Long COVID that worsened before improving, now somewhat better with breathing exercises
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
In a similar place to you - I got sick in March.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
mine got worse before it got better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got sick in March.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user who fell ill in March 2020 wrote that their illness got worse before it got better, and expected the bad days to become shorter and further apart over time. By February 2021 they reported improvement and found breathing exercises, a pulse oximeter, low-dose aspirin and antihistamines helpful.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- breathing exercises · Helped
I've found breathing exercises ... to be helpful.
In context ↗ - O2 meter · Helped
an O2 meter ... to be helpful.
In context ↗ - low dose aspirin · Helped
low dose aspirin ... to be helpful.
In context ↗ - anti histamines · Helped
anti histamines ... to be helpful.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Anticoagulants · Mind-body practices
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | fell illI got sick in March.In context ↗ | |
| — | illness worsened before improvingmine got worse before it got betterIn context ↗ | |
| 2020-12-07 | in a similar place to a poster having a good day; expected bad spells to get further apartIn a similar place to you - I got sick in March.In context ↗ | |
| 2021-02-14 | got better, finding breathing exercises, an O2 meter, low dose aspirin and antihistamines helpfulmine got worse before it got better. I've found breathing exercises, an O2 meter, low dose aspirin and anti histamines to be helpful.In context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
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