Long COVID fatigue and heart-rate problems, improved then relapsed after a third infection
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 23 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
i had it back in 2020 when i got covid for the first time and had LC
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
But i’m just getting over having covid for 3rd time and it’s now coming back
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
since i had covid back in December
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A person developed long COVID in December 2020, with chest and jaw pain, fatigue and heart-rate problems. Over about nine months their symptoms slowly got better, and a second COVID infection a few months later did not bring them back. They caught COVID a third time in late 2022 and their symptoms returned, leaving them worried they would again be as bad as before.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- jaw massages · Worse
i've been doing jaw massages but i think it might be making it worse
In context ↗ - tylenol · No change
tylenol and ibuprofen don’t help the pain at all
In context ↗ - vaccine · Not said
i’m hoping the vaccine won’t make them worse. So far just having a little chest pain and tiredness, i got it about 5 hours ago
In context ↗ - time · Helped
after like 9 months it slowly got better and then a few months after it was better i got covid again
In context ↗
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. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. The line stops at their last step that can be placed; how they are now is in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | COVID-19; long COVID begansince i had covid back in DecemberIn context ↗ | Mild |
| around 9 months into long COVID | symptoms slowly got betterafter like 9 months it slowly got betterIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-11-06 | third COVID infection; dysautonomia symptoms returningi’m just getting over having covid for 3rd time and it’s now coming backIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-11-06 | just over a third COVID infection, worried symptoms will be bad againi’m nervous it will be bad againIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Massage“i’ve been doing jaw massages but i think it might be making it worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I’m feeling alright, kinda tired and my chest has been hurting a little and i was kinda nauseous for an hour or so after.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
i’ve been dealing with some heart rate issues too for the last 5 months
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
it’s now coming back and i’m nervous it will be bad again
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
before i even contracted covid due to my anxiety
In context ↗
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