Long COVID fatigue after a usual bike ride, now mostly recovered with metoprolol
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I thought I could go out and just do my usual ride even though I was feeling very tired after covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I thought I could go out and just do my usual ride even though I was feeling very tired after covid
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Luckily for me I am mostly recovered after a year.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
even though I was feeling very tired after covid
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers got long COVID after a COVID infection, and felt being fit cost them when they did their usual bike ride while still very tired. A low-dose beta-blocker (metoprolol) helped more than anything else and they recovered slowly. By May 2026 they were significantly better and their cardiologist advised staying on it; by June 2026 they were mostly recovered after about a year.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- metoprolol · Helped a lot
the metoprolol has really helped more than anything else. Now recovering very slowly.
In context ↗ - watching a TV show that makes me laugh · Helped
watching a TV show that just makes me laugh out loud every time helped so much
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Approaches: Beta-blockers
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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after a COVID infection; very tired but still ridingeven though I was feeling very tired after covidIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| — | worsened after going on a usual bike ride while still illBeing fit cost me in this instance, because I thought I could go out and just do my usual rideIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2026-01-28 | metoprolol helped more than anything else; recovering very slowlythe metoprolol has really helped more than anything else. Now recovering very slowly.In context ↗ | Mild | Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) |
| 2026-05-01 | significantly better; cardiologist advised staying on metoprololI am significantly better. Just this week I asked my cardiologist if I could go off the metoprolol and he said he would not advise itIn context ↗ | Mild | Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) |
| 2026-06-25 | mostly recovered after about a yearLuckily for me I am mostly recovered after a year.In context ↗ | Near normal | Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have similar symptoms and the metoprolol has really helped more than anything else.
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