Long COVID fatigue and palpitations, now nearly back to normal after inclined bed therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Now: Near normal
I’m currently doing very well. ... I avoid all sweeteners because they all upset my GI
- Began after: COVID
I've successfully avoided Covid a long time until it got me this January.
In context ↗
Read from 24 of their posts and comments; links to the 17 this page draws on
Summary
In January 2024 Birch 23456 got COVID-19 and developed long COVID with fatigue after stressful workdays, broken sleep, palpitations, breathing difficulties and anxiety. They said inclined bed therapy fixed many of their issues, HRV breathing and vagus nerve exercises helped palpitations and sleep, glycine calmed anxiety, and magnesium eased tight leg muscles; they also changed their diet for their gut. By mid-2024 they could walk and cycle again, and in October 2024 reported doing very well, though still taking precautions to avoid reinfection.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- pacing · Helped
I only feel fatigued after a particular stressful day at work. So I try to avoid those which is working okayish.
In context ↗ - Magnesium glycinate · Helped
Magnesium and a light stretching routine every evening helped my painfully tight leg muscles but it took some weeks.
In context ↗ - glycine · Helped
A generous serving of glycine, which helps me calm when anxiety hits or my mind is restless
In context ↗ - HRV breathing and vagus nerve exercises · Helped
HRV breathing and vagus nerve exercises, which so far is the only thing that somewhat helps with palpitations.
In context ↗ - Pre- and probiotics · Helped
Pre- and probiotics and better diet to help the gut.
In context ↗ - sleep medications · No change
I've also tried all kinds of sleep meds, but they didn't help.
In context ↗ - Melatonin · No change
10+ mg of Melatonin were fun because it would give me crazy vivid dreams. But I would still wake up and stay awake.
In context ↗ - inclined bed therapy · Helped
Two things helped: HRV resonance breathing (other breathing techniques did nothing for me) and inclined bed therapy for a few weeks.
In context ↗ - Oura and RingConn smart rings · Not said
I wear two smart rings: Oura and RingConn.
In context ↗ - walks and bike rides · Helped
I do go outside for walks and bike rides.
In context ↗ - Paxlovid · Helped
Paxlovid helped me turn negative again within 4 days.
In context ↗ - Cromolyn nasal spray · Not said
I’ve used the nasal spray when I was taking something else that prevented me from taking oral antihistamines
In context ↗ - antihistamines · No change
I’ve been taking different kinds of antihistamines for 10+ years in an (unsuccessful) attempt
In context ↗ - avoiding sweeteners · Helped
I avoid all sweeteners because they all upset my GI, some worse than others.
In context ↗ - electrolytes · Not said
I buy electrolytes without them.
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Approaches: POTS medication
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | COVID-19 infection followed by long COVID symptomsI've successfully avoided Covid a long time until it got me this January.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| March 2024 | sleep and night-time palpitations eased after HRV breathing and inclined bed therapyI'm not back to perfect sleep but it's pretty good.In context ↗ | Mild | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| July 2024 | able to do things again, back to walks and slow weekly bike ridesI'm able to do things again but I hardly meet people because I'm so scared to get reinfected.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| October 2024 | doing very well, still taking precautions against reinfectionI'm currently doing very well.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir“I had some side effects from it but other than the taste I cannot say for sure which symptoms were caused by which medication” In context ↗ Side effects
- H1 antihistamines (unspecified)“I was suffering from the side effects of the meds I was taking for a new auto immune issue. Antihistamine were among them but there were others.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I've had sleep issues after my infection. I'm not back to perfect sleep but it's pretty good.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
HRV breathing also was the only thing that helped with heart palpitations and chest pain.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I still haven't fixed my breathing, it's work in progress.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
A few nights it was my mind that wouldn't shut up and anxiety that would keep me awake.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I avoid all sweeteners because they all upset my GI, some worse than others.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Magnesium and a light stretching routine every evening helped my painfully tight leg muscles but it took some weeks.
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