Long COVID with POTS, brain fog, pain and severe anxiety, now somewhat better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2025
In their words
- At worst: Mild
i got covid sept. 2024 and im on the milder side of things
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
its actually gotten much better since the beginning ... im still struggling obvi but not as much as before
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i got covid sept. 2024
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user who caught COVID in September 2024 developed POTS, brain fog, pain and severe anxiety but never had PEM. Over seven months the panic attacks stopped and their heart rate calmed down quite a bit, though they still struggled and were not back to normal. After a month of tramadol for pancreatitis they ran out of their medications, including benzodiazepines, and stopped cold turkey, causing withdrawal symptoms they found debilitating.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- tramadol · Not said
had acute pancreatitis a month ago and was using tramadol the whole month
In context ↗ - diazepam · Not said
my covid started as daily panic attacks (which im guessing is because covid attacked my nerves hence the POTS) thats why i was on benzos
In context ↗ - rest · Not said
i still try to rest and POTS stops me from exerting too much but i never crash id say
In context ↗
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. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. The line stops at their last step that can be placed; how they are now is in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | COVID-19 infection followed by POTSi got covid sept. 2024 and im on the milder side of thingsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| first 3 months after covid | daily panic attacks and high heart ratei used to have daily panic attacks and now i have 0 and my heart rate has calmed down quite a bitIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-05-10 | panic attacks stopped, heart rate calmedmine has gotten better in these past 7 months that ive had it, im not 100% definitelyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-06-06 | cold-turkey stop of tramadol and diazepami did cold turkey. i dont have any more of the medsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-06-06 | in withdrawal, still improved from the first monthsmy mental symptoms are quite deliberatingIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Tramadol“im in some sort of opioid withdrawal (had acute pancreatitis a month ago and was using tramadol the whole month)” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
horrible anxiety and depression, brain fog
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i used to have daily panic attacks and now i have 0
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
im guessing some milder form of fibromyalgia or pain from the POTS blood pooling
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my highest heart rate is much lower than the one i had in the first 3 months
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