Long COVID
Moderate → near normalIll 9 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with chest congestion and racing heart, nearly back to normal after inhaler
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
I still struggle with so many daily tasks around our home
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I still get them on occasion when exercising. Overall doing pretty good though.
In context ↗
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Summary
Hare 68234, a mother of three, got COVID-19 in May 2021 and was left with long COVID: ongoing chest congestion and a racing heart when she tried smoking, worst around months three and four. An inhaler and nebulizer helped her breathing, therapy and edibles her mood, and she improved slowly. By April 2024, nearly three years in, she was doing pretty good but still got chest pain occasionally when exercising.
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What they tried
Also tried
therapist· HelpedKeratin· Helpedadvere inhaler and a nebulizer· HelpedEdibles· Helpedzpac· No changeweed (smoked)· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- zpac · No change
I was prescribed a zpac twice one at the beginning of my infection and about 2 weeks ago but it just doesn’t go away.
In context ↗ - weed (smoked) · Worse
I tried to smoke a few times but it made my anxiety skyrocket and my heart would just start racing and I would freak out..
In context ↗ - therapist · Helped
just talking to someone who can relate to what Im going through makes me feel mentally a little bit better
In context ↗ - Keratin · Helped
Keratin helped with hairloss!
In context ↗ - advere inhaler and a nebulizer · Helped
I use an advere inhaler and a nebulizer when I wake up and right before bed, it has helped.
In context ↗ - Edibles · Helped
I also started taking Edibles recently which had really uplifting my mood.
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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. The chart starts 4 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| months 3-4 | worst period of the illnessI would say months 3-4 were the worst for me.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2021-11-28 | inhaler and nebulizer eased her breathingI use an advere inhaler and a nebulizer when I wake up and right before bed, it has helped.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-02-03 | breathing more under control, no inhaler needed for over a weekIm doing better than I was my breathing is more under control and I haven’t had to use my inhaler for over a week and a half.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-03-31 | therapy and edibles lifted her mood, still struggled with daily tasksI still struggle with so many daily tasks around our home.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-04-08 | doing pretty good, occasional chest pain when exercisingOverall doing pretty good though.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I can still feel the congestion in my chest
In context ↗ - Hair loss
Keratin helped with hairloss!
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
The only thing that wont go away is the pain I get in the left side of my chest.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it made my anxiety skyrocket and my heart would just start racing
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