Long COVID with breathlessness and brain fog, now recovered after Claritin and an inhaler
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Sep 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My Long Covid experience (or whatever the hell this is) has manifested in breathing problems.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I had to stop walking places. I was terrified to hit the gym. ... But I was only down and out for 4 months.
- Now: Recovered
All in all, my Long Covid symptoms seem to all be gone. So it was about 1.5 years for me before I could say I was completely fine.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid mid January and it hit me like a truck.
Read from 22 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Tern 60531 developed long COVID in March 2022, after a January 2022 COVID infection that felt like a bad cold, with breathlessness, chest tightness, wheezing, brain fog and muscle aches; a 10-minute walk left them coughing. Claritin brought quick improvement, an inhaler from their mother relieved breathing attacks, and by August 2023 their long COVID symptoms were gone, though asthma was diagnosed and a possible heart problem later emerged.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Claritin · Helped a lot
Well, I can officially say that it's been a HUGE help.
In context ↗ - Mucinex DM / Mucinex · Helped
The Mucinex thankfully got the wheezing down from a 8 to a 5, maybe 4.
In context ↗ - Vicks · Not said
As I'm wheezing and slathering my chest in Vicks.
In context ↗ - Albuterol-type inhaler (her mother's COPD inhaler, later a stronger prescribed one) · Helped a lot
The relief was instant.
In context ↗ - antibiotics · Helped
Handle on it with some antibiotics and a stronger inhaler end of September-October.
In context ↗ - cold pills · Not said
after popping cold pills these last couple of days
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | long COVID symptoms began about a month after infectionstarted getting symptoms in mid March. Brain fog and muscle aches were first.In context ↗ | |
| late April 2022 | in bed for three days, barely able to walk anywhere without wheezingI was pretty much dead to the world Saturday, Sunday and Monday.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-04-28 | started Claritin, walking and breathing improvedSince I started taking Claritin, I've been starting to walk more.In context ↗ | Loratadine (Claritin) |
| mid-May 2022 | chest tightness and coughing fits came backMy chest got tight again. Just straight up congestion filled tightness.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-05-24 | mother's inhaler gave instant relief from wheezingThe relief was instant.In context ↗ | |
| July 2022 | long COVID symptoms dwindled, asthma remainedMy long Covid dwindled out after a couple of months. ... it went away July-ish.In context ↗ | |
| August-September 2022 | chest infection with scary chest painChest Infection in August-September (pretty scary chest pain).In context ↗ | |
| end of September-October 2022 | chest infection controlled with antibiotics and a stronger inhalerHandle on it with some antibiotics and a stronger inhaler end of September-October.In context ↗ | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| 2022-11-07 | felt like early long COVID again with the season changeI'm feeling how I felt before my LC symptoms abated earlier this year. Tired, achy, and brain foggy.In context ↗ | |
| 2023-08-31 | long COVID symptoms gone, no longer needs inhalerMy Long Covid symptoms seem to all be gone. So it was about 1.5 years for me before I could say I was completely fine.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-09-12 | lungs clear, possible heart problem being checkedI got the all clear for my lungs the other week...but I was then told there's probably something up with my heart.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
brain fog and muscle aches were my 2 most prominent symptoms. Thankfully, those symptoms have died down over the months
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my muscle pain/fatigue hasn't been as bad
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
My muscles no longer feel heavy as well
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
About a month or so after Covid, I started getting out of breath easily.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
my constant headaches
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I had pretty bad brain fog, muscle aches, and nausea.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was just plain scared.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
Post-Covid, I got a fever at least every few months for about a year and a half.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I barely got any sleep for 3 days cause I kept cought through the night.
In context ↗
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