Bedridden with long COVID, now nearly back to normal, credits Mediterranean diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My LC started April 2020
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
i couldnt get out of bed or even slowly walk to the bathroom without my HR shooting up to 130-150
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Im able to go to the gym again and i work out as frequently as I can, my HR still acts up sometimes but im back to a resting baseline of around 65-70 at least.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got covid in Late FEB - March of 2020
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Summary
Fox 22128 caught COVID in early 2020 and developed long COVID in April 2020, becoming bedridden with constant chest pain, panic attacks, insomnia and a heart rate of 130-150 on standing. Things began easing around 2022; by January 2024 they were back at the gym with a resting heart rate of 65-70, though their heart rate still acts up sometimes. They credited a Mediterranean diet, suggested by other patients, with helping a lot.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Mediterranean diet · Helped
staying on a Mediterranean diet to assist with alleviating some symptoms and it actually helped out a LOT
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | long COVID began; bedriddenMy LC started April 2020, and it was fucking ROUGH ... was pretty bed riddenIn context ↗ | Severe |
| 2022 | illness began easing upit was bad for a long time, but i think for me personally it started easing up around 2022In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-01-08 | back at the gym, resting heart rate 65-70Im able to go to the gym again and i work out as frequently as I can ... im back to a resting baseline of around 65-70 at leastIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
CONSTANT chest pains
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
my HR still acts up sometimes
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
it caused me such terrible PTSD that sent me into frequent panic attacks
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I was unable to sleep for weeks
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
i experienced my very first ocular migraine
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
My long covid seems to make allergens react worse to my body when it was real bad
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