Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 3 years before improving or writing
Long COVID first year a nightmare, now a little better but still not old self
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
I've slowly, over the last few months, started to feel more like myself ... at least there's some minor improvement
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Summary
Developed long COVID and described the first year as a nightmare. By December 2022 they reported slow, minor improvement over the last few months but were still not much like their old self. Nearly three years in they still had anxiety and breathing difficulty after smoking, and broke out in urticaria after sun exposure.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- went outside in the sun · Worse
I went outside in the sun and I now literally have urticaria on both my arms and hands.
In context ↗ - nicotine patches · No change
there is literally nothing that can take the anxiety and stress away. Not nicotine patches (I use 2 x 25mg / day)
In context ↗ - vaping · No change
Not nicotine patches (I use 2 x 25mg / day), not vaping, nothing but actual tobbacco.
In context ↗ - actual tobbacco · Helped
I need to smoke for the stress as well, after nearly 3 years of LH and quitting smoking. For me, it makes it difficult to breathe for a while afterwards.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2022-12-27 | slow, minor improvement after the first yearI've slowly, over the last few months, started to feel more like myself ... at least there's some minor improvementIn context ↗ |
| 2024-06-05 | nearly three years of long COVID, still anxious and breathless after smokingI need to smoke for the stress as well, after nearly 3 years of LH and quitting smoking.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
there is literally nothing that can take the anxiety and stress away
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I went outside in the sun and I now literally have urticaria on both my arms and hands.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
For me, it makes it difficult to breathe for a while afterwards.
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