Long COVID with racing heart, dizziness and panic attacks, now recovered after booster
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Mar 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
mild long haul since July 2022
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Month 2 was the worst and I had them daily, multiple times a day ... I had to limit my exercise to short walks and very light yoga
- Now: Recovered
Yes! Nearly 2 years later I am completely healed!
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I tested positive for covid on May 26th, 2022.
Read from 21 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Hawk 45768, 28, developed long COVID after a mild COVID infection in May 2022, with a racing heart, dizziness, tingling and severe panic attacks from July. Propranolol, Xanax and switching from Zoloft to Lexapro helped, but she relapsed in late August. Within a month of the bivalent Omicron booster in September 2022 she felt almost 100%; by July 2023 she considered herself 100% with only pre-existing anxiety left, and by March 2024 she said she was completely healed.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Zoloft · Not said
Before this I took Zoloft for nearly 16 years.
In context ↗ - Omeprazole · Helped a lot
I was having horrible acid reflux flare ups when this first started and my doctor renewed my omeprazole prescription and it helped tremendously!
In context ↗ - Xanax · Helped
Xanax, beta blockers, and lexapro helped me get through the worst of it.
In context ↗ - Propranolol · Helped
Propranolol and Xanax got me through this time.
In context ↗ - Lexapro · Helped a lot
I believe it’s a combination of the booster and lexapro that has majorly helped.
In context ↗ - Cutting out caffeine, alcohol and inflammatory foods · Helped
I cut out all caffeine and alcohol and worked on minimizing inflammatory foods.
In context ↗ - Electrolyte mix and hydration · Helped
Staying super hydrated and not over-exerting myself has helped some too.
In context ↗ - Lorazepam · No change
I took it last night but still woke up and had an episode.
In context ↗ - Cold showers and cold rag · Helped
Cold showers help!
In context ↗ - Therapy · Helped
I see my therapist weekly now and that helps some.
In context ↗ - Time and patience · Helped
It seems like time, rest and patience are the only things that help.
In context ↗ - Spironolactone · Not said
My PCP discontinued the spironolactone because it’s a diuretic and may have been causing me difficulties with staying hydrated.
In context ↗
Approaches: SSRIs · Vaccination
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-26 | mild COVID-19 infection; back to work after 10 daysI tested positive for covid on May 26th, 2022. Had a very mild case with my only symptoms being a mild fever and stuffy nose.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-05 | crashed after a 3-mile walk at the pool; pulse nearly 150, dizziness, 911 calledAt 6am on July 5th, I woke up feeling disoriented and dizzy. I felt like my heart was racing, so I checked, and my pulse was nearly 150.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-18 | nightly episodes of racing heart, trembling, near-fainting and panic; repeated ER visitsBeginning July 18th, I woke up every night with dizziness, a sinking feeling in my chest, my whole body shaking/trembling, feeling faint, and my heart racing with my pulse reaching 150.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-08-15 | felt like herself again; back at work and out with friendsFor most of August, I have felt like myself again. My echocardiogram and heart monitor results were normal. I've been able to go back to work and go out with friendsIn context ↗ | Near normal | |
| 2022-08-22 | relapse after a month of no symptomsThis all changed Monday night of this week. I awoke to use the bathroom and felt dizzy and then my heart started racing.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-08-29 | episodes became less intense with time, flaring from time to timeWith time these got much better for me although they flare up from time to time!In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-09-29 | one week after the bivalent Omicron booster: best felt in months, no palpitationsOne week update: I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but this is the best I’ve felt in months.In context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2022-10-18 | almost 100%: sleeping through the night and exercising dailyI’m approaching one month post booster and I feel almost 100% again. I am able to sleep through the night, exercise daily, drink alcohol, etc.In context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2023-07-31 | considered herself 100% with only pre-existing anxiety leftAt this point I would consider myself 100%! The only symptom that lingers is anxiety which I had before.In context ↗ | Recovered | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2024-03-20 | completely healedNearly 2 years later I am completely healed!In context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Spironolactone“My PCP discontinued the spironolactone because it’s a diuretic and may have been causing me difficulties with staying hydrated.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Alprazolam (Xanax)“It just makes me very drowsy so I can’t really take it during the day and go to work.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“Woke up in the night with 100 degree fever, body aches, chills, and headache.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I felt like my heart was racing, so I checked, and my pulse was nearly 150.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
felt like I was going to pass out
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
The only symptom that lingers is anxiety which I had before.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
if I did some type of longer/more intense workout it would cause my symptoms to flare up badly the next day
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
my fingers and toes feeling numb and tingly
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was having horrible acid reflux flare ups when this first started
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I started sleeping through the night, and my anxiety was non-existent.
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
my only symptoms being a mild fever and stuffy nose
In context ↗
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