Long COVID for seven months, briefly better then relapsed with air hunger and exhaustion
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 7 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long covid is preventing me from hitting my weight goals because I’m always fighting an uphill battle.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have a small business that is taking a huge hit because I cannot dedicate the time I need to it. My day job is fine, but I’m constantly worried I won’t be able to keep up.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Somewhere around the 6 month mark I realized that I was feeling pretty good. ... Since then (about 1 week) I’ve been fighting daily anxiety, tight throat, throat inflammation (not sore), and air hunger.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’ve had covid
In context ↗
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Summary
Zephyr 45543 had long COVID for about seven months after a COVID infection. Around month six they felt pretty good for a couple of weeks and stopped noticing their breathing. After a workout they crashed, and for the next week had daily anxiety, throat tightness, air hunger, poor sleep and all-day exhaustion while still working. They were still in that relapse when they wrote.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- working out · Worse
I decided to work out and felt great while I was. I may have pushed it too hard because the next day I felt awful.
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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. The chart starts 6 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| onset | COVID infection and start of long COVID | Not stated |
| around the 6 month mark | felt pretty good, with a two-week streak of few symptomsSomewhere around the 6 month mark I realized that I was feeling pretty good.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2021-07-23 | relapse after a workout, with daily anxiety, air hunger, poor sleep and exhaustionSince then (about 1 week) I’ve been fighting daily anxiety, tight throat, throat inflammation (not sore), and air hunger.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I may have pushed it too hard because the next day I felt awful.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
It feels like I’m breathing through a damn straw.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I’m not getting quality sleep and I’m exhausted all day.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I’ve been fighting daily anxiety
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