Long COVID heart palpitations and BP spikes somewhat better with nicotine patches
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Jun 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had 6 months of long covid problems.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Im better than i was 4 months ago. But im still not well.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had 6 months of long covid problems.
In context ↗
Summary
After six months of long COVID with heart palpitations, a fast heartbeat and sudden blood-pressure spikes as the worst symptoms, nicotine patches and gum balanced the symptoms. By June 2025 they reported no more palpitations or POTS symptoms, though a month earlier they said they were still not well.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- nikotine patches and gum · Helped a lot
Nikotine patches is the gamechanger for me. No more heart palpations and pots symptoms
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 beganI had 6 months of long covid problems.In context ↗ | |
| — | worst palpitations, fast heartbeat and blood pressure spikesI had the worst trouble with heart palpations, fast HB and sudden eleveated BP.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-05 | nicotine patches and gum balanced the symptomsIve had some success with nikotine. Patches and gum. It just balances out the symptoms.In context ↗ | Nicotine patches |
| 2025-06-29 | no more palpitations or POTS symptomsNikotine patches is the gamechanger for me. No more heart palpations and pots symptomsIn context ↗ | Nicotine patches |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I had the worst trouble with heart palpations, fast HB and sudden eleveated BP.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
No more heart palpations and pots symptoms
In context ↗
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