Long COVID with palpitations and fatigue, almost back to normal after steroids and Lexapro
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
back in august my "long covid" started
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
finally withdrawaled from work and went to see a doctor
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Got cleared to go back to work and 90% of those symptoms have completely went away.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
back in august my "long covid" started.
Summary
A 28-year-old man developed long COVID in August 2023 with palpitations, tingling, anxiety, muscle fatigue and a racing heart. He kept working until December, when he withdrew from work; blood tests showed C-reactive protein nearly four times normal. High-dose steroids brought his inflammation down and Lexapro helped his anxiety/mood; about 90% of his symptoms cleared, and he was cleared to return to work, though intense workouts could still trigger a bad immune response.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vitamins and supplements · No change
after trying multiple different vitamins and supplements, nothing seemed to work
In context ↗ - steroids · Helped a lot
my doctor put me on a heavy dose of steroids ... My Inflammation levels went from super high to normal
In context ↗ - LEXAPRO · Helped a lot
prescribed me LEXAPRO to ease the anxiety and curve my mood ... Lexapro also helped a lot.
In context ↗
Approaches: SSRIs · Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | long COVID symptoms began during an intense cardio workout, while still workingback in august my "long covid" started. it all came on in the middle of an intense cardio workout.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2023 | symptoms peaked; withdrew from work and saw a doctorOne day in December, 4 months after it all began it got so bad i finally withdrawaled from work and went to see a doctor.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-01-12 | after steroids and Lexapro, 90% of symptoms gone and cleared for workGot cleared to go back to work and 90% of those symptoms have completely went away.In context ↗ | Near normal | Corticosteroid pulses |
| 2024-01-13 | a month off steroids, inflammation levels still fallingI’ve been off for a month and my levels continue to go down !In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
Heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
feeling like i have a fever but not having one
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
muscle fatigue "walk up the stairs and feel like i got hit by a bus"
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
weird tingling in hands feet and shins
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
the feeling of "omg I'm gona die/faint"
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
could sleep for days
In context ↗
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