Long COVID tingling, burning feet and fatigue, somewhat better with loratadine and aspirin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2023
Summary
Beacon 57473 became severely ill in Seattle just before New Year's Eve 2019, in a period they connected to early SARS-CoV-2, and since then had tingling, burning feet, fatigue and times when their legs didn't work, while still working 10-hour days on their feet. In May 2023 loratadine 10 mg cleared most of the tingling within days, and low-dose aspirin, antihistamines and Prilosec helped some symptoms and heartburn. Months later the antihistamines worked only some days.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antihistamines (loratadine/Claritin) · Helped a lot
My first day on the antihistamines made it all go away immediately.
In context ↗ - Prilosec · Helped
I take a Prilosec everyday along with a Claritin and that helps
In context ↗ - aspirin low dose · Helped
Aspirin helps me.
In context ↗ - chewing on cigars · Helped
I took to chewing on cigars and that has helped me out a lot
In context ↗ - Advil · Not said
I do eat Advil like pez
In context ↗ - LSD · Helped
I just eat acid and it gives me relief for the day.
In context ↗ - keeping as active as I can · Helped
I have found I need to keep as active as I can to keep from getting worse
In context ↗ - cut all fruit out of my diet · Helped
I cut all fruit out of my diet and that has helped too
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Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Proton pump inhibitors · Anticoagulants · Exercise and activity
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dec19 | COVID-19, original strain; a week in bed with severe breathlessnessI became so sick I was having so much difficulty breathing that I was almost truly convinced that I needed to go to the ERIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2023-05-06 | tingling and numbness cleared, no fatigue, legs stopped burningDay 2 and holy cow! It's actually working!!! The tingling in my right hand is gone now as well!!!In context ↗ | Mild | Loratadine (Claritin) |
| 2023-07-11 | antihistamine benefit became inconsistent; still working 10-hour days on feetSome days the antihistamines work and some days they don'tIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-08-10 | slow improvement while staying activeI'm barely beginning to get betterIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-09-28 | ongoing loose stools and heartburn, partly helped by Prilosec, Claritin and cutting fruitI take a Prilosec everyday along with a Claritin and that helps. I cut all fruit out of my diet and that has helped tooIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I mean yeah, I get dizzy
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I was having so much difficulty breathing that I was almost truly convinced that I needed to go to the ER
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
It was more frequent at the peak of my LC, but it has lessened
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I have the shits more often than not and I have heartburn all the time
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