Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID, three hours' sleep a night on nicotine patches, now too tired for chores
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I'm too tired to do anything around my house.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I'm too tired to do anything around my house.
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Summary
A person posted in a long COVID forum that nicotine patches, used for a couple of weeks, left them barely sleeping at all, with about three hours a night. They decided to quit the patches on their own and said they were too tired to do anything around their house.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- patch · Not said
I started using the patch a couple weeks ago. I barely sleep at all. So I've decided to just quit on my own.
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Adverse events
- Nicotine patches“I started using the patch a couple weeks ago. I barely sleep at all. ... 3 hrs of sleep is just not enough.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I barely sleep at all.
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