Long COVID
Moderate → no benefit
Often couch-bound with long COVID; steroids gave brief relief, no lasting benefit
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
Now with Covid symptoms keeping me out of the gym and couch bound on many days, those pains are back in full force.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
When my symptoms go into remission, they come back and this year have been in 6 week and 8 week stretches of really bad.
In context ↗
Read from 12 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Cardinal 75375 developed neurological symptoms and tinnitus in April 2020 and never tested positive, plus dizziness and headaches, with exercise worsening them; they were couch-bound many days. Dexamethasone and prednisone briefly eased symptoms but never lasted, and dexamethasone caused violent hiccups. The second and third vaccine doses made them fluish, the second worse and lasting a day. Their symptoms fluctuated and had worsened by late 2021.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- exercise at the gym · Worse
In last 2 months exercise exacerbates the tinnitus and dizziness/ lightheadedness and exhaustion.
In context ↗ - Supplements · No change
Supplements, everything. Nothing helped.
In context ↗ - dexamethasone · Helped
Dexamethazone helped for a short period of time but never lasts.
In context ↗ - Prednisone · Not said
It seemed to have worked better than Prednisone which my new doctor gave me.
In context ↗ - PT, weights and cardio · Helped
PT, weights and cardio killed all the pain.
In context ↗ - Treximet · No change
Treximet worked on my migraines I had for years until they pretty much went away in 2014 or so.
In context ↗ - rizatriptan · Helped
I’ve used rizatriptan which helps sometimes.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
The 2nd and 3rd dose made me fluish, the 2nd being the worse but lasted a day.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| August-December 2020 | neurological and tinnitus symptoms subsided a bitsubsided a bit Aug-DecIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| January 2021 | inner ear disease (neuritis/Meniere's) hit and worsenedneuritis/menieres hit in January—diagnosed last monthIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| November 2021 | symptoms getting worse; couch bound on many days, out of the gymand has gotten worse through nowIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“But the side effect was violent hiccups.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“The 2nd and 3rd dose made me fluish, the 2nd being the worse but lasted a day.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Gut problemsHeadaches & migraineNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPost-exertional malaiseTinnitus
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
In last 2 months exercise exacerbates the tinnitus
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
dizziness/ lightheadedness
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I can have sharp headaches and dull headaches for days.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
exercise exacerbates the tinnitus and dizziness/ lightheadedness and exhaustion
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
those pains are back in full force
In context ↗ - Gut problems
No reoccurrence of early GI issues.
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