Dizziness, high heart rate and fatigue in long COVID, now recovered with small slow steps
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
post covid dysautonomia
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
having to sometimes just stop everything lie down, put my legs up the air while sweating, with a pretty high bpm and overall just feeling extremely fatigued
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
Now I am fully recovered and do not suffer from POTS or fatigue anymore.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
The day I was diagnosed with Covid I fainted
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Summary
Creek 26198 fainted the day they were diagnosed with Covid, with a resting heart rate of 200 bpm, then had daily dizziness, near-fainting, sweating, a high heart rate and extreme fatigue. They recovered fully over about four months by taking very small, slow steps and not rushing, and later reported they no longer had POTS or fatigue.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- small and slow steps / not rushing · Helped a lot
you need to take absolutely small and slow steps and not rush anything in order to fully recover ... my body thanked me for not rushing it
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | caught Covid; fainted with tachycardia at rest the day of diagnosisThe day I was diagnosed with Covid I fainted, with a tachycardia of 200bpm at a complete rest while literally trying not to faint again.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 4 months after Covid | fully recovered after taking small, slow stepsIt took me 4 months to fully recover after the covid ... Now I am fully recovered and do not suffer from POTS or fatigue anymore.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
do not suffer from POTS or fatigue anymore
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
with a tachycardia of 200bpm at a complete rest
In context ↗
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