Long COVID fatigue, muscle weakness and dizziness, no benefit from nicotine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 3 years
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Since then I've had periods of symptoms that just won't go away and I want to know if what I am experiencing could be from COVID.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Honestly overall I feel like I'm always running at 50-70% capacity in every aspect of my functioning.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Id say it has gotten worse.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I caught COVID late 2020 and again early 2021.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Pebble 25186, a 33-year-old man, caught COVID late in 2020 and again early in 2021, recovered enough to run again, then developed persistent symptoms that would not go away. He described fatigue whatever his sleep, muscle weakness, neck pain, palpitations and dizziness on standing, running at 50-70% of his previous capacity. He said things had got worse, with the dizziness new in the last two months. Nicotine helped but his doses kept rising.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Nicotine · Helped
Nicotine really helped me but of course my dosages have just gone up and up so that's no long term solution.
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Helped
I have tried a few things that do help. Nicotine, vitamin D (10,000IUD/day)
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
I have tried a few things that do help. Nicotine, vitamin D (10,000IUD/day), magnesium
In context ↗ - Vitamin B complex · Helped
magnesium, Vitamin B complex, keto, and fasting
In context ↗ - keto · Helped
Vitamin B complex, keto, and fasting
In context ↗ - medical cannabis · Helped
I actually felt physically pretty good when I was able to use it before bed. I might have to weigh it up again.
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. The chart starts 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| late 2020 | caught COVIDI caught COVID late 2020 and again early 2021.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| mid 2021 | recovered enough to run again, felt good for about six monthsRecovered enough to take up running again and felt pretty good for 6 or so months.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| late 2021 | persistent symptoms beganSince then I've had periods of symptoms that just won't go awayIn context ↗ | Mild |
| December 2023 | got worse, new dizziness on standing in the last two monthsId say it has gotten worse. The dizzy upon standing is new for me (last 2 or so months).In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-02-18 | still at 50-70% capacityHonestly overall I feel like I'm always running at 50-70% capacity in every aspect of my functioning.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
Fatigue no matter how much sleep I have. 5,6,8,10 hours and I feel about the same.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
activities that take a lot of focus just ruin my ability to function mentally
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Dizzy, lightheaded about 60% of the time when I get up from laying/sitting down.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My heart rate also goes up a fair bit when this happens and sometimes I get palpitations.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Physical weakness. Just feel like my body is weighed down, not vibrant and energetic like I used to be.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Neck pain (mild) maybe a few times a week.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I can get depressed if I just give in to slowing my activity down too much
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