Long COVID with POTS and dizziness, now somewhat better with slowly increased activity
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 8 months
- Last post
- Oct 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid 7 months ago and the dizziness and blurry vision have very very slowly gotten better
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I lived my life and worked a physical job extremely dizzy for three months and the world just didn’t look the same.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Things have slowly improved over the 8 months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I also had covid back in late January
Summary
Summit 63696 developed POTS, dizziness, nausea and a fast heart rate after COVID-19 in late January 2022, and worked a physical job while extremely dizzy for three months. Dizziness and blurry vision improved very slowly over eight months, though flare-ups occurred and they developed an aching body and arthritis in their hands. They credited very slowly increasing physical activity, which they said helped a lot but could be miserable at first.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Ibuprofen · Helped
Ibuprofen seems to help but I know that’s bad to take for too long.
In context ↗ - Very slowly increasing physical activity · Helped
Very slowly increasing physical activity helps a lot even though it can be miserable at first.
In context ↗
Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab
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 |
|---|---|---|
| late January 2022 | COVID-19 followed by POTS, dizziness, nausea and fast heart rate on standingI also had covid back in late January ... I was diagnosed with POTS after ruling out other stuff.In context ↗ | Mild |
| August 2022 | dizziness and blurry vision slowly improvingI had covid 7 months ago and the dizziness and blurry vision have very very slowly gotten better.In context ↗ | Mild |
| August 2022 | new constant aching body, hand arthritis and trigger fingerThen like two weeks ago I started dealing with constant achy body.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-08-31 | flare-up of dizziness and blurry visionI am flared up right now and phone looks blurry typing this.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-10-09 | overall slow improvement, with symptoms coming and goingThings have slowly improved over the 8 months.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I was diagnosed with POTS after ruling out other stuff.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
fast heart rate upon standing were my first main symptoms
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I am flared up right now and phone looks blurry typing this.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
constantly changing symptoms from dizziness to rapid heart rate to digestive problems
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Then like two weeks ago I started dealing with constant achy body.
In context ↗
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