Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Night-time air hunger and panic attacks with long COVID; SSRIs and beta blockers tried
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
what you and I have experienced is some sort of dysautonomia
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user posting in long-COVID and ME/CFS forums described night-time air hunger and fight-or-flight episodes, and panic attacks dating back to high school. They said SSRIs and beta blockers were a huge help and that their latest air hunger faded over about six months. Later posts reported a left-sided issue eased only by heat, and that caffeine left them as tired as if they had stayed up for multiple days.
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What they tried
Also tried
SSRI· Helped a lotbeta blockers· Helped a lotlowering the stress in my life· Helpedheat therapy· Helpedcaffeine· Worsebreathing through the nose· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- SSRI · Helped a lot
The solution was lowering the stress in my life and also getting on an SSRI to help control that system in my brain.
In context ↗ - beta blockers · Helped a lot
Id recommend trying an SSRI or possibly beta blockers if necessary. They both were a huge help to me.
In context ↗ - lowering the stress in my life · Helped
The solution was lowering the stress in my life
In context ↗ - breathing through the nose · Not said
One trick I found is to force yourself to breath through your nose.
In context ↗ - heat therapy · Helped
The only thing that has helped at all is heat therapy.
In context ↗ - caffeine · Worse
Within a couple of hours of drinking it I'm as tired as someone who has stayed up for multiple days.
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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 | recurring night-time air hunger and fight-or-flight episodesI would wake up air hungry in the morning or in the middle of the night and it was my body going into an intense fight or flight mode (a panic).In context ↗ | |
| 2024-06-16 | air hunger resolved over about six monthsMy latest issues with air hunger went away for me over the course of 6 months or so.In context ↗ | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2024-10-10 | left-sided upper-trap pain, eased only by heat; coffee causes severe fatigueWithin a couple of hours of drinking it I'm as tired as someone who has stayed up for multiple days.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I would wake up air hungry in the morning or in the middle of the night
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
My body used to randomly go into fight or flight mode all the time (even when relaxing).
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Same, I also get it on the left side but not the right.
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