Long COVID
No benefit
Skipped heartbeats with long COVID; breathing calmed episodes, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've still got it, some days are better than others.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I've still got it, some days are better than others.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Writing in December 2022, the user reported ongoing episodes of skipped heartbeats that certain foods, especially chilli, seemed to worsen. A pepcid and antihistamine combination and the usual recommended vitamins did not help, and magnesium made things worse. Slow breathing exercises calmed severe episodes after about five minutes or more, and cardiology tests including MRI, bloodwork and EKG were normal. Some days were better than others.
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What they tried
Also tried
breathing exercises· Helpedpepcid· No changeantihistamine· No changeall the vitamins that are usually recommended· No changeMagnesium· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- pepcid · No change
I've tried the pepcid and antihistamine combo. Didn't really work.
In context ↗ - all the vitamins that are usually recommended · No change
I've tried all the vitamins that are usually recommended. Not much effect.
In context ↗ - Magnesium · Worse
Magnesium even made it worse!
In context ↗ - breathing exercises · Helped
If I do this for 5 mins (or more) it calms the skipped beats right down.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | ongoing skipped-beat episodesYeah sounds familiar.In context ↗ |
| 2022-12-07 | still has episodes, some days better than othersI've still got it, some days are better than others.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Magnesium“Magnesium even made it worse!” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
it calms the skipped beats right down
In context ↗