Long COVID with post-exertional malaise, vertigo and nausea, much better on Mounjaro
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 years
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Now: Much better
I’m two months in on mounjaro and I feel better than I’ve felt in five years.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers with long COVID reported post-exertional malaise, vertigo and nausea triggered by deep relaxation. Two months into Mounjaro at the lowest dose they reported feeling better than they had in five years, and planned to raise the dose from 2.5 to 5. They were unsure where they would end up.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- keeping my hands moving / fidget things · Helped
if I can keep my hands moving - like doing a very gentle craft or playing with little putties
In context ↗ - mounjaro · Helped a lot
I’m two months in on mounjaro and I feel better than I’ve felt in five years.
In context ↗ - Meditation, yoga, breathwork · Worse
Anything “deeply relaxing” gives me intense vertigo, nausea, and pem.
In context ↗
Approaches: GLP-1 drugs
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| onset | became ill with long COVIDI feel better than I’ve felt in five years.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-05-22 | felt better than in five years two months into MounjaroI’m two months in on mounjaro and I feel better than I’ve felt in five years.In context ↗ | Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) |
| 2025-05-23 | still improving on the lowest dose, planning to increaseI’m very surprised I’m already feeling so much better on the lowest dose.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Meditation, yoga, breathwork“Anything “deeply relaxing” gives me intense vertigo, nausea, and pem.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
gives me intense vertigo, nausea, and pem
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
gives me intense vertigo
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