Long COVID with scent sensitivity and breathlessness, somewhat better with herbs
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Apr 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I wasn't given a diagnosis other that long covid (maybe from covid, maybe from the vaccine.)
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I do not have severe symptoms but do experience some similar symptoms.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
after about 4 months my symptoms are improving.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
After covid my sense of smell was altered
Summary
Sparrow 11005 has had long COVID since April 2020, with altered smell, sensitivity to many scents, coughing and flares from smoke, and daily shortness of breath; they described their symptoms as not severe. In July 2022 they reported that a TCM doctor treating them with herbs alone gave them relief for the first time since onset. By April 2023, about four months into care from an integrative medicine doctor, their symptoms were improving.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- herbs · Helped
When I went to a TCM doctor she told me she would treat me with herbs alone. No acupuncture. I have gotten relief for the first time since April 2020.
In context ↗ - treatment by a doctor specializing in integrative medicine · Helped
I am being treated by an doctor specializing in integrative medicine and after about 4 months my symptoms are improving.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | long COVID with smell change and daily breathlessnesssince April 2020In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-29 | relief from herbs-only TCM treatmentI have gotten relief for the first time since April 2020.In context ↗ | Mild | Herbal remedies (unspecified) |
| 2023-04-17 | symptoms improving under integrative medicine doctorafter about 4 months my symptoms are improvingIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
sense of smell was altered leaving me sensitive to many different scents
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
Shortness of breath happens daily.
In context ↗
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