Long COVID night sweats, insomnia and palpitations, somewhat better after an antihistamine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- several weeks
- Last post
- Feb 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I think it depends on the type of long covid reaction that you have
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I feel so, so, so much better (it’s only day 1 so I am cautiously optimistic)
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I think it depends on the type of long covid reaction that you have
In context ↗
Summary
After several weeks of nightly night sweats, severe insomnia, heart palpitations and anxiety with long COVID, they tried an antihistamine bought at a pharmacy and felt much better the next day, sleeping well with palpitations and night sweats gone and anxiety easing. They were cautiously optimistic and, a couple days in, had not tried stopping; delaying a dose coincided with some palpitations they were unsure about.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antihistamines · Helped a lot
I feel so, so, so much better ... Slept well last night for the first time in weeks. No more heart palpitations.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | several weeks of night sweats, insomnia, palpitations and anxietyI had night sweats every night for the past several weeks, brutal insomnia, heart palpitationsIn context ↗ | |
| 2022-02-20 | felt much better the day after starting an antihistamineI feel so, so, so much better (it’s only day 1 so I am cautiously optimistic). Slept well last night for the first time in weeks.In context ↗ | H1 antihistamines (unspecified) |
| 2022-02-21 | a couple of days in, still taking it, some palpitations when a dose was delayedIt’s only been a couple days and I haven’t tried going off yet.In context ↗ | H1 antihistamines (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
I had night sweats every night for the past several weeks
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
brutal insomnia
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart palpitations ... No more heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
It was making me anxious to the point that I was miserable and felt hopeless
In context ↗
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