Long COVID brain fog and heart rate issues, nearly back to normal after Benadryl and diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I still have lingering “brain fog” post-Covid that occurs right before my period.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Some days I think I’m getting better and can manage a home and two kiddos but the days I don’t got it
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
heart rate is completely fine now. I just have some other lingering symptoms like the brain fog and fatigue that I’m trying to figure out
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I still have lingering “brain fog” post-Covid that occurs right before my period.
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
A US mother of two with long COVID, she had daily symptoms for three months, brain fog, heart rate issues and reactive hypoglycemia. Nightly Benadryl stopped the daily symptoms, and two weeks in Florida left her feeling well for weeks before she declined again. By January 2023, after walking daily, her heart rate was fine, though brain fog and fatigue lingered; cutting dairy, fried food and most sugar had helped.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Benadryl · Helped
I had them everyday for 3 months then I started taking Benadryl at night for a couple months and they went away
In context ↗ - ice hats · Helped
Also ice hats were a lifesaver for me during that time.
In context ↗ - sun exposure in Florida · Helped
Spent 2 weeks in Florida and felt amazing for weeks after I got home.
In context ↗ - higher protein diet · Helped
I can control them with a higher protein diet but it’s not enough.
In context ↗ - eliminated dairy, anything fried, and most sugar · Helped
I’ve eliminated dairy, anything fried, and most sugar and that has helped a lot.
In context ↗ - slowly increasing exercise with short walks · Helped
I started off just walking a bit after each meal.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Physiotherapy and rehab
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after COVID-19: daily migraines, brain fog, heart rate jumping on standingI had them everyday for 3 monthsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| — | daily migraines stopped after about two months of nightly Benadryl, which she then stoppedI started taking Benadryl at night for a couple months and they went away. No longer take Benadryl either.In context ↗ | Mild | Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) |
| 2021-11 | felt amazing for weeks after two weeks in FloridaSpent 2 weeks in Florida and felt amazing for weeks after I got home.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-03 | benefit wore off back home in Pennsylvania over the winterBut that was in November and it’s March in Pennsylvania and I’m back to feeling like 💩In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-01-21 | heart rate normal after walking daily; brain fog and fatigue remainYes, heart rate is completely fine now. ... I just have some other lingering symptoms like the brain fog and fatigue that I’m trying to figure outIn context ↗ | Near normal | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
I had them everyday for 3 months
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I just have some other lingering symptoms like the brain fog and fatigue that I’m trying to figure out
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
mine was doing the same and I slowly had to increase exercise and I got rid of my Apple Watch
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Constantly checking it was making me more anxious and therefore increasing my heart rate.
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