Long COVID chest pressure and fatigue, now somewhat better with aspirin and arginine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Aug 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Went to my doc and she thought long covid but didn't offer anything therapeutic.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
became gradually worse until I had to stop exercising in October and took a week off in November
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Citrulline malate and low-dose aspirin lowered the pressure on my chest.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My GP in the UK thinks I have long covid.
Read from 11 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Dusk 92369, in the UK, fell ill at the end of January 2020 with chest pressure, feverishness and fatigue, felt better by April, then worsened from late August until they stopped exercising in October 2020. In late November 2020 low-dose aspirin, 3 g of arginine and B vitamins left them feeling almost normal within days, with fatigue mostly gone and breathing easier. By August 2022 citrulline malate and aspirin had eased their chest pressure.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- l-arginine · Helped
I had positive effects within days. Fatigue was mostly gone, kidneys not so swollen anymore and I could breath easier.
In context ↗ - low dose aspirin · Helped
Aspirin thins the blood and worked for me.
In context ↗ - vit B supplement / multi b complex · Helped
A multi b complex.. Have been taking that for weeks though and didn't help on its own. ... Low dose aspirin and l-arginine or citruline combined with vit B worked for me.
- citrulline malate · Helped
Citrulline malate and low-dose aspirin lowered the pressure on my chest.
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| end of January 2020 | onset of chest pressure, feverishness and fatigueAt the end of January I started getting a pressure on my chest and feeling feverish/fatigue.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2020 | felt better again after the first episodeTook me till April to feel better again.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| end of August 2020 | same symptoms returned and worsenedThen end of August I had the same issue, became gradually worse until I had to stop exercising in OctoberIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| October–November 2020 | had to stop exercising and took a week offI have been feeling off since late summer, feeling worse and worse.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| late November 2020 | felt almost normal on aspirin, arginine and B vitaminsNow after a few days of this regimen I feel almost normal again and will try to go for a run tomorrow.In context ↗ | Near normal | Nitric-oxide boosters (beetroot, arginine, citrulline) |
| 2022-08-13 | chest pressure lowered with citrulline malate and low-dose aspirinCitrulline malate and low-dose aspirin lowered the pressure on my chest.In context ↗ | Mild | Nitric-oxide boosters (beetroot, arginine, citrulline) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
pressure on my chest
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
low grade fever, sore throat
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Fatigue, pain in lungs, headache, change in taste and smell
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I could breath easier
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I did have changes in taste and smell
In context ↗
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