Long COVID with fatigue, palpitations and panic, still no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jul 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I may or may not have LC since I've had a lot of my symptoms before the whole pandemic.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
my anxiety and panic is so bad I can't drive myself to work
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Everything just feels worse.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I caught mild covid around June or July of '23.
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
They had three mild COVID infections (2021, 2022, 2023) and were unsure whether their symptoms were long COVID, having had anxiety and PVCs before the pandemic. After the June or July 2023 infection their PVCs and fatigue worsened. Around March or April 2024 their anxiety and panic became so bad they could not drive to work, and they also had severe depression, fatigue, nausea, palpitations and 20 lb of weight loss; they later reported brain fog. They reported symptoms in early July 2024.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- paxil · Helped
my paxil that I have taken for about 4 years stops working
In context ↗ - benzo · Not said
my new psychiatrist started to take me off of a benzo I've been on for years
In context ↗ - mask · Not said
I also have sleep apnea that I haven't worn my mask for for a couple of years
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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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June or July 2023 | mild COVID infection, recoveredI caught mild covid around June or July of '23.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| autumn 2023 | PVCs and fatigue creeping in; benzo reductionmy PVCs started picking up a month or two after that then my med reduction another month or two after thatIn context ↗ | Mild |
| March or April 2024 | anxiety meds stopped working; panic, severe fatigue, palpitations, 20 lb weight lossComing around to around March or April of this year all hell breaks loose.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-07-06 | still symptomatic, unsure what is causing whatI'm on meds for different things so I don't know which one has helped the most.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Benzodiazepines (unspecified)“my new psychiatrist started to take me off of a benzo I've been on for years ... my anxiety and panic is so bad I can't drive myself to work” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
- “My mouth has always been dryish because of some meds I take.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety and panic is so bad I can't drive myself to work
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my PVCs are going crazy
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Lots of brain fog
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
some random shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Vision problems
a weird fogginess in my eyes
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