Long COVID insomnia, unable to leave home, somewhat better after walks and melatonin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 9 months
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got covid in March 2021 and from April to last month I had chronic insomnia.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was tired and I couldn't even leave the house.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
now I have a normal sleep schedule, I manage to sleep even 8 hours a night but unfortunately I dissociate
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got covid in March 2021
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Summary
After a COVID-19 infection in March 2021, the user had long COVID with chronic insomnia from April, then a worse October episode with a 24-hour sleepless stretch, panic attack, arrhythmias, chest pain and being unable to leave the house. They forced daily walks and started melatonin; by December 2021 their sleep was normal, even eight hours, but they still dissociated.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- walks every day · Helped
I forced myself to go for walks every day ... now I have a normal sleep schedule, I manage to sleep even 8 hours a night
In context ↗ - melatonin · Helped
started taking melatonin. now I have a normal sleep schedule, I manage to sleep even 8 hours a night
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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. The chart starts 7 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | COVID-19 infectionI got covid in March 2021In context ↗ | Not stated |
| October 2021 | chronic insomnia, panic attack, arrhythmias, chest pain, unable to leave the houseI hadn't slept in 24 hours in October ... I couldn't even leave the house.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| December 2021 | sleep normalized after daily walks and melatonin; dissociation remainednow I have a normal sleep schedule, I manage to sleep even 8 hours a night but unfortunately I dissociate.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
from April to last month I had chronic insomnia
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I had arrhythmias and even a chest pain.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I had a panic attack
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