Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 2 years
Long COVID with breathlessness, dizziness and crashes, no relief from nasal rinses
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 2 years
- Last post
- Nov 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
7 vaccinations and 2 years into LC, my symptoms are only getting worse
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Hard time even walking around the block. Never exercised for almost a year now.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
7 vaccinations and 2 years into LC, my symptoms are only getting worse
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Health issues acquired from 1st infection include asthma.
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Stream 80325 dates their long COVID to a 2022 infection and still reported worsening symptoms two years later. They described breathlessness, dizziness, reflux, congestion, poor sleep and crashes after light aerobics, limiting themselves to home-office work and quiet shopping trips. Nasal rinses, gels and a humidifier gave minimal relief.
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What they tried
Also tried
humidifier· HelpedKY hydrate jelly· Helpednasal rinses· HelpedNeilmed nasogel· Helpedexercise daily; light aerobics· WorseCOVID vaccinations and boosters· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- humidifier · Helped
Everything I tried has minimal relief. Run humidifier 24/7.
In context ↗ - KY hydrate jelly · Helped
Everything I tried has minimal relief. Run humidifier 24/7. KY hydrate jelly
In context ↗ - nasal rinses · Helped
nasal rinses (use sparingly. The saline salt solution can make dry nose worse)
In context ↗ - Neilmed nasogel · Helped
Everything I tried has minimal relief. Run humidifier 24/7. KY hydrate jelly, nasal rinses (use sparingly. The saline salt solution can make dry nose worse). Nasal gels like Neilmed nasogel.
In context ↗ - exercise daily; light aerobics · Worse
I exercise daily even with the shortness of breath. Then all these issues caught up to me.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccinations and boosters · Not said
7 vaccinations and 2 years into LC, my symptoms are only getting worse.
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| late 2022 | COVID-19 infection; first months felt ok and kept exercising dailyI was ok the first couple months after infection. Probably because I exercise daily even with the shortness of breath.In context ↗ | Mild |
| early 2023 | symptoms caught up; congestion worsenedThen all these issues caught up to me. My chronic congestion got worse.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-12-17 | could barely walk around the block; stopped exercisingHard time even walking around the block. Never exercised for almost a year now.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-24 | small crashes after starting light aerobics; strained chest and back musclesI tried starting light aerobics past few weeks but encountered small crashes afterwards. ... I had a bit of heavy lifting and strained chest and back muscles.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-11-10 | two years into long COVID, symptoms still worsening7 vaccinations and 2 years into LC, my symptoms are only getting worse.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“My last vax in Nov, I left too soon after the jab and nearly passed out driving home.” In context ↗ Low blood pressure or fainting
- COVID vaccination as treatment“Got Moderna booster 3 weeks ago, sore arm couple days.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Probably because I exercise daily even with the shortness of breath.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Dizziness, fatigue and SOB doesn’t go away.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Bad reflux, bad nose, throat dryness.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Lack of sleep from all this certainly not helping.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I tried starting light aerobics past few weeks but encountered small crashes afterwards.
In context ↗