Long COVID, heart rate 150-160, severe fatigue; improved then relapsed after 3rd infection
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have had covid 3 times now ... My symptoms are severe fatigue, frequent headaches & migraines
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
The fatigue, slight brain fog, night sweats, severe headaches & consistent sinus infections followed me until my heart rate dropped as well.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
My heart rate jumped back up to 140bpm, the worst migraines I've ever had, night & day sweats, 99F, slight stomach cramps & severe fatigue.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got the infection in late october of 2021.
Summary
A Reddit user caught COVID in October 2021 and was hospitalised with a heart rate of 150-160bpm, then spent a year on heart medication with severe fatigue, headaches and sinus infections. After a reinfection and a December 2023 drop in resting heart rate to 65-85bpm, most symptoms cleared. Cutting out added sugar and a multivitamin helped energy most, but a third infection in August 2024 brought back a 140bpm heart rate, migraines and severe fatigue.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- inhaler · Helped
they gave me an inhaler that i only use randomly/as needed when i get chest pain ... the inhaler & heart medication has helped some with fatigue, headaches & chest pain
In context ↗ - heart medication · Helped
some medication to lower my heart rate ... the inhaler & heart medication has helped some with fatigue, headaches & chest pain
In context ↗ - daily multivitamin · Helped
3 months ago I started taking a daily multivitamin & changing my diet.
In context ↗ - changing my diet · Helped a lot
i started to cut out all added sugar as much as i possibly can & started eating more fruits, vegetables, clean meats & healthy carbs ... this has helped the most with my energy & depression/anxiety than anything else.
In context ↗ - help for my mental health · Helped
Eventually I sought help for my mental health & learned to live with it & get to be the best version of myself possible.
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|
| late October 2021 | first COVID infection; hospitalised with heart rate 150-160bpm, put on heart medicationI got the infection in late october of 2021. I really thought I was going to die. My heart rate got up to 150-160bpm, I couldn't see straightIn context ↗ |
| a few months after coming off the heart medication | COVID reinfection, back on heart-rate medicationI got reinfected a few months after I was taken off the heart medication, so I had to go back on it.In context ↗ |
| December 2023 | resting heart rate fell to 65-85bpm; fatigue, brain fog, night sweats, headaches and sinus infections fell offit finally dropped to 65-85bpm resting ... everything else fell off in December 2023In context ↗ |
| June 2024 | cut out added sugar, ate more fruit, vegetables, clean meats and healthy carbs, drank more water, started a daily multivitaminthis has helped the most with my energy & depression/anxiety than anything else.In context ↗ |
| August 25th 2024 | third COVID infection: heart rate back to 140bpm, worst migraines, sweats, 99F, stomach cramps, severe fatigueMy heart rate jumped back up to 140bpm, the worst migraines I've ever had, night & day sweats, 99F, slight stomach cramps & severe fatigue.In context ↗ |
| September 2024 | still severely fatigued with headaches, migraines, nausea, dizziness, brain fog, sweats, depression and anxietyMy symptoms are severe fatigue, frequent headaches & migraines, random bouts of nausea, dizziness, brain fogIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
dizziness, brain fog
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
random bouts of nausea, dizziness
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
My heart rate jumped back up to 140bpm
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
frequent headaches & migraines
In context ↗ - Gut problems
slight stomach cramps
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
random bouts of cold sweats
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
depression & anxiety
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I couldn't see straight
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
my body hurt & felt like jello
In context ↗
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