Long COVID with night sweats, chest pain, anxiety, nearly back to normal after going sober
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
After Covid I had a lot of other issues (chest pains, heart palpitations, night sweats )but many doctors just associated them with stress and my thyroid disorder.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was unemployed for a while. Just got a new job then was furloughed. Then was working again
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
As for my only symptom I have now are little twitches.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I originally got covid march of 2020.
In context ↗
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Summary
Flint 62080 had COVID in March 2020; post-COVID symptoms included night sweats, chest pain and anxiety, plus palpitations they linked to hyperthyroidism. Caffeine, alcohol and cannabis triggered night episodes with a racing heart. A heart scare led to an overnight hospital stay, but tests were normal. Going sober for about a month improved the night episodes; by March 2021 they felt much better with no issues and could drink again. Symptoms later tapered off.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- going sober (caffeine, alcohol, pot) · Helped
Removing drugs (caffeine, pot, and alcohol) had the best results.
In context ↗ - methimazole · Not said
I also have hyperthyroidism for the pasr 7 years or so and take methimazole.
In context ↗ - CPAP · Not said
I sleep with a cpap and been doing so for a few years now.
In context ↗ - Time · Helped
Eventually the symptoms just all tapered off.
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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 6 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19 infectionI originally got covid march of 2020.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| September 2020 | heart scare, chest pain and overnight hospital stayI felt really off one morning and my arm tingled and i felt tired but also uncomfortable, and there was a pain in my chest.In context ↗ | Mild |
| late 2020 | night symptoms improved after going soberAfter going sober for a month or so, i can drink and smoke again.In context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2021 | night symptoms returned after overdoing caffeine, alcohol or cannabisSometimes if i over do itIn context ↗ | Mild |
| March 2021 | felt much better with no issues and could drink againBtw, im feeling much better now. No issues whatsoever. I can drink again as well.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| February 2024 | symptoms calmed and blended with pre-existing Graves' diseaseSince then the symptoms have since seemed to have calmed down and somewhat blend in with my precovid Graves’ diseaseIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
My heart rate is sometimes irregular but i think thats my hyperthyroidism acting up.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
wake up around 4am overheating, chills, cold sweats
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I wouldnt be able to go right back to sleep
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
there was a stretch where i was very anxious and felt extra emotional
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