Long COVID
No benefitIll for 4 years
Over four years of insomnia and PTSD with long COVID; nothing helped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
the insomnia kicked into overdrive when I got Covid sooo many times!
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
It’s been over 4 years of this nonsense.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Reported insomnia lasting over four years, each COVID-19 infection adding hours of lost sleep, alongside PTSD. Over-the-counter sleeping pills in handfuls did nothing; temazepam worked about a week, then they had psychosis, derealization and a panic attack that meant an ambulance trip to hospital. Low-dose anxiety medication and prazosin for nightmares did not restore sleep, and the latest post said nothing helped.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- OTC sleeping pills · No change
I take handfuls of OTC sleeping pills ... All the sleep meds have been thrown at me & nothing helps
In context ↗ - Temazepam · Worse
he prescribed me Temazepam. Worked for about a week. Then I had a “psychosis” problem…twice.
In context ↗ - baby dose of anxiety meds · No change
switched me to baby dose of anxiety meds & again no sleep
In context ↗ - prasosin · Worse
gave me prasosin for my nightmares but it doesn’t help, makes me groggy
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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 |
|---|---|
| onset | long-standing insomniaIt’s been over 4 years of this nonsense.In context ↗ |
| — | insomnia worsened after COVID-19 infectionsthe insomnia kicked into overdrive when I got Covid sooo many times!In context ↗ |
| — | psychosis and derealization on temazepamWorked for about a week. Then I had a “psychosis” problem…twice.In context ↗ |
| 2024-05-30 | still not sleeping despite all sleep medicationsAll the sleep meds have been thrown at me & nothing helps.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Temazepam (Restoril)“Then I had a “psychosis” problem…twice. ... took me to the hospital in an ambulance, really scary” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Temazepam (Restoril)“took me to the hospital in an ambulance, really scary” In context ↗ ER visit
- “gave me prasosin for my nightmares but it doesn’t help, makes me groggy” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
The insomnia is KILLING ME!
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
So basically a huge panic attack
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