Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 19 months before improving or writing
Long COVID nasal congestion for over a year, somewhat better after nasal surgery
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 19 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
This is my 10th month suffering from chronic nasal congestion since recovering from covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
if I’m exercising or actively working/talking/sometime driving, my congestion will be gone
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I got mine 10 days and I am breathing better now.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
This is my 10th month suffering from chronic nasal congestion since recovering from covid
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Read from 19 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
After COVID in April 2021, they had over a year of relentless one-sided nasal congestion with head pressure, dizziness, poor sleep and breathlessness, plus heart-rate spikes from prednisone and decongestants. Nasal steroids, saline irrigation and antihistamines gave no relief, and they tried a low-histamine diet. Ten days after nasal surgery in November 2022 they were breathing better.
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What they tried
Also tried
surgery· Helpednasal steroid spray (fluticasone propionate, Flonase)· No changenasal irrigation (saline)· No changeexercise· Worseantihistamine (Zyrtec, Claritin)· Worseantihistamine (Zyrtec, Claritin)· Worseprednisone· Worsedecongestant· Worsevitamin B· Not saidmagnesium· Not saidlow histamine diet· Not saidtaurine· Not saidfish oil· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- exercise · Worse
I started to really do exercise, congestion came back worse and worse.
In context ↗ - nasal steroid spray (fluticasone propionate, Flonase) · No change
Tried antihistamine and nasal steroid. No hope for me.
In context ↗ - antihistamine (Zyrtec, Claritin) · Worse
nurse asked me to try antihistamine, which gave me dry mouth and sore throat for a week
In context ↗ - prednisone · Worse
he gave me prednisone for sinusitis, which gave me heart rate spike and dizziness, so I stopped taking them.
In context ↗ - decongestant · Worse
I tried the decongestant, which surprising gave me a heart rate spike, so I can’t use it.
In context ↗ - nasal irrigation (saline) · No change
Yes, I used 200 plus saline packages. Not working for me.
In context ↗ - vitamin B · Not said
try to eat some vitamin B and magnesium, bc people said it could be migraine.
In context ↗ - low histamine diet · Not said
I’m doing a low histamine diet for two weeks, avoiding certain veggies and fruits and fermented food.
In context ↗ - taurine · Not said
And I didn’t take taurine, and fish oil in the evening.
In context ↗ - surgery · Helped
I got mine 10 days and I am breathing better now.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | COVID infection with nasal congestionI have had nasal congestion during my acute infection, AprilIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| June 2021 | congestion much worse after starting to exerciseTwo months after , June, I started to really do exercise, congestion came back worse and worse.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| July 2021 | prednisone brought heart-rate spikes and new head pressure and dizzinessI’m having a worse heart spike, that definitely the medicationIn context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
| March 2022 | 10th month of unrelenting one-sided congestion; sleep, exercise and breathing affected, considering surgeryThis is my 10th month suffering from chronic nasal congestion since recovering from covidIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| November 2022 | breathing better 10 days after nasal surgeryI got mine 10 days and I am breathing better now.In context ↗ | Mild | Sinus, jaw and tonsil surgery |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“then in the evening now, I’m having a worse heart spike, that definitely the medication” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Corticosteroid pulses“I think it gave me a new symptom head pressure and dizziness.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)“which gave me dry mouth and sore throat for a week” In context ↗ Side effects
- Decongestants (unspecified)“I tried the decongestant, which surprising gave me a heart rate spike, so I can’t use it.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Decongestants (unspecified)“it gave me anxiety attack or something.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
BreathlessnessFlu-like symptomsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsLight & noise sensitivityPOTS & dysautonomiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
i am still having mild POTS-like symptoms
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
shortly after, my heart went up like crazy
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
worse dizziness/pressure on my head
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I struggled to sleep bc i almost unable to breathe through my nose
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
sleep issue, exercise issue, feeling sob
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
I had a period of time when I was very sensitive to sound and light. But it was gone.
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
I was also having sore throat and dry mouse
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