Floored for two months with long COVID, much better with electrolytes and mirtazapine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Jul 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Even when I have had COVID and long COVID I slept.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I got the vaccine booster in December and I was floored for a couple months.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
For the most part I feel better. I'm still having recurring styes but I don't feel like my brain is wet crackers anymore.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I also have a neuroinflammatory autoimmune disease but was in remission till my most recent COVID infection
Read from 12 of their posts and comments; links to the 10 this page draws on
Summary
A woman in Hawaii who had COVID in August 2023 and again in October 2023, and was floored for about two months after a vaccine booster that December. She had brain fog, blood pressure up to 187, a chronic pain flare, lost her sense of smell, and had taste changes. By March 2024 she felt better for the most part; salting food and electrolytes settled her blood pressure, and mirtazapine later eased her anxiety and sleep.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- sitting in my car with the doors closed · Helped
I'll sit in my car with the doors closed during my therapy sessions and for whatever reason every time I have done that I feel like my brain works again.
In context ↗ - electrolyte mixes and salting food · Helped
making sure I was salting my food enough seemed to make a difference within a week
In context ↗ - ADHD medication · Helped
But medicating my ADHD was essential. Now I can be like "moving on" and I don't get stuck in the loop.
In context ↗ - mirtazapine · Helped a lot
All I know is that since starting mirtazapine I'm. Super. Fucking. Stable.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Worse
I got the vaccine booster in December and I was floored for a couple months.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Other antidepressants
Their path
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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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | COVID infection; easily winded afterwardsI had COVID in October of 2023 and it sucked but after a week or so I felt better. Easily winded but that was about it.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2023 | floored for a couple months after a COVID vaccine boosterI got the vaccine booster in December and I was floored for a couple months.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| March 2024 | felt better for the most part; brain fog mostly gone, still recurring styesFor the most part I feel better. I'm still having recurring styes but I don't feel like my brain is wet crackers anymore.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2024 | high blood pressure settledmaking sure I was salting my food enough seemed to make a difference within a week.In context ↗ | Mild | Salt, electrolytes and fluids |
| July 2024 | anxiety gone and sleeping well on mirtazapineI'm on mirtazapine and it killed my anxiety. And I sleep awesomeIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- “They took me off off an essential medication for my mental health abruptly ... I'm still recovering from. It was traumatic to be honest.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I got the vaccine booster in December and I was floored for a couple months.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
couldn't smell anything but no other symptoms. Except EVERYTHING tasted salty
In context ↗ - Gut problems
had diarrhea for a day
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I don't feel like my brain is wet crackers anymore
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I also have anxiety so I thought my blood pressure issues were due to my anxiety
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I was having a super high rate
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Easily winded but that was about it
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I was also experiencing a chronic pain flare up
In context ↗
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