Long COVID
Mild → near normalIll 3 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with vomiting, fast heart rate and fatigue, now nearly back to normal after EECP
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I do still have lingering issues that are mostly manageable, but not back to where I was pre Covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My lingering symptoms were pretty mild to begin with, but I don’t feel 100% yet.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I’m able to go on walks, take my kids to school, live an almost normal life. ... I don’t feel 100% yet.
- Began after: COVID
I got sick in August 2021 ... not back to where I was pre Covid
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
They caught COVID in August 2021 and spent three months with muscle aches, vomiting, a fast heart rate, anxiety and fatigue before turning a corner in November. They credited no single thing but kept a reishi and ashwagandha shake, turmeric tea and occasional melatonin. EECP (Flow Therapy) then brought less chest pain and breathlessness, a lower heart rate and better sleep; after 25 sessions they still tired in the evenings and did not feel 100%.
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What they tried
Also tried
Flow Therapy (EECP)· Helpedreishi powder· Not saidashwagandha powder· Not saidturmeric tea· Not saidmelatonin· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- reishi powder · Not said
I don’t know that one single thing helped but I was pretty consistent with my routines for those first three months.
In context ↗ - melatonin · Not said
I also started taking melatonin at night to help me sleep but I don’t take it every night.
In context ↗ - Flow Therapy (EECP) · Helped
I feel like it brought a lot of improvements. I only did 25 sessions. A lot of people do 35.
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| August 2021 | COVID onset with severe acute symptoms and three months of crashing fatiguea week and a half of horrible symptoms like muscle aches, fatigue, headaches, vomiting, and fast heart rateIn context ↗ |
| November 2021 | turned a corner, lingering symptoms mostly manageableThis lasted for a good three months and I’d say I turned a corner in NovemberIn context ↗ |
| 2022-03-14 | could jog and walk again, more energyI actually was able to go for a jog today! My heart rate went up to 138In context ↗ |
| 2022-04-18 | further gains from Flow Therapy but not fully wellI am improving, albeit slowlyIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBreathlessnessFlu-like symptomsGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problemsVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
light headaches that come and go
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
chest pain, rapid heart rate
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
improvement in muscle/joint pain
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
less shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
less tingling in hands and feet
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was depressed and full of anxiety, crying every day
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
the next day be so fatigued and weak
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
My initial sickness started with a mild sore throat
In context ↗