Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 4 months before improving or writing
Severe anxiety and stomach pain after long COVID, somewhat better on citalopram
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve constant stomach pains since I had covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I went back to work thinking I was fine but covid really did a number on me mentally, my anxiety was through the roof
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
it did really help my anxiety but it took a good 2 months before I felt a real improvement ... I have no improvement yet it’s so frustrating
- Began after: COVID
I had covid in January
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
After a mild COVID-19 infection in January 2021, they had loss of taste and smell (which returned after about three weeks) and constipation, then ongoing stomach pain and severe anxiety. They returned to work but anxiety was overwhelming. Citalopram 20 mg improved anxiety after about two months, while laxido and fybrogel gave no real improvement in constipation. They had paid privately for a GI opinion by May 2021, and by July gut symptoms persisted.
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What they tried
Also tried
laxative· Helpedcitalopram· Helpedlaxido· No changefybrogel· No changeexercising· Not saidincreasing my fruit and veg· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- laxative · Helped
Took a laxative and everything was cleared.
In context ↗ - citalopram · Helped
I was put on citalopram 20mg and it did really help my anxiety but it took a good 2 months before I felt a real improvement
In context ↗ - laxido · No change
Doctor has me on 3 laxido a day ... I have no improvement yet
In context ↗ - fybrogel · No change
Been on laxido and fybrogel for about 3 weeks now with no real improvement.
In context ↗ - exercising · Not said
I have started drinking more water,exercising and increasing my fruit and veg to see if that helps
In context ↗
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | COVID-19 infection; loss of taste and smell, constipationI had covid in January, I wasn’t overly sick with it just lost taste and smell. Lay in bed for about a week but at the time I got extremely constipated.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| May 2021 | severe anxiety and ongoing gut symptoms after returning to workI went back to work thinking I was fine but covid really did a number on me mentally, my anxiety was through the roofIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2021 | anxiety improved on citalopram; constipation and stomach pain persistedI was put on citalopram 20mg and it did really help my anxiety but it took a good 2 months before I felt a real improvementIn context ↗ | Mild | Citalopram (Celexa) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I’ve constant stomach pains since I had covid.
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
My taste and smell came back about 3 weeks later thankfully.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety was through the roof
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