Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Panic-attack-like episodes with long COVID, trying smaller meals and Pepcid
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- months
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have been going through this for months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have been going through this for months.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
They reported months of panic-attack-like episodes, with an abnormal heart rhythm on a home EKG and a drop in blood pressure while blood sugar stayed normal; they and their doctor suspected POTS or another dysautonomia. Smaller, more frequent home-cooked meals, water before eating, half a Pepcid, low-histamine foods and healthy fats helped. Eating only vegetables led to malnutrition side effects.
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What they tried
Also tried
smaller meals· Helpedmore frequent meals· Helpedmaking my own meals· Helpeddrinking water before eating· Helpedpepcid· Helpedlow histamine foods / balancing histamine· Helpedhealthy fats in the meal· Helpedonly eating veggies· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- only eating veggies · Worse
the only "safe" foods were veggies ... I am now dealing with malnutrition side effects
In context ↗ - smaller meals · Helped
smaller meals, more frequent meals, and making my own meals, that have worked
In context ↗ - more frequent meals · Helped
more frequent meals, and making my own meals, that have worked
In context ↗ - making my own meals · Helped
making my own meals, that have worked
In context ↗ - drinking water before eating · Helped
that have worked are drinking water before eating
In context ↗ - pepcid · Helped
taking a half a pepcid with my food
In context ↗ - low histamine foods / balancing histamine · Helped
eating low histamine foods or balancing histamine through the day
In context ↗ - healthy fats in the meal · Helped
having healthy fats in the meal
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 |
|---|---|
| onset | symptoms began; panic-like episodes after eating developedI have been going through this for months.In context ↗ |
| 2023-12-10 | still getting panic-like episodes after meals; smaller, more frequent home-cooked meals, water before eating, half a Pepcid, low-histamine foods and healthy fats helpedSome things besides smaller meals, more frequent meals, and making my own meals, that have worked are drinking water before eating, taking a half a pepcid with my foodIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “Make sure that you are eating more than veggies though, I didn't and I am now dealing with malnutrition side effects.” In context ↗ Refeeding or deficiency problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
it does feel like it is a "panic attack"
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my EKG showed an abnormal heart rhythm
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
My doctor and I are thinking POTS or some other dysautonomia now
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
eating low histamine foods or balancing histamine through the day
In context ↗