Long COVID with panic attacks and brain fog, somewhat better with breathing exercises
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had my first panic/anxiety attack a month after having COVID
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Long walks and and deep breathing exercises have helped me and listening to my body when I have flare ups.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It has gotten easier with time for me
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had my first panic/anxiety attack a month after having COVID
In context ↗
Summary
A 23-year-old active woman was three months into long COVID when she wrote. A month after infection came her first panic attack, along with tachycardia, palpitations, muscle spasms, GI symptoms, brain fog and fatigue, and high liver enzymes that fell. She advised cutting back on strenuous exercise; long walks and breathing exercises helped her, and she started therapy. She said it had got easier with time, and that Zofran or Phenergan was the only thing that worked for her.
Ask Miruvor AI
What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- deep breathing exercises · Helped
Long walks and and deep breathing exercises have helped me
In context ↗ - listening to my body · Helped
listening to my body when I have flare ups
In context ↗ - therapist · Helped
I did start seeing a therapist, which has helped
In context ↗ - time · Helped
It has gotten easier with time for me, especially mentally
In context ↗ - Zophran or phenergan · Helped
This is the only thing that worked for me. Take only when you really need it
In context ↗
Approaches: Mind-body practices · Pacing
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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | COVID infection followed by new anxiety, palpitations, GI and cognitive symptomsI did not have anxiety prior to COVID, so this is all new to me as well.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2022 | first panic/anxiety attack at dinnerI had my first panic/anxiety attack a month after having COVID when I was at dinner with my friends.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-04-06 | easier over time after cutting strenuous exercise, walking, breathing exercises and therapyIt has gotten easier with time for me, especially mentallyIn context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2022-04-14 | still needed nausea medicationThis is the only thing that worked for me.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I had my first panic/anxiety attack a month after having COVID when I was at dinner with my friends.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
tachycardia, heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
muscle spasms and vibrations
In context ↗ - Gut problems
GI symptoms (I had an endoscopy last week, waiting for results)
In context ↗ - Brain fog
brain fog (more derealization rather than forgetfulness)
In context ↗
Ask Miruvor AI
Similar stories
-
Housebound with long COVID, now much better and back at work after rest and acupuncture
An Australian academic in their forties got long COVID in May 2024 after a third infection: brain fog first, then crippling fatigue that left them housebound and crashing daily for months. Rest, time and treatments including acupuncture greatly improved…
-
Not enough detail to draw a path
Often bedridden with long COVID, pacing helped, then stress and reinfection brought relapse
She developed long COVID in December 2020 and spent six years often bedridden with PEM, brain fog, air hunger, POTS and loss of smell, plus heavy uterine bleeding needing transfusions and a hysterectomy. By summer 2026 she was swimming and walking laps in…
-
Nearly bedbound for a year with long COVID, now much better with pacing and carnivore diet
A Dutch man in his early twenties became nearly bedbound for a year after a fourth COVID infection. Pacing, a carnivore diet, nattokinase, electrolytes, creatine and probiotics brought gradual gains; by 2025 he worked full time and biked again, though…
-
Long COVID with anxiety and insomnia, improved on antihistamines and pacing, then relapsed
Long COVID since April 2023 left them with anxiety, brainstem inflammation, allergies and insomnia, though they kept walking thousands of steps a day. H1 antihistamines, pacing and meditation helped most, and by late 2025 they were walking up to 10,000 steps…