Mild myocarditis with long COVID, now back to normal after antihistamines and breathing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
A week after covid, my doc gave me arcoxia (muscle relaxant) for my long lasting sacrum pain.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'll be drinking it during a morning meeting to lower heart rate while others are dying for their coffee
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
After 6 months my blood values returned to normal. I felt normal again too and could function.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
A week after covid, my doc gave me arcoxia
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
After a COVID infection in 2022, Osprey 50837 developed heart pounding, jittery reactions and NSAID sensitivity later diagnosed as mild myocarditis. Antihistamines, quercetin, DAO, St John's Wort, omega-3 and Wim Hof breathing helped calm symptoms, though high-dose vitamin C triggered nervousness and insomnia. Blood markers normalised after about six months and they felt normal again, though four months after hydrocele surgery they still had groin swelling and back pain.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- arcoxia · Worse
After 2 days, I felt so jittery and nervous, my heart rate kept pounding and going up.
In context ↗ - dry needling · Worse
it started another 2 days of nervous system activation
In context ↗ - zyrtec · Helped
Based on suggestions from the forum, taking zyrtec, quercetin, DAO, vit C, and drinking sweet rose tea, I've managed pretty well.
In context ↗ - quercetin · Helped
taking zyrtec, quercetin, DAO, vit C, and drinking sweet rose tea, I've managed pretty well
In context ↗ - vit C · Worse
High dose of Vitamin C triggers nervousness and insomnia, so cutting this out again.
In context ↗ - camomile and wild rose tea · Helped
I drank lots of camomile and wild rose tea (anti-histamine), which helped with calming down.
In context ↗ - daflon · Much worse
But took some daflon for hemmorrhoids and bam, feeling super unwell again.
In context ↗ - voltaren cream · Worse
using voltaren cream made we make up all throughout the night with 8-bpm, and lying in bed during the day with 80-90 heart beat
In context ↗ - Preparation-H - Phenylephrine · Worse
- Preparation-H - Phenylephrine
In context ↗ - Ibuprofen (NSAID) · Worse
- Ibuprofen (NSAID)
In context ↗ - Ginger creme · Worse
- Ginger creme (for joints)
In context ↗ - corticosteroids · Worse
I get 2 days of pounding heart and feeling unwell after I take any NSAID, and possibly some other medications like corticosteroids.
In context ↗ - Wim hof method · Helped
I found that Wim hof method helped for me. Covid can mess up the balance between sympathic and para nervous system. This can help regulate it
In context ↗ - St. Johns Wort · Helped
Supplements that felt helpful: St. Johns Wort (!), omega3, D3, heme
In context ↗ - heme · Helped
Supplements that felt helpful: St. Johns Wort (!), omega3, D3, heme (to stimulate p-450 pathway
In context ↗ - L-glutamine · Not said
I also took gut support L-glutamine, NAC, milk thistle, etc. although that felt less essential.
In context ↗ - surgery for the hydrocele · Not said
I had surgery for the hydrocele, which showed chronic inflammation and had showed up since covid.
In context ↗ - TUDCA · Helped
Doc had just prescribed TUDCA and IGgI Shield by accident. I think it helped protect me.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Antihistamines & MCAS · Supplements
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | COVID infection, then long-lasting sacrum painA week after covid, my doc gave me arcoxia (muscle relaxant) for my long lasting sacrum pain.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-11 | heart pounding and nervous-system activation after NSAIDs and dry needlingusing voltaren cream made we make up all throughout the night with 8-bpm, and lying in bed during the day with 80-90 heart beatIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-12 | managed better on antihistamines and supplementsBased on suggestions from the forum, taking zyrtec, quercetin, DAO, vit C, and drinking sweet rose tea, I've managed pretty well.In context ↗ | Mild | Cetirizine (Zyrtec) |
| 2023-04 | blood values normal, felt normal againAfter 6 months my blood values returned to normal. I felt normal again too and could function.In context ↗ | Recovered | |
| 2023-05 | hydrocele surgery, lingering groin swelling and back painFour months post-op I am still swollen in groin area and back pain not completely gone.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-09 | family COVID, gut pain and inflamed glutes mediusI got bad gut pain and inflamed glutes medius. Went away after 3-5 days.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-09 | no other symptoms, feels energeticNo other symptoms, I feel energetic.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Etoricoxib (Arcoxia)“After 2 days, I felt so jittery and nervous, my heart rate kept pounding and going up.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Etoricoxib (Arcoxia)“After a few weeks of no coffee, I tried half dose of arcoxia again and same thing happened although slightly better manageable.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Dry needling“After a few days I visited an osteo who did dry needling on my glutes for my sacrum pain. And it started another 2 days of nervous system activation.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Diosmin“But took some daflon for hemmorrhoids and bam, feeling super unwell again.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Diclofenac (Voltaren, Cambia)“Even with all the supplements, using voltaren cream made we make up all throughout the night with 8-bpm, and lying in bed during the day with 80-90 heart beat.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Diclofenac (Voltaren, Cambia)“Even with all the supplements, using voltaren cream made we make up all throughout the night with 8-bpm, and lying in bed during the day with 80-90 heart beat.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Vitamin C“High dose of Vitamin C triggers nervousness and insomnia, so cutting this out again.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Vitamin C“High dose of Vitamin C triggers nervousness and insomnia, so cutting this out again.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Etoricoxib (Arcoxia)“I get 2 days of pounding heart and feeling unwell after I take any NSAID” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart rate kept pounding and going up
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I felt so jittery and nervous
In context ↗ - Brain fog
When it happens I cannot think, I want to shake.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
using voltaren cream made we make up all throughout the night with 8-bpm
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I got bad gut pain and inflamed glutes medius.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my long lasting sacrum pain
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
still the slightest stimulant or NSAD kicks in the heart pounding
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