Long COVID with throat tightness, improved on inhaler and antihistamines then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
long hauling for almost 2 years
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Was better for a while and a very busy week sent me back to square one.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
when I got sick at Xmas
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A 42-year-old woman fell ill with long COVID at Christmas 2021. She had throat tightness and suspected MCAS and tried oral steroids, steroid and albuterol inhalers, antihistamines, Pepcid, ibuprofen and vitamins; the steroid inhaler and antihistamines helped. She improved for a while, but a very busy week in autumn 2023 sent her back to square one. By November 2023 she was seeing a functional medicine doctor, still ill almost two years on.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- oral steroids · Not said
I’ve been on two diff courses of oral steroids
In context ↗ - steroid inhaler · Helped
Pulmonologist saw inflammation and bronchial thickening and prescribed a steroid inhaler. It has helped me
In context ↗ - albuterol inhaler · Not said
albuterol inhaler
In context ↗ - humidifier · Not said
using a humidifier
In context ↗ - vitamins · Not said
taking vitamins
In context ↗ - Pepcid · Not said
Pepcid, Claritin, ibuprofen
In context ↗ - Claritin · Helped
I believe the antihistamines help as well
In context ↗ - ibuprofen · Not said
Claritin, ibuprofen
In context ↗ - Gabapentin · Helped
I was just prescribed this and have only taken it once. I think it helped
In context ↗ - clonazepam · Not said
I’m scared to take it with my clonazepam or antihistamines
In context ↗ - functional medicine · Helped
BUT I have had luck with functional medicine
In context ↗ - diet experimentation · Not said
I still have flare ups, maybe due to diet. Still trying to experiment there.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Alternative therapies · Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|
| Christmas 2021 | fell ill with long COVID at ChristmasDouble vaxxed 42F when I got sick at Xmas.In context ↗ |
| April 2022 | steroid inhaler and antihistamines helpedIt has helped me, and I believe the antihistamines help as well.In context ↗ |
| 2023-10-25 | a very busy week sent her back to square oneWas better for a while and a very busy week sent me back to square one.In context ↗ |
| 2023-11-17 | triaged approach through functional medicine, GI and pulmonologyI have had luck with functional medicineIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
I have the throat tightness as well, it’s awful.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I’m almost certain I have MCAS
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Was better for a while and a very busy week sent me back to square one.
In context ↗
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