Breathing symptoms since 2020, almost back to normal with breathing work and fasting
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I think I'm 80 percent recovered from long hauling.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Every morning I walk about 500 meters and at the end of my walk there's a flower.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I'm a nose breather now. And just last month I finish reading The Oxygen Advantage and trying the breathing exercises specially while walking. And I'm back into biking for a month now.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Since 2020. It started with difficulty breathing and then I can't sense the air in my nose.
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Fox 70467 has had breathing symptoms since 2020, with difficulty breathing and a loss of air sensation in the nose, sleeping with the mouth open. Daily 500 m walks, low-impact HIIT when energetic, weekend 16/8 fasting and breathing work including James Nestor's Breath and The Oxygen Advantage came as they improved; an antihistamine and nasal spray were stopped after a year with no change. They rated themselves 80 percent recovered in January 2023 and were biking 15-19 km at weekends by August 2024.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- bilaxtine · No change
The ENT doctor told me I have to spray my nose and take antihistamine (bilaxtine) for a life time. But after a year taking meds I stop because there's nothing change.
In context ↗ - nasonex · No change
I'm 2 months now not taking bilastine and not spraying nasonex
In context ↗ - 15 minutes low impact HIIT · Not said
When I feel energetic I immediately do 15 minutes low impact HIIT. So far never experience fatigue after the exercise.
In context ↗ - breathing exercises · Helped
So I started reading books about breathing. One book is Breath by James Nestor. And for me it helps a lot. I'm a nose breather now.
In context ↗ - intermittent fasting 16/8 · Helped
I do intermittent fasting 16/8 every saturday and sunday. And I noticed I breath easier now.
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Approaches: Mind-body practices
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. The chart starts 2.5 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | COVID-19 infection; breathing became difficultSince 2020. It started with difficulty breathing and then I can't sense the air in my nose.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2022-07-29 | walking about 500 m every morningEvery morning I walk about 500 meters and at the end of my walk there's a flower.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2022-08-08 | 15 minutes of low impact HIIT without post-exertional fatigueWhen I feel energetic I immediately do 15 minutes low impact HIIT. So far never experience fatigue after the exercise.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2022-12-05 | breathing no longer manual, off antihistamine and nasal sprayI'm 2 months now not taking bilastine and not spraying nasonex and my breathing is not manual anymore and I can sense the air coming to my nose.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-01-08 | rated self 80 percent recoveredI think I'm 80 percent recovered from long hauling.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-08-03 | nose breather again, biking 15-19 km at weekendsI'm a nose breather now ... I'm back into biking for a month now. Max bike every saturday and sunday is around 15 km to 19 km.In context ↗ | Near normal | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
It started with difficulty breathing and then I can't sense the air in my nose.
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