Long COVID fatigue, dizziness and walking trouble, somewhat better with vitamin C
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Mar 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
since 2021, when i had caught covid, everything felt like it's been reversed
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
These symptoms started out with pressure in my head, poor coordination, dizzy, extreme fatigue, difficulty standing, hot headed, brain fog.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I've gotten no specific treatment for it, and have only recently been successfully treating it oddly enough with high dose Vitamin-C (1000mg with electrolytes) daily.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had caught covid back in April, 2021
In context ↗
Summary
Tundra 86462 caught covid in April 2021 and three to four months later developed head pressure, dizziness, extreme fatigue, difficulty walking and standing, and brain fog, which they linked to their SNRI antidepressant. Stopping it eased the physical symptoms but brought back extreme depression and instability. In 2023 high-dose vitamin C had recently helped their fatigue and blood pressure, and aspirin reduced flare-ups; by March 2024 exertion still brought withdrawal-like jolts.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- SNRI antidepressants · Much worse
my SSRI medications were flaring up my symptoms severely. Extreme fatigue, difficulty walking, difficulty standing.
In context ↗ - high dose Vitamin-C (1000mg with electrolytes) · Helped
have only recently been successfully treating it oddly enough with high dose Vitamin-C (1000mg with electrolytes) daily
In context ↗ - Asprin · Helped
Asprin has also been helpful in reducing flare ups.
In context ↗ - lithium orotate · Helped
I've also tried lithium orotate as a mood stabilizer, and while I can't say if it actually helps or not, I believe it has a mild effect on me.
In context ↗ - mindfulness techniques · Not said
I practice decent mindfulness techniques, I talk to the peopl3 around me when I need to.
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Approaches: Anticoagulants
Their path
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | caught covidI had caught covid back in April, 2021In context ↗ | Not stated |
| about 3-4 months after covid (2021) | severe debilitating symptoms blamed on SNRI antidepressantI had started to develop severe debilitating symptoms from my SNRI antidepressants that I have been taking for 3.5 years priorIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2023 | high-dose vitamin C started relieving fatigue and high blood pressurehave only recently been successfully treating it oddly enough with high dose Vitamin-C (1000mg with electrolytes) dailyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-02 | still gets withdrawal-like jolts after physical exertionEven today, sometimes when I exert my body physically, I feel those withdrawal 'jolts'.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“These symptoms started out with pressure in my head, poor coordination, dizzy, extreme fatigue, difficulty standing, hot headed, brain fog.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“my SSRI medications were flaring up my symptoms severely. Extreme fatigue, difficulty walking, difficulty standing.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
dizzy, extreme fatigue, difficulty standing, hot headed, brain fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
difficulty standing
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
pressure in my head
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm becoming anxious, unstable and paranoid at times
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