Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 4 years
Long COVID for about four years with bad anxiety, on Trintellix and Ativan
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I still only have my taste back from four years and I have bad anxiety now
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I still only have my taste back from four years
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Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID for about four years reported that after four years only their sense of taste had returned and they had bad anxiety. They took 15 mg mirtazapine at night for two years and were switching to Trintellix for the anxiety they woke with, which seemed to help after about a month, and used a quarter of a 1 mg Ativan tablet for attacks. They planned to taper the mirtazapine.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Trintellix · Helped
coming on 1 month of being on 5mg of that. Seems to help
In context ↗ - Ativan · Not said
have Ativan 1mg , which I cut in 1/4’s, if I have an attack
In context ↗ - Mirtazapine · Not said
Still taking 15mg Mirtazapine at night, been on that for 2years but going to start tapering off it next month
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | long COVID onset, taste lostI still only have my taste back from four yearsIn context ↗ |
| 2024-10-13 | morning anxiety improved after switching to Trintellixcoming on 1 month of being on 5mg of that. Seems to helpIn context ↗ |
| 2024-11-10 | four years on, only taste returned; still bad anxietyI still only have my taste back from four years and I have bad anxiety nowIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
Was waking up with bad anxiety so switching to Trintellix ... I have bad anxiety now
- Loss of smell or taste
I still only have my taste back from four years
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