Long COVID swaying, nearly back to normal after walking and yoga breathing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 13 months
- Last post
- Feb 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
It’s been 6 months, definitely better than it was but boat feeling still comes and goes
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I did a lot of walking everyday and dropped 7 kilos and that helped too.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Mine has for the most part gone.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
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Summary
A long COVID patient six months in described a boat-like swaying when walking, near-fainting, visible blue veins and stopping breathing in their sleep, with the boat feeling making it hard to go anywhere. Daily walking with weight loss, yoga breathing before sleep and lemon water came alongside steady improvement; by July 2022 they could do long walks and exercise, with the boat feeling a few times a day, and by February 2023 it had mostly gone.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- yoga breathing · Helped
Doing yoga breathing before sleep did seem to help
In context ↗ - supplements · Worse
certain supplements I was taking also exacerbated it so I would be awake for hours at night scared to go back to sleep
In context ↗ - walking everyday · Helped
I did a lot of walking everyday and dropped 7 kilos and that helped too
In context ↗ - cold showers · Worse
I find that sometimes my symptoms are triggered with cold showers too!
In context ↗ - lemon water · Helped
I started drinking lemon water twice a day which seems to help, not sure if its the lemon or the vit C in it that helps
In context ↗ - meds for ear inflammation · Helped
there was only minor inflammation in one ear and I took meds and it went away but sensation is still there
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
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 2022 | long COVID with boat sensation, near-fainting and stopping breathing in sleepIt used to be worse, I feltm like the blood wasn’t making it to my brain for a split second and I was going to pass out.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-19 | better than earlier, boat feeling still comes and goesIt’s been 6 months, definitely better than it was but boat feeling still comes and goes and makes it hard to go anywhere.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2022-07-23 | able to do long walks and exercise, boat feeling a few times a dayDoing better than a few months ago thank goodness, able to do some long walks and exercise now but still get the boat feeling a few times a day.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2023-02-13 | boat sensation mostly goneMine has for the most part gone.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- “certain supplements I was taking also exacerbated it so I would be awake for hours at night scared to go back to sleep” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
sometimes it feels like the floor is rising and falling beneath me when I walk??
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I would stop breathing in my sleep and thought it was sleep apnea.
In context ↗
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