Long COVID
Moderate → no benefitIll for 4 months
Long COVID with constant dizziness, headaches and task-triggered exhaustion, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 4 months
- Last post
- Aug 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’m WFH at the moment but that’s even a struggle
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
The vertigo attacks have been getting more frequent and more intense
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
At 27 they were admitted to A&E with a six-minute loss of consciousness and bradycardia four months before writing. Since then they had constant lightheadedness and episodic vertigo, cluster headaches, numbness and pain, visual disturbance and exhaustion after the smallest task. They were working from home with difficulty and could manage only five minutes of shopping. Sleeping and over-hydration seemed to help.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Sleeping · Helped
Sleeping and over hydration seems to help me.
In context ↗ - Travel sickness tablets · No change
I’ve been self medicating with travel sickness tablets but they don’t seem to do much.
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 4 months before August 2022 | Acute loss of consciousness with bradycardia and hypotension, admitted to A&E and resuswas admitted to A&E 4 months ago after acute loss of consciousness (6 mins) and bradycardia and hypotension that warranted a stint in resusIn context ↗ |
| 2022-08-20 | Symptoms persist; working from home with difficulty and going out only brieflyI’m WFH at the moment but that’s even a struggle and I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to go back to the office very soon.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Brain fogHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivityMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPost-exertional malaiseVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Constant lightheadedness like head rushes, kinda like being drunk. Much much worse on movement.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Cluster headache (diagnosed) which sends me to bed
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Constant vibrations/numbness/pain in my arms, legs and torso almost like they’re being crushed
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Exhaustion after the smallest task - hanging my clothes in my closet makes me feel like I’ve ran a marathon
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Trouble finding the right word and using nonsense words
In context ↗ - Vision problems
Visual blurriness and floaters and sometimes double vision
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
Facial flushing and excessive sweating when I’m just sitting down.
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
I just can’t cope with the lightness of the room or the noise
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
bradycardia and hypotension that warranted a stint in resus
In context ↗