Long COVID
No benefitIll for 23 monthsNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID tachycardia and vasospasms, now stable on medication with no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 23 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Prior to covid, I had chronically low blood pressure.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I'm the same with my symptoms being managed by a major medication regiment. ... this is likely my new normal.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Prior to covid, I had chronically low blood pressure.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Developed long COVID in about December 2020. Ivabradine (Corlanor), started in mid-2021, better controlled their tachycardia, though their blood pressure rose and they gained weight; metoprolol and Isordil were stopped over low blood pressure and suspected worsening of vasospasms. By late 2022, one month short of two years ill, they were stable on a major medication regimen, which their rheumatologist called their new normal.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- metoprolol · Worse
I was on a 100mg a day and I was having low diastolic blood pressure. ... Unfortunately, metoprolol didn't work for me.
- Isordil · Not said
The cardiologist took me off the metoprolol (100mg a day) and Isordil (20mg a day) suspecting that it was making the vasospasms worse.
In context ↗ - Corlanor · Helped
The tachycardia is better controlled with the Corlanor, but I've experienced weight gain since starting the medication.
In context ↗ - Losartan · Not said
I've since switched to Corlanor and Losartan. Losartan for the high blood pressure that I now have since starting the Corlanor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | Became ill with long COVIDOne month shy of two years since first getting sickIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-07-12 | Switched to ivabradine (Corlanor); tachycardia better but blood pressure roseCorlanor seems to work, but now I have high blood pressure.In context ↗ | Ivabradine |
| 2022-11-04 | Stable with symptoms managed by a major medication regimen, called their new normalI'm the same with my symptoms being managed by a major medication regiment.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol)“I was on a 100mg a day and I was having low diastolic blood pressure.” In context ↗ Low blood pressure or fainting
- Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol)“The cardiologist took me off the metoprolol (100mg a day) and Isordil (20mg a day) suspecting that it was making the vasospasms worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Ivabradine“Losartan for the high blood pressure that I now have since starting the Corlanor.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Ivabradine“The tachycardia is better controlled with the Corlanor, but I've experienced weight gain since starting the medication.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
The tachycardia is better controlled with the Corlanor
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Would go from hypotension to hypertension all one day.
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