Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 2 years before improving or writing
Long COVID with chest pain, dizziness and brain fog, now somewhat better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Mar 2024
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I essentially live online, I don't really do much else.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I feel somewhat recovered, but I can tell you that there's still a long ways to go
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Coast 18184 caught COVID in January 2022, was sick about two weeks, then developed long-COVID symptoms: chest pain, dizziness, distorted smell and worse brain fog and memory issues. A February 2022 booster laid them out for two days. By November 2022 they felt somewhat recovered but said a long way remained; by March 2024 they still had chronic headaches, stuttering and brain fog while trialling metoprolol.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- CBD and weed · Not said
They still have no positive effect for managing any pain that I may have, so I just turn to CBD and weed instead.
In context ↗ - standard multivitamin · Not said
I'm taking just a standard multivitamin atm
In context ↗ - prozac · Not said
I've tried prozac, zoloft (potential allergic reaction), lexapro, and effexor.
In context ↗ - effexor · Worse
I did have severe mental health related side effects while on effexor, so I was required to stop immediately & call my primary.
In context ↗ - amitriptyline · Helped
My chest pain did go down while on amitriptyline, but I had an increase in bpm. My resting went from 60s-70s to 80s-90s. My psych took me off
In context ↗ - quetiapine · Not said
My psych took me off, and put me on quetiapine for now.
In context ↗ - metoprolol · Not said
I'm also currently on a beta blocker (metoprolol) for chronic headaches but I'm about 1.5mo in, out of 3mo that she wants to trial for effectiveness.
In context ↗ - otc pain meds · Worse
I can't take otc pain meds, even though I've been off for well over a year now, because of rebound headaches.
In context ↗ - belly breathing · Helped
Taught us to breathe with our bellies, and it's been so frickin' helpful.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
The booster was Feb 6, which only took me out for about 2 days
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-12 | caught COVID, sick for about a weekI had my first symptom show up on Jan 12, and I felt pretty "normal" in about 2 weeksIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-02-06 | Pfizer booster, down about two daysThe booster was Feb 6, which only took me out for about 2 daysIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-11-02 | felt somewhat recoveredI feel somewhat recovered, but I can tell you that there's still a long ways to goIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-04 | possible reinfection with distorted smell, thought to be allergiesI had a couple weeks in April 2023 where I thought I had severe allergiesIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03-08 | still brain fog, stuttering and chronic headaches; trialling metoprololit is embarrassing to speak with my constant stuttering & brain fogIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“The booster was Feb 6, which only took me out for about 2 days” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“my 2nd dose, which had me down for about a week and a half” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“First dose had virtually no reaction, other than a sore arm.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “I can't take otc pain meds, even though I've been off for well over a year now, because of rebound headaches.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“I've tried prozac, zoloft (potential allergic reaction), lexapro, and effexor.” In context ↗ Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
- Venlafaxine (Effexor)“I did have severe mental health related side effects while on effexor, so I was required to stop immediately & call my primary.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)“My chest pain did go down while on amitriptyline, but I had an increase in bpm. My resting went from 60s-70s to 80s-90s. My psych took me off” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogHeart symptoms & palpitationsLoss of smell or tastePOTS & dysautonomiaTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
chest pain coming and going
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I still get dizzy and light headed easily
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
my sense of smell got distorted again, but then it went away after a day
In context ↗ - Brain fog
some symptoms got worse after covid tho, like brain fog and memory issues
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I think I've become a bit of a hypochondriac since covid came around
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
I have severe heat intolerance
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