Long COVID fevers, severe headache and breathlessness, no improvement with reduced yoga
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 6 months
- Last post
- Oct 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I think I had Covid sometime in the Spring but never tested.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I still do yoga now (not daily, without the heat, and at much reduced intensity), but my symptoms flare-up (especially fever) when I exceed my limit.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Worse episode than mid July and August.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I think I had Covid sometime in the Spring but never tested.
In context ↗
Summary
A 29-year-old active woman who did almost daily hot yoga thought she caught COVID-19 in spring 2020 but was never tested. In June she had a mild cough; from July she had recurring fever episodes, once over 103 F, with chills, muscle pain, severe headache, cough and inability to breathe deeply, flaring when she exceeded her limit. She kept doing yoga at much reduced intensity and was waiting for a doctor's appointment, with headache and scratchy throat ongoing in October.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- yoga · Not said
I still do yoga now (not daily, without the heat, and at much reduced intensity)
In context ↗ - acetaminophen · Helped
Took 2 doses of acetaminophen to get rid of the fever.
In context ↗
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | suspected COVID-19, never testedI think I had Covid sometime in the Spring but never tested.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| early July 2020 | fever over 103 F, could not breathe deeplyearly July - High fever of >103 F, muscle pain, chills, really bad headache, coughing, cannot breathe deeplyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| mid July 2020 | fever again, milder, cough worsemid July - Fever, and all other symptoms from before, but milder. Cough was worse.In context ↗ | Mild |
| late August 2020 | mild fever with all the same symptomslate August - Mild fever, plus all the same symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild |
| October 2020 | worst episode so far: 102.5 F fever, headache and scratchy throat lingeringTook 2 doses of acetaminophen to get rid of the fever. Headache lingering for 2 days now, and scratchy throat. Worse episode than mid July and August.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2020-10-16 | still in the October flare-up, doing yoga at much reduced intensityI still do yoga now (not daily, without the heat, and at much reduced intensity)In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
sometimes my symptoms flare-up when I unintentionally exceed my limit
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
Fever came back at 102.5 F (even after taking acetaminophen) ... scratchy throat
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
High fever of >103 F, muscle pain, chills
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
really bad headache
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
cannot breathe deeply (breathing deeply makes my throat itch and induces coughing)
In context ↗