Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 1 month
Long COVID ear infection and night anxiety; prednisone for ears, saffron for anxiety
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 1 month
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had Covid two weeks ago which led to viral ear infection (both ears double ear infection in one) & fluid in my ears
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
during the day I can mostly function but at night I want to crawl out of my skin
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid two weeks ago which led to viral ear infection
Summary
Lynx 58483 caught COVID in late December 2022 and two weeks later posted about long COVID: a double ear infection and fluid in both ears, with a six-day prednisone taper that helped the ear symptoms. They could mostly function by day but felt intensely anxious at night. Saffron for anxiety, restarting therapy and avoiding exercise were their coping plans.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- pred · Helped
my PCP put me on pred. It’s helping with those symptoms
In context ↗ - saffron · Not said
I personally take saffron through periods of anxiety/depression.
In context ↗ - exercise · Helped
I rely on exercise too but I’m not risking exercising right now.
In context ↗ - therapy · Not said
I’m starting therapy again & just taking it from there.
In context ↗ - Wellbutrin · Worse
I went on Wellbutrin which I think started to make me a little manic & was miserable on it
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| late December 2022 | caught COVID, which led to a double ear infection and fluid in both earsI had Covid two weeks ago which led to viral ear infection (both ears double ear infection in one) & fluid in my earsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-01-09 | prednisone taper helped the ear symptoms; mostly functioning by day but intensely anxious at nightIt’s helping with those symptoms and during the day I can mostly function but at night I want to crawl out of my skinIn context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“It’s helping with those symptoms and during the day I can mostly function but at night I want to crawl out of my skin.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)“I went on Wellbutrin which I think started to make me a little manic & was miserable on it” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)“then for a couple months coming off of it. I stopped cold turkey.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I didn’t know there was a name for the anxious feeling in your chest. I have that too.
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