Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID limits; cold showers a blood pressure trade-off
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I don’t want to trigger it if I’m just taking a long time to get better.
In context ↗
Summary
Posted in a long COVID forum in April 2023 that cold showers made them feel much better but spiked their blood pressure, a trade-off they accepted. They said they had been pushing themselves, doing something closer to graded exercise than rest, and were frustrated by their limitations. They also mentioned having bipolar. How long they had been ill and how limited they were is not stated.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Cold showers · Helped
Cold showers make me feel better by a lot, but they also spike my blood pressure. Honestly though…I’ll take the feeling better
In context ↗ - Graded exercise therapy · Not said
I’ve been doing something closer to graded exercise therapy than rest. Apparently that’s a bad idea.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID, still not recoveredI don’t want to trigger it if I’m just taking a long time to get better.In context ↗ | |
| 2023-04-29 | cold showers help but spike blood pressure; had been pushing themselves instead of restingCold showers make me feel better by a lot, but they also spike my blood pressure. ... I’ve been doing something closer to graded exercise therapy than rest. | Cryotherapy and cold exposure |
Adverse events
- Cryotherapy and cold exposure“Cold showers make me feel better by a lot, but they also spike my blood pressure.” In context ↗ Side effects