Long COVID with insomnia and constant burping, now nearly back to normal after meditation
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Oct 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
The anxiety caused by the covid.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I feel fine now ... Insomnia is about the only thing I have an issue with anymore
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
The anxiety caused by the covid.
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Osprey 48059 had long COVID for about 10 months, with weeks of feeling about to explode, insomnia and constant burping. A 100-day probiotic and oatmeal stint, then store-brand famotidine, came before a week of feeling fine in June 2023. By July they were back to their old self after three months of meditation, breathing exercises and a bland diet; by late July they had worked up to walks of almost three miles, and by August felt fine, though insomnia and some night-time anxiety remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- probiotic with prebiotic · Not said
For 100 days I took a probiotic with prebiotic in it that I got at walgreens, and I ate a bowl of oatmeal.
In context ↗ - bland diet · Helped
For the last 3 months, I have been meditating, practicing my breathing exercises, and eating a fairly bland diet.
In context ↗ - histamine blocker (store brand Pepcid/famotidine) · Helped
After that I switched to a histamine blocker which is over the counter acid reducer.
In context ↗ - meditation and breathing exercises · Helped
I have been meditating, practicing my breathing exercises
In context ↗ - walking the dogs · Not said
We started with a very very short walk just once around the block ... We're now up to almost 3 miles every other day.
In context ↗ - Unisom · Helped
Unisom has helped me. Not every night but most nights.
In context ↗ - CBD gummies · Helped
I took one a couple weeks ago and within 2 hours I no longer felt like I would explain. The 32 mg I've been taking three times daily.
In context ↗ - cold rag on the neck at night · Helped a lot
Try this it has helped me immensely.
In context ↗
Approaches: H2 blockers · Diet · Mind-body practices
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 9 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after covid infectionI've been fighting with this for 10 months.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-06-21 | felt fine for a week after 100 days of probiotic and oatmeal, then a histamine blockerall this week I finally felt fine. I kind of feel like me againIn context ↗ | Near normal | Probiotics and fermented foods |
| 2023-07-07 | back to his old selfFor the last 3 to 4 weeks I have been back to my old self.In context ↗ | Near normal | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2023-08-12 | feeling fine, sleeping most nights, walking almost 3 miles every other dayThey took about a year, but I feel fine now. I'm even sleep in some most nights.In context ↗ | Near normal | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2023-10-02 | some anxiety remaining at bedtimeI appear to still have some anxiety hanging around after this stuffIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
Feeling like you're about to explode, is the exact feeling I had for weeks.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Insomnia is about the only thing I have an issue with anymore, and that may not be from covid.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I do however still burp like Shrek a lot of the day.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Dull aches, and general soreness.
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