Long COVID breathlessness, headaches and dizziness, no benefit from diet or vitamins
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 3 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I went to the ER, where I was told I have long haul covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My job became SO difficult. I worked for approximately 2 months... and that is all I did. Each day at my job felt like a ran a marathon.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I've never struggled with any type of mental health disorder, but this has made me feel like complete shit mentally, physically- just awful.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had a relatively uneventful covid infection.
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Summary
Cardinal 91375, a 40-year-old woman, developed long COVID after a relatively uneventful COVID infection in January 2022. She initially felt better, but symptoms reappeared worse than the initial illness after returning to work, with breathlessness, altered taste and smell, daily headaches, dizziness and sore muscles. She kept working for about two months, each day feeling like a marathon, then took leave. She tried cutting sugar and gluten and various vitamins without reported benefit. She had not recovered by April 2022.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- cutting sugar and gluten · Not said
I have tried cutting sugar and gluten.
In context ↗ - all sorts of vitamins · Not said
Have been taking all sorts of vitamins.
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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. 2 steps have no time and sit in story order between the steps around them. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| January 21 | relatively uneventful COVID-19 infectionI had a relatively uneventful covid infection.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 3 days after my return to work | symptoms reappeared after returning to work; went to ERsymptoms reappeared, worse than initial illness (however different symptoms)In context ↗ | Mild |
| — | worked for about two months, each day like a marathon, straight to bed after workEach day at my job felt like a ran a marathon. I would have to go to bed immediately after getting home.In context ↗ | Mild |
| April 2022 | took leave from work; symptoms ongoingI've finally decided to take leave from work. I am afraid of losing my job.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I would have to go to bed immediately after getting home
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath (Still, it never ever returned)
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
altered taste and smell (no longer gone, but not the same as it was before)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
lightheaded and dizzy frequently
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
daily headaches
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
shin splits, and the muscles on the back of my thighs are always sore
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
When i wake up, i still feel like shit.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
My body burned, I craved heat
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
this has made me feel like complete shit mentally
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