Long COVID
Somewhat better
Long COVID anxiety-like symptoms, somewhat better; sore throat eased by antihistamine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
https://www.reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/comments/1i0nt8w/_/m71s958/
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I was able to get off anti-anxiety medication, anti-nausea medicine, and sleep medicine. Calmed my nervous system right down.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user described two months of anxiety-like symptoms that calmed down, and they were able to stop their anti-anxiety, anti-nausea and sleep medicines. A prolonged sore throat was eased by the antihistamine Singular, which they don't usually take in winter but are taking now.
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What they tried
Also tried
gabapentin 100mg and/or magnesium oxide 400 mg· HelpedSingular· Helpedanti-anxiety medication· Not saidanti-nausea medicine· Not saidsleep medicine· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- gabapentin 100mg and/or magnesium oxide 400 mg · Helped
I was able to get off anti-anxiety medication, anti-nausea medicine, and sleep medicine. Calmed my nervous system right down.
In context ↗ - anti-anxiety medication · Not said
I was able to get off anti-anxiety medication, anti-nausea medicine, and sleep medicine.
In context ↗ - Singular · Helped
Singular (allergy med) helped me with the prolonged sore throat. It's an antihistamine.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | onset of anxiety-like symptoms; cause not statedafter 2 months of anxiety-like symptomsIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-01-14 | nervous system calmed; stopped anti-anxiety, anti-nausea and sleep medicines after gabapentin and/or magnesium oxideCalmed my nervous system right down.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-02-03 | prolonged sore throat eased by allergy medicine/anithistamineSingular (allergy med) helped me with the prolonged sore throat.In context ↗ | Montelukast / Singulair |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
after 2 months of anxiety-like symptoms
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Singular (allergy med) helped me with the prolonged sore throat.
In context ↗