Long COVID
Moderate → somewhat betterIll 4 months before improving or writing
Breathless with long COVID and in bed at first, now somewhat better and walking again
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Nov 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
A little recap of my covid story A 29 F with no underlying health issues.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I can’t work a full day without feeling uncomfortable and winded, simple things around the house are too much.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I improved tremendously from a few months ago. At least I can walk around now without my heart feeling like it wants to burst.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
A little recap of my covid story A 29 F with no underlying health issues. I first got sick in July and have been struggling since.
- Says they never had: Anxiety & low mood
Blamed it on anxiety (I’ve never had anxiety)
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
A 29-year-old woman developed long COVID after getting sick in early July 2020, with breathlessness, heart palpitations, headaches and body aches; severe breathlessness kept her in bed for the first two weeks, and from week three she had a lump in her throat. She was put on a beta blocker but was unsure it helped. She improved over the autumn, though shortness of breath persisted; by November 2020 she could walk around again, though in October she still could not work a full day.
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What they tried
Also tried
metoprolol tartrate· Helpedsugar free gum· Helpedsteam from a hot shower· Helpedsteroids· No changeanti inflammatory foods and light soups· No change
Their words about each treatment
- steroids · No change
Gave me a covid test with a weeks worth of steroids that did nothing for me
In context ↗ - metoprolol tartrate · Helped
prescribed me metoprolol tartrate a beta blocker to help slow my heart ... seen some improvement with that
- anti inflammatory foods and light soups · No change
I tried eating nothing but anti inflammatory foods as well as light soups...still just sits there
In context ↗ - sugar free gum · Helped
I did chew on sugar free gum, it kinda helped as a distraction, and did help w/ the burping problem
In context ↗ - steam from a hot shower · Helped
I’ve noticed steam from a hot shower is a short term relief
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| early July 2020 | COVID symptoms began; in bed for two weeksI stayed in bed the whole two weeks because how uncomfortable it was.In context ↗ | |
| first month of symptoms | ER visit with numbness and uncontrolled breathing; living in bedmy whole right side of my body went numb and my breathing was out of control. I could not catch my breath.In context ↗ | |
| 2020-10-12 | some improvement on a beta blocker, breathlessness unchanged(Currently on a beta blocker for my heart rate) seen some improvement with thatIn context ↗ | Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) |
| 2020-11-11 | walking around again; breathlessness still the main problemI improved tremendously from a few months ago. At least I can walk around now without my heart feeling like it wants to burst.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
BreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
The main thing I’m struggling with still is the sob.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I still notice my heart jump from time to time even on the beta blocker.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
and of course the deathly headaches
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
aching body aches only in feet
In context ↗ - Gut problems
feeling full when I would take little bites of food, and almost like a lump in my throat at all times
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
my whole right side of my body went numb
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
it’s definitely worse when I get up and do any physical activity
In context ↗