Long COVID with tiredness, numb hands and dizziness, somewhat better on Zoloft
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Since post Covid, I had started exhibiting symptoms of anxiety with tremors
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
still get dizziness (is controlled 99% by Zoloft). Have ongoing tiredness and hands go numb quite often in my sleep
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I started to feel better in 3 days but have had ongoing symptoms since
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
catching Covid for the first time
Summary
After COVID-19 in September 2021, with viral pneumonia, a full-body rash and a 104°F fever, symptoms continued once antibiotics and steroids eased the acute illness. Four months later a cerebellar TIA caused balance problems, treated with physiotherapy. By mid-2024 they still had ongoing tiredness and numb hands at night; Zoloft, their third anxiety medication, was working and controlled dizziness about 99%.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Antibiotics · Helped
Antibiotics and steroids given and I started to feel better in 3 days
In context ↗ - Effexor · Not said
I was on Effexor
In context ↗ - PT · Not said
Went to PT for balance issues from TIA but still get dizziness
In context ↗ - Trazadone · No change
The initial week I took 50mg with zero change in falling asleep
In context ↗ - Zoloft · Helped
still get dizziness (is controlled 99% by Zoloft)
In context ↗
Approaches: Antibiotics · Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | COVID-19 with pneumonia, rash and 104°F fever, went to ERWhen I had Covid, had viral pneumonia with it, rash head to toe, fever @104 for 7 daysIn context ↗ |
| Jan 2022 | cerebellar TIA with balance problems, went to physiotherapyHad a TIA in the Cerebellum 4 mo after catching Covid for the first timeIn context ↗ |
| 2024-06-27 | third anxiety medication (Zoloft) workingam on my 3rd anxiety medication, how I ended up on Zoloft, which is workingIn context ↗ |
| 2024-06-28 | ongoing tiredness and numb hands; dizziness controlled by ZoloftHave ongoing tiredness and hands go numb quite often in my sleep.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I had started exhibiting symptoms of anxiety with tremors
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
still get dizziness (is controlled 99% by Zoloft)
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
hands go numb quite often in my sleep
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
zero change in falling asleep
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
fever @104 for 7 days
In context ↗
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