Long COVID with palpitations, pain, insomnia, now 90% back to normal after Pfizer vaccine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Nov 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid from Jan-April (2 confirmed and 1 suspected infection)
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
My life now is 90% back to normal except for those 1-2 hours after exercise.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid from Jan-April (2 confirmed and 1 suspected infection)
In context ↗
Summary
Kestrel 36773 caught COVID in January 2021 (two confirmed, one suspected infection) and developed long COVID with palpitations, chest and abdominal pain, nerve pain, dizziness, insomnia and gut problems. After a Pfizer vaccine in May 2021 they began recovering slowly; by November 2021 their life was about 90% back to normal, though exercise still brought one to two hours of symptoms and overdoing it caused three-day flares.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Claritin · Worse
I swear the claritin was preventing me from getting better so I gave it up
In context ↗ - Zoloft · Much worse
they gave me zoloft (which made me feel way worse and I stopped taking it)
In context ↗ - Pfizer vaccine · Helped a lot
after my pfizer vaccine in May, started to recover and am still slowly recovering
In context ↗ - no dairy · Helped
GI discomfort with excessive gas and diarrhea (better since cutting dairy and taking probiotic)
In context ↗ - CBD and CBG oil · Helped
insomnia (better since cbd oil)
In context ↗ - avoiding high histamine foods · Helped
started avoiding high histamine foods ... My sneezing, runny nose, itchy eye, regular allergy symptoms were completely gone this fall
In context ↗ - Light cardio · Helped
fatigue (better when doing regular cardio)
In context ↗ - Light workout (mostly mobility, stretching, bodyweight/banded movements, or yoga) · Not said
Light workout (mostly mobility, stretching, bodyweight/banded movements, or yoga) 3 days a week.
In context ↗ - Deep breathing exercise · Not said
Deep breathing exercise (10 slow deep breaths) daily.
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | COVID-19 (2 confirmed and 1 suspected infection)I had covid from Jan-April (2 confirmed and 1 suspected infection)In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| May 2021 | began to recover after Pfizer vaccineafter my pfizer vaccine in May, started to recover and am still slowly recoveringIn context ↗ | Not stated | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2021-11-10 | about 90% back to normal, still symptomatic after exerciseMy life now is 90% back to normal except for those 1-2 hours after exercise.In context ↗ | Near normal | COVID vaccination as treatment |
Adverse events
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“gave me zoloft (which made me feel way worse and I stopped taking it)” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
If I break any of these rules or exercise too intensely, all my symptoms get worse for about 3 days.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
chest and abdominal pain
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
spiked blood pressure from exercise/stress, seeing stars, dizziness
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
nerve pain in inside of both arms, legs, between shoulder blades, and above left eye
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
insomnia (better since cbd oil)
In context ↗ - Gut problems
GI discomfort with excessive gas and diarrhea
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
My sneezing, runny nose, itchy eye, regular allergy symptoms were completely gone this fall
In context ↗
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