Long COVID with head pressure and dizziness, barely able to leave the house, no better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 9 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Is that LC, or what..?
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Can’t even leave the house.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
But symptoms persists. ... I still barely leave my house for work.
In context ↗ - Began after: nothing they could name
So all started in february after a ski trip. ... I neved had covid
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Summary
Lagoon 24849 became ill in February 2022 after a ski trip, without any confirmed COVID infection. Head pressure, dizziness, visual disturbances, panic and breathlessness left them barely able to leave the house except for work. They were treated for vitamin D deficiency, high cortisol and insulin resistance, but symptoms persisted. Nine months on they still had head pressure, anxiety and a resting heart rate near 90.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- treatment for vitamin D deficiency · Helped a lot
Had found vitamin D deff, high cortisol, insulino resistance. Started treatment for all of those.
In context ↗ - physioteraphy · No change
Did physioteraphy and massage, cured vitamin D. But symptoms persists.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | head pressure and dizziness began after a ski tripSo all started in february after a ski trip. ... First I had a huge pressure inside the head, and dizziness.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | symptoms returned stronger after a short better spellIt was better for a short time then it came back stronger.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-11-23 | still housebound apart from work, symptoms persistingI still barely leave my house for work.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Massage“and bleed through nose once at massage when he got to neck part.” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
First I had a huge pressure inside the head
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
the dizziness feeling, going away when laid down
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
anxiety real hard
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Visual disturbances, i feel like i am drunk, i see like in a dream, cant focus
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
feel like all my sensors are overloaded
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I also noticed I have some days where i breath real hard
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my apple watch shows high BPM (even if not exercising at all - somewhere at 90 when staying)
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
some of my left hand fingers felt numb
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
sometimes felt like i had heat waves through body
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
started to have a tightness in the back of the head and the neck, popping in my neck
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
i have multiple allergies
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