPAP for mild sleep apnoea gave marked but partial relief; still breathless and bad nights after workoutsI think Cpap has acted as a bandaid and has had some marked benefit. Obviously not fixing the root cause.In context ↗ | Mild | CPAP and sleep apnoea treatment |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I’d go for a walk and be short of breath a 1/2 later.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Sometimes I have dreams I’m suffocating and then wake up SOB.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Sometimes I can get a workout in but then the next night I’m bad.
In context ↗
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