Long COVID: too tired to walk a block, nearly back to normal with electrolytes and Lexapro
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 16 months
- Last post
- Mar 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had really intense long Covid for about four months and since then I still have milder symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Once I got it, I couldn't even walk around the block.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I worked back and after a year and a few months, I'm back to running 3 miles. ... Mostly I'm recovered but I still have some issues with dysautonomia
- Began after: COVID
I didn't have covid that bad--it made me very tired but nothing terrible.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
After a mild COVID-19 infection they crashed the day after a 1.5-mile run, too tired to walk around the block, with heart rate problems and anxiety. The intense phase lasted about four months, leaving milder symptoms. They credited electrolytes, compression socks, B12 and D3 and the SSRI Lexapro; by March 2025 they were back to running 3 miles, with some dysautonomia remaining.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- electrolytes (Gatorlyte or Liquid IV) · Helped a lot
what I found has helped enormously is drinking a lot of electrolyte beverages
In context ↗ - compression socks · Helped
The things that have helped me the most are ... wearing compression socks
In context ↗ - vitamin B12 · Helped
The things that have helped me the most are ... taking vitamins B12 and D3
In context ↗ - Lexapro · Helped
The things that have helped me the most are ... starting on an SSRI. For me it was Lexapro.
In context ↗ - working back to running · Helped a lot
But I worked back and after a year and a few months, I'm back to running 3 miles.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · SSRIs · Exercise and activity · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| mid-2023 | COVID-19 infectionI didn't have covid that bad--it made me very tired but nothing terrible.In context ↗ | Mild |
| about three weeks after Covid | crashed after a 1.5-mile runThe next day I woke up and I was a mess--super tired, weird heart rate issues, anxiety.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| first months of long Covid | could not walk around the blockOnce I got it, I couldn't even walk around the block.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| after about four months | intense long Covid eased to milder symptomsI had really intense long Covid for about four months and since then I still have milder symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-08-09 | mostly recovered, some dysautonomia leftMostly I'm recovered but I still have some issues with dysautonomiaIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-03-07 | back to running 3 milesBut I worked back and after a year and a few months, I'm back to running 3 miles.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
as soon as I got done I knew it was a bad decision. The next day I woke up and I was a mess
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I still have some issues with dysautonomia
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I had really vivid panic attacks after having had Covid. They lasted about three months.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
It started with a feeling of rawness all over the body and especially on the skin, tingling, ear pain, headache
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
a feeling of rawness all over the body and especially on the skin, tingling, ear pain
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
weird heart rate issues
In context ↗
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