Long COVID with POTS and chest pain, much better after gym and gluten-free diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
2 Pfizer vaccines literally gave me long covid without me ever catching the virus prior to vaccination.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I could barely go upstairs without feeling like my heart would get out of my chest.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I can go to the gym and do most of the things I did before Covid. ... Still don’t feel not even close to my old self.
- Began after: a vaccination
2 Pfizer vaccines literally gave me long covid without me ever catching the virus prior to vaccination.
In context ↗
Read from 26 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Falcon 80626 dated long COVID to two Pfizer vaccine doses, with POTS, palpitations and chest pain on minimal effort, insomnia and panic attacks. Resting 1.5 years and then starting the gym brought improvement, and cutting gluten completely ended hives and constipation and greatly improved back pain and sleep. By late 2023 they could lift weights and play basketball, and by late 2024 still felt far from their old self.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- resting/not doing any strenuous activities · Helped a lot
I let my body rest for 1.5 yrs and I can honestly say I’m feeling better
In context ↗ - going to the gym · Helped a lot
I’ve been going to the gym for 12 months straight to lift weights and physically look better than ever.
In context ↗ - cutting out gluten · Helped a lot
Going GF was a game changer for me.
In context ↗ - daily Sun light · Helped
Then starting the gym, avoiding trigger foods and daily Sun light for 10minutes or so.
In context ↗ - heart-tracking watch · Worse
I did it for a long time and all it did was cause more anxiety.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Worse
It gives me hives and massive headaches.
In context ↗ - Hydroxyzine · Helped a lot
It’s a God send for anxiety/panic attacks.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
my heart palpitations and chest pain were crazy too.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Exercise and activity · Radical rest · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | two Pfizer vaccine doses; long COVID symptoms beginTwo Pfizer shots fucked me up.In context ↗ | |
| 2021 | heart racing on the slightest exertion, even getting up from bedI could barely go upstairs without feeling like my heart would get out of my chest. Even getting up from bed or my sofa would make it go bananas.In context ↗ | |
| 2021 | caught COVID (delta) six months after vaccination, described as mildthen caught Covid 6 months later which was mild thankfullyIn context ↗ | |
| 2022 | rested 1.5 years, then started the gym for 8 months straightI let my body rest for 1.5 yrs and I can honestly say I’m feeling betterIn context ↗ | |
| 2023 | cut gluten completely; sleep, hives, twitches, constipation and back pain improvedAs soon as I cut gluten 100% I started noticing quick improvements in sleep quality, less muscle jitters, less anxiety, constipation went away, hives went away, back pain subsided tremendously etc etc.In context ↗ | Gluten-free diet |
| 2024-10-05 | lifting weights and playing basketball, but still far from their old selfI’ve been going to the gym for 12 months straight to lift weights ... Still don’t feel not even close to my old self. |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“my heart palpitations and chest pain were crazy too.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I could barely go upstairs without feeling like my heart would get out of my chest. Even getting up from bed or my sofa would make it go bananas. Thanks Pfizer” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- COVID vaccination as treatment“mentally is a tough battle with anxiety and random panic attacks” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“random panic attacks, tremors” In context ↗ Other
- COVID vaccination as treatment“still have some trouble sleeping” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- COVID vaccination as treatment“Pfizer vax gave me POTS with no previous Covid infection.” In context ↗ Other
- Symptom-tracking apps and wearables (Visible)“all it did was cause more anxiety. Once I stopped using the watch I felt much better.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Magnesium“It gives me hives and massive headaches.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Pfizer vax gave me POTS with no previous Covid infection.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart palpitations and chest pain were crazy too
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
mentally is a tough battle with anxiety and random panic attacks, tremors
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Cutting gluten was the key for me to get back my sweet sleep after almost two years of struggle.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I now have a lot of allergies/food intolerances, some days are still rough.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
constipation went away
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Hives, insomnia, joint/back pain, tremors, stomach cramps, etc etc.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Feels like internal vibrations in my ankles but I do get random muscle twitches in my arms and legs during the day sometimes too.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
It gives me hives and massive headaches.
In context ↗
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