Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 3 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog, headaches and panic attacks, somewhat better on daily Zyrtec
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Having CFS/Long Haul issues since March 2020
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have extreme fatigue, brain fog, pain, but I don't care about that.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
All in all, things really have improved but the two symptoms of air hunger/SOB and panic attacks particularly under the mentioned circumstances worry me.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got COVID the first week of March 2020 at 22 (M).
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Summary
He caught COVID in March 2020 at age 22, then a D1 athlete, and kept training through it. Three years on he had improved in most areas; daily Zyrtec, with Afrin and clonazepam on bad days, gave the only regular relief. Breathlessness and throat tightness on heavy lifting, panic attacks when driving or exercising, brain fog and headaches remained, but he worked full time and bartended on the side.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Zyrtec · Helped
I've really only found regular relief in daily Zyrtec. Anti-histamines seem to help.
In context ↗ - Afrin nasal spray · Not said
On bad days or when I know I have to be active, I'll take Zyrtec, Afrin nasal spray and clonazepam
In context ↗ - clonazepam · Not said
clonazepam which I am prescribed as I now have pretty severe panic attacks regularly
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Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | caught COVID while a D1 athlete and kept training through itI got COVID the first week of March 2020 at 22 (M).In context ↗ | |
| 2023-06-29 | symptoms stayed present but manageable; antihistamines gave regular reliefI have extreme fatigue, brain fog, pain, but I don't care about that.In context ↗ | Cetirizine (Zyrtec) |
| 2023-08-03 | improved in most areas; working full time and bartending with residual breathing and panic symptomsAll in all, things really have improved but the two symptoms of air hunger/SOB and panic attacks particularly under the mentioned circumstances worry me.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessHeadaches & migraineNeuropathy & tinglingPain & fibromyalgia
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Shortness of Breath (Particularly when working out strenuously)
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Anxiety/Panic Attacks (Seemingly only triggered by working out and highway driving?)
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Some decent brain fog
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I have extreme fatigue, brain fog, pain, but I don't care about that.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Pulling movements seem to induce a lot of numbness in my extremities.
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