Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID: heart rate over 180, hospitalised after pseudoephedrine; now resting around 100
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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Summary
The user had a severe allergic reaction to a cough medicine containing pseudoephedrine: their heart rate reached over 180 and they were hospitalised. Ever since, their heart rate has been a little high, with a resting rate sometimes around 100. They now avoid cold and flu medicines, allergy pills and decongestants, and it has been about two years since they last took any of that.
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What they tried
Also tried
coughing medication that contained pseudoephedrine· Much worse
Their words about each treatment
- coughing medication that contained pseudoephedrine · Much worse
I had a severe allergic reaction to a coughing medication that contained pseudoephedrine. My heart rate reached over 180 and I had to be hospitalized.
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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 |
|---|---|
| about 2 years before August 2021 | severe allergic reaction to a cough medicine containing pseudoephedrine; heart rate over 180 and hospitalisedI had a severe allergic reaction to a coughing medication that contained pseudoephedrine. My heart rate reached over 180 and I had to be hospitalized.In context ↗ |
| 2021-08-25 | resting heart rate still sometimes about 100; avoids pseudoephedrine medicinesEver since my heart rate has been a little high. My resting HR will sometimes be at 100.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “I had a severe allergic reaction to a coughing medication that contained pseudoephedrine.” In context ↗ Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
- “My heart rate reached over 180 ... Ever since my heart rate has been a little high. My resting HR will sometimes be at 100.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- “I had to be hospitalized.” In context ↗ Hospitalisation
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
My resting HR will sometimes be at 100.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I had a severe allergic reaction to a coughing medication that contained pseudoephedrine.
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