Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 9 months
Long COVID breathlessness and brain fog, inhalers tried but still breathless
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 9 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had breathing issues since having Covid in October 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Now just simple tasks can make me more out of breath than usual and walking up hills and stairs is much harder than it used to be.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
But there is no doubt that my symptoms got worse over time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have had breathing issues since having Covid in October 2020.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A person who had mild Covid in October 2020 was left with a wheeze and breathlessness that never cleared. By February 2021 they had asthma-like attacks and night-time breathlessness, and by March stiff lungs all the time; blue and brown inhalers helped a bit. They also had brain fog, more headaches and palpitations, and said their breathing kept worsening while they awaited a chest X-ray.
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What they tried
Also tried
blue and brown inhalers· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- blue and brown inhalers · Helped
My doctor is giving me blue and brown inhalers that help a bit.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | mild Covid with wheezing and shortness of breathI had Covid in October. When I had it the only symptom that I had was a bit of wheezing.In context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2021 | breathing worsened, asthma-like attacks and waking short of breath at nightBy February I was beginning to wake up in the night really short of breathIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-07-07 | breathlessness on simple tasks and stairs, still worseningNow just simple tasks can make me more out of breath than usual and walking up hills and stairs is much harder than it used to be.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
When I walk up a flight of stairs I get quickly out of breath which I never did before.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I have gone on to have brain fog and headaches
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Definitely had a lot more headaches, rarely used to have them before.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Ive been having heart palpitations, although I already used to have those I have seen a big increase.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
The other symptoms I have had dizziness when I had Covid and occasionally I do get spells of mild dizziness.
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