Long COVID: headaches, stomach aches and paresthesias, a little better on nicotine patches
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’ve already noticed a significant improvement in my symptoms since yesterday ... And I feel better overall.
Summary
Writing in r/covidlonghaulers, they reported that on the second day of nicotine patches, the first treatment they had tried, they noticed a significant improvement in their symptoms, which included respiratory discomfort, stomach aches, headaches and paresthesias, and felt better overall. They wondered about tolerance and about crashes reported by others who stopped the patches.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- nicotine patches · Helped
I’m on my second day of using nicotine patches, and I’ve already noticed a significant improvement in my symptoms since yesterday.
In context ↗
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID illness with respiratory, gut, head and nerve symptomsThe nicotine seems to keep the illness at a manageable level for now.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-11-06 | significant symptom improvement on the second day of nicotine patchesI’m on my second day of using nicotine patches, and I’ve already noticed a significant improvement in my symptoms since yesterday.In context ↗ | Nicotine patches |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Mainly the respiratory discomfort
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