Long COVID dysautonomia with dizziness and fatigue, somewhat better after sauna and snow
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
With my long Covid symptoms I thought I’d die but then I decided to give it a try.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I started feeling better.I felt like I have less of a symptoms of dizziness and fatigue.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
since I’ve been diagnosed with dysautonomia which was caused by Covid
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID and Covid-caused dysautonomia tried sitting in a sauna and then lying in snow at about -15 to -20 degrees Celsius through December and January, and reported less dizziness and fatigue. Cold exposure at first brought strong head spins, dizziness and blotchy red-white skin. Sauna tolerance rose from about a minute to 2-4 minutes, and no other treatments or costs were mentioned.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- sauna · Helped
I’ve been doing it the entire December-January and I started feeling better.I felt like I have less of a symptoms of dizziness and fatigue
In context ↗ - cold exposure (snow, cold outside) · Helped
laying down in a snow for a minute has a similar effect I guess? ... I started feeling better.I felt like I have less of a symptoms of dizziness and fatigue
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID with dysautonomia, dizziness and fatigueWith my long Covid symptoms I thought I’d die but then I decided to give it a try.In context ↗ | |
| December-January | sauna then lying in snow; started feeling betterI’ve been doing it the entire December-January and I started feeling better.In context ↗ | Cryotherapy and cold exposure |
| 2023-05-24 | reports less dizziness and fatigueI felt like I have less of a symptoms of dizziness and fatigue.In context ↗ | Cryotherapy and cold exposure |
Adverse events
- Cryotherapy and cold exposure“At first I had strong head spins, my bier spots would go crazy, I would have all body in red/white spots and dizziness.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I felt like I have less of a symptoms of dizziness and fatigue.
In context ↗
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