Long COVID with air hunger, now nearly back to normal after breathing and cold showers
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 7 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Second infection gave me long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My fatigue was quite mild to moderate at the time, nothing extreme.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
No, I still have random shortness of breath though. But I’ve been going to the gym 4x a week now and everything’s good as of now for the past few months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Second infection gave me long covid.
In context ↗
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Summary
After a second COVID infection they developed long COVID, with air hunger their worst symptom plus anxiety attacks, insomnia, GERD, POTS, fatigue and PEM. From about month five their breathing and fatigue improved; they credit Wim Hof breathing, daily cold showers, exercise, intermittent fasting and vitamin D. By month seven they were back to normal apart from occasional breathlessness, and by November they were at the gym regularly.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Wim Hof breathing · Helped a lot
Cold showers and win hof breathing method helped me a ton.
In context ↗ - Cold showers · Helped a lot
Another turning point was when I began taking cold showers. Cold showers really helped with my breathing
In context ↗ - intermittent fasting · Helped
Fasting seems to have worked for me.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Helped
It does help control infections and reduce inflammation tho.
In context ↗ - inulin · Not said
also a scoop of inulin in a glass of water
In context ↗ - exercise · Helped a lot
so I started exercising even more. I went back to BJJ, which involves intense cardio and I could feel myself slowly but surely feel like myself again.
In context ↗ - high quality sleep · Helped
-high quality sleep (no screens before bed and maintaining a good sleeping pattern)
In context ↗ - Cutting out sugary snacks · Helped
Cutting out sugary snacks throughout the day help with anxiety at night I found.
In context ↗ - inhalers · No change
No inhalers didn’t help me at all
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Diet · Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after a second COVID infectionSecond infection gave me long covid.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 1 mo | air hunger was their worst symptomShortness of breath/ air hunger (my worst symptom)In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-06-22 | sinus infection brought symptoms back like a relapsehad a sinus infection and it seemed to have brought back symptoms like a relapseIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2022 | bad PEM after playing football with friendsI experienced pretty bad PEM from playing a lot of football with my friends.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August 2022 | breathing and fatigue began to improveafter the 5 moth mark it got progressively betterIn context ↗ | Mild | Cryotherapy and cold exposure |
| September 2022 | back to normal apart from occasional breathlessnessI’m pretty much back to normalIn context ↗ | Near normal | Cryotherapy and cold exposure |
| 2022-11-12 | at the gym four times a week, occasional random breathlessnessI’ve been going to the gym 4x a week now and everything’s good as of now for the past few months.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I still have random shortness of breath though.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I experienced pretty bad PEM from playing a lot of football
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
anxiety attacks (with no previous history)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart would pound it my chest if I was running around too much
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
feeling like I had a common cold or the beginning of the flu just from exercising
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
a headache and body aches
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