Long COVID
No benefitIll for 2.5 years
Long COVID with tinnitus, dizziness and fatigue at 19 months, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
after Covid. March 2020 here
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
it’s waxed and waned in severity but never gone away
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
March 2020 here - it’s waxed and waned in severity but never gone away.
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
After COVID-19 in March 2020, this user was still long hauling 19 months later with tinnitus, dizziness, fatigue and low mood. A head cold in November 2021 set them back, and an ear tube did not help. Cymbalta worked for about ten years, Pristiq was only okay, and low-dose Klonopin seems to help. Vitamin D with K2 raised their blood level; guided meditation helped them sleep.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Cymbalta · Helped a lot
Cymbalta was a lifesaver for me for 10 years.
In context ↗ - Pristiq · Helped
Pristiq has been okay since - but hasn’t held a candle to Cymbalta.
In context ↗ - Sports Research D3 with K2 and coconut oil · Helped
Once I got a brand that had that all, my levels went from 20 to 50 in about 60 days.
In context ↗ - guided meditation · Helped
one thing that helped me with this was using guided meditation.
In context ↗ - ear tube · No change
Even an ear tube didn’t help.
In context ↗ - low dose Klonopin · Helped
It seems to help me when I take it
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19; long hauling beganMarch 2020 here - it’s waxed and waned in severity but never gone away.In context ↗ | |
| 2021-11-25 | head cold set them massively backwardsin 19 months of long hauling, I have my first head cold and I feel like I just slid massively backwards.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-09-01 | still long hauling; Klonopin helps somewhatOut of curiosity have you tried low dose Klonopin? It seems to help me when I take itIn context ↗ | Clonazepam (Klonopin) |
Adverse events
- Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)“tried a few things before Pristiq, which were trainwrecks for me” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
Fuller than ever and tinnitus is 10x worse.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Dizziness? Worse.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Mood? Hopeless.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
it was something to try and focus on as I tried to sleep
In context ↗