Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 19 months
Long COVID with breathlessness and chest tightness; tried melatonin and cannabis
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 19 months
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got Covid back in May of 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Walking up the stairs was a chore.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid back in May of 2020.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user who caught COVID in May 2020 felt very sluggish and breathless, their inhaler not working and stairs a chore. They went to the ER with chest tightness, palpitations and intolerance of light and noise, feeling they had run a marathon though in bed eight hours. In August 2021 prescription melatonin and cannabis had helped them, but nothing helped their periods; how they were overall was not stated.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- inhaler · No change
my inhaler wasn’t working and I felt like I really couldn’t catch my breath
In context ↗ - Prescription melatonin · Helped
Prescription melatonin and weed have helped
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| May 2020 | COVID-19: very sluggish, breathless, stairs a choreI got Covid back in May of 2020. ... Walking up the stairs was a chore.In context ↗ |
| May 2020 (during the illness) | ER visit for chest tightness and breathlessness; palpitations, could not tolerate light or TV, felt like she had run a marathon while in bedThe 8 hours I was in the ER I felt like I ran a marathon, but I was in the bed the entire time.In context ↗ |
| August 2021 | sleep helped by prescription melatonin and cannabisPrescription melatonin and weed have helpedIn context ↗ |
| December 2021 | still writing in a long COVID forum, recounting the May 2020 illnessI got Covid back in May of 2020.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
BreathlessnessHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivitySleep problemsTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
my inhaler wasn’t working and I felt like I really couldn’t catch my breath
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I ended up going to the hospital due to tight pressure on my chest and inability to fully catch my breath. ... My heart was palpitating and it was extremely uncomfortable.
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
I didn’t want any of the lights on or the tv on.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
The room was cold, but I was hot.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Prescription melatonin and weed have helped
In context ↗