Long COVID
No benefitIll for 6 months
Long COVID with extreme congestion and broken sleep, little sleep after quitting Afrin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I am 6 months post covid, and had a mild case but experienced extreme nasal congestion.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I started taking it but haven't noticed a difference. Still having a tough time, not really seeing much improvement yet.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
mild covid case back in May
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers had a mild COVID-19 case in May 2021 followed by long COVID, with extreme nasal congestion as the main problem and badly broken sleep. The nasal spray Afrin was the only thing that helped; three attempts to stop it led to rebound congestion, worst at night. By early December 2021, over three weeks after quitting, they still slept little and felt it was getting worse, not better.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- afrin · Helped
I started using afrin which was the only thing that helped
In context ↗ - sudafed · Not said
Ive been using sudafed (behind the counter sudafed)
In context ↗ - Ibuprofin · Not said
Ibuprofin, flonase sensimist, and saline spray
In context ↗ - zyrtec · Not said
I wonder if it me taking zyrtec the past 2 nights caused it to be worse
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | mild COVID-19 followed by extreme nasal congestionmild covid case back in May but had severe nasal congestionIn context ↗ | Mild |
| November 2021 | stopped Afrin after three weeks; rebound congestion returned, worst at nightI am currently not using afrin and have been off it for 3 weeks, but the evening and trying to sleep are almost impossible as the dry extreme congestion always comes backIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-12-02 | worst night yet with congestion and hardly any sleepLast night was the worst yet ... Still having a tough time, not really seeing much improvement yet. | Mild |
Adverse events
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)“I wonder if it me taking zyrtec the past 2 nights caused it to be worse ... Seems like my nose was severely dry stuffy up higher in my nose” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
the evening and trying to sleep are almost impossible as the dry extreme congestion always comes back
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
slight breathing restriction
In context ↗