Daily panic attacks after long COVID, somewhat better with Zoloft
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in 2022 august ... This triggered multiple panic attacks daily
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
im doing a lot better with panic and anxiety
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in 2022 august ... Ive always had suspicion about it
Summary
Trail 22258 had COVID in August 2022 and recovered within about a week and a half, but in late September 2022 had a massive panic attack while smoking marijuana, which triggered multiple daily panic attacks and an ER visit. They started Zoloft, which they said really helped, and by August 2024 reported doing a lot better with their panic and anxiety.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- zoloft · Helped
I ended up starting zoloft and it really did help
In context ↗
Approaches: SSRIs
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 |
|---|---|---|
| late September 2022 | massive panic attack while smoking marijuana, then daily panic attacks and an ER visiti had a MASSIVE panic attack while smoking marijuana. This triggered multiple panic attacks daily and a ER visitIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-08-01 | doing a lot better with panic and anxiety after starting ZoloftIts been well over a year now obviously and im doing a lot better with panic and anxietyIn context ↗ | Sertraline (Zoloft) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
This triggered multiple panic attacks daily
In context ↗
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