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Long COVID Mild → near normalIll 6 months before improving or writing

Long COVID with racing heart and palpitations, now nearly back to normal

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Mild (working or studying, with limits)
Ill before improving or writing
6 months
Last post
Jun 2022
In their words
  • Condition: Long COVIDMy other post-covid symptoms that I didn't mention already In context ↗
  • At worst: Mildmy symptoms were mostly mild but lasted a long time, 2+ weeks In context ↗
  • Now: Near normalI feel great, I'm back to normal now. I still feel skipped beats from time to time but nothing too bad and no other symptoms. In context ↗
  • Began after: COVIDI (31M) had covid in December
Read from 3 of their posts and comments; links to the 2 this page draws on

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Summary

A 31-year-old man caught COVID-19 in December 2021; his symptoms were mild but lasted over two weeks and he fainted once. After recovering he had occasional dizziness on standing; in February 2022 he had a racing heart up to 120-130 bpm, palpitations and broken sleep, and an abnormal EKG was found. By June 2022 he felt great and back to normal, though occasional skipped beats remained; a Holter monitor and echo were normal.

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What they tried

Their words about each treatment
  • stationary bike · Not saidI think I went a bit longer on the stationary bike than I was ready for In context ↗

Their path

Very severeSevereModerateMildNear normalRecoveredonset3 mo6 mo

How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.

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WhenWhat happenedWhere they were
December 2021COVID-19, mild but lasting over two weeks; fainted once and went to ERI (31M) had covid in December and my symptoms were mostly mild but lasted a long time, 2+ weeks. In context ↗Mild
February 2022palpitations and a racing heart up to 120-130 bpm, dizziness, broken sleep, ER visit and abnormal EKGmy heart suddenly started beating really fast, around 120-130bpm and I couldn't seem to calm myself down In context ↗Mild
June 2022back to normal; only occasional skipped beats remainI feel great, I'm back to normal now. I still feel skipped beats from time to time but nothing too bad and no other symptoms. In context ↗Near normal

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • POTS & dysautonomiaoccasionally get lightheaded/dizzy when I stand up, especially after sitting or laying down for a long time In context ↗
  • Heart symptoms & palpitationsI still feel skipped beats from time to time but nothing too bad In context ↗
  • Sleep problemsThat night I couldn't fall asleep for a while because every time I dozed off I'd be startled awake In context ↗
  • Anxiety & low moodI've had anxiety for a long time but never had symptoms like these In context ↗
  • Temperature regulationoccasionally feel a bit feverish e.g. when under stress In context ↗

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