Long COVID fatigue and poor sleep, somewhat better with hydroxyzine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
acid reflux is one of my longhaul symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
i can get out of bed and make breakfast, and i can move around but i’m too exhausted to enjoy things so i decide to stay in bed.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
improved my sleep and somehow inflammation. ever since i’m taking it i don’t feel as tired during the day and of course, i get less anxious
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
still dealing with more covid symptoms though
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Long COVID left them with fatigue, a month of parosmia, acid reflux, poor sleep and anxiety; they could get up and make breakfast but were too exhausted to enjoy things. Hydroxyzine at night restored their sleep to seven or eight hours, and they felt less tired during the day and less anxious. Their parosmia returned to normal within a month, but they still had other COVID symptoms.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- hydroxyzine · Helped
i take hydroxyzine before going to bed and it helped me restore my sleep
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Long COVID after COVID-19 infectionstill dealing with more covid symptoms thoughIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2021-06-15 | Fatigue the main symptom; too exhausted to enjoy things, stayed in bedi’m too exhausted to enjoy things so i decide to stay in bedIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2021-06-16 | Sleep restored and less daytime tiredness and anxiety on hydroxyzinehydroxyzine helped me improve a lotIn context ↗ | Mild | Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
i had parosmia as well, back to normal now
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
i take hydroxyzine before going to bed and it helped me restore my sleep
In context ↗ - Gut problems
acid reflux is one of my longhaul symptoms
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
of course, i get less anxious
In context ↗
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