Long COVID
No benefitIll for 7 months
Breathless with long COVID for months, still breathless with no clear improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 7 months
- Last post
- Nov 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
it could be the long Covid
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I ended up in a&e for the 2nd time since April
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID at the beginning of April
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
This user had a COVID infection at the start of April 2020 and developed worsening breathlessness over the following months, which a doctor thought could be long COVID. A steroid inhaler made the breathlessness worse and led to a chest infection; a week of antibiotics ended with them in A&E unable to breathe. A nebuliser helped and tests came back normal apart from mild dehydration, but at around seven months they were still breathless with no clear improvement.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- steroid inhaler · Worse
the GP prescribed a steroid inhaler which made it worse
In context ↗ - antibiotics · Not said
1 week of antibiotics
In context ↗ - nebuliser · Helped
I ended up on a nebuliser which helped
In context ↗ - IV fluids · Not said
put me on IV fluids
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 |
|---|---|
| April 2020 | COVID-19 infection onsetI had COVID at the beginning of AprilIn context ↗ |
| November 2020 | steroid inhaler worsened breathlessness, chest infection, taken to A&E unable to breatheI ended up in a&e unable to breath and wheezing that wouldn’t shift.In context ↗ |
| 2020-11-19 | sent home from A&E after nebuliser, tests normal, still breathlessThey sent me home and said all tests come back fineIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Steroid inhalers (inhaled corticosteroids)“the GP prescribed a steroid inhaler which made it worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Steroid inhalers (inhaled corticosteroids)“which then caused me to have a chest infection” In context ↗ Other
- Antibiotics (unspecified)“1 week of antibiotics, I ended up in a&e unable to breath and wheezing that wouldn’t shift.” In context ↗ ER visit
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I have had increased breathlessness
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
My blood pressure was really high as well which is not like me at all.
In context ↗