Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with panic attacks and insomnia; tried hydroxyzine and sleep routines
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2024
Summary
Beacon 73316 commented in January 2024 about panic attacks, long-standing anxiety and insomnia. They said they had gotten help from medication, including past hydroxyzine use as an antihistamine and anxiolytic, and for sleep they used reiki, meditation, sleep stories or history podcasts and avoided caffeine, sugar and alcohol from early evening until bedtime.
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What they tried
Also tried
Hydroxyzine· Helpedmeditation· HelpedReiki· Helpedno caffeine, sugar or alcohol from early evening til bedtime· Not saidsleep stories or history podcasts· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Hydroxyzine · Helped
Hydroxyzine has been effective for me in the past as both an antihistamine and an anxiolytic.
In context ↗ - no caffeine, sugar or alcohol from early evening til bedtime · Not said
For sleep I've had to give myself a strict rule about no caffeine, sugar or alcohol from early evening til bedtime, but I still have trouble
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
Reiki and meditation help as well (although I understand they're not for everyone)
In context ↗ - sleep stories or history podcasts · Not said
I also listen to sleep stories or history podcasts to calm the insomnia
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Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I've had insomnia since basically forever
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Makes it very hard to focus and remember details, in my experience.
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