Long COVID, housebound then bed or sofa bound, taurine did nothing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 4 months
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got long Covid after my 7th infection.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
bed/sofa bound apart from going to the toilet
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
bed/sofa bound apart from going to the toilet
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got long Covid after my 7th infection.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A UK reddit user developed long COVID after a seventh COVID infection and was basically housebound two months later, in December 2024. By February 2025 they were bed or sofa bound apart from trips to the toilet, with POTS symptoms, fluctuating resting heart rate and a week of severe exhaustion, though they said they were starting to feel better that week. They used the Visible app to pace and said taurine did nothing.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- visible app and armband · Not said
I’ve been using the visible app and armband for a few months now
In context ↗ - pacing using HR · Not said
have made it difficult to pace using HR
In context ↗ - taurine · No change
I tried taurine and it didn’t do anything for me.
In context ↗
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Long COVID after seventh COVID infectionI got long Covid after my 7th infection.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-12-17 | Two months in and basically houseboundI'm 2 months out from that and basically housebound.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2025-02-20 | Bed/sofa bound apart from the toilet; a bad week of exhaustionbed/sofa bound apart from going to the toiletIn context ↗ | Severe |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I have standard POTS symptoms (bit increase in HR when standing)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I also have big fluctuations in my resting HR
In context ↗