Long COVID breathlessness and chest tightness, somewhat better with time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Aug 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got Covid in February and luckily my sob has definitely improved a good amount since then
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Well I wouldn’t say I’ve recovered from long haul completely just that specific symptom. I still have minor SOB and chest tightness but it’s not so bad anymore.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got Covid in February
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Summary
Moon 40324 caught COVID in February 2021 and was still short of breath with chest tightness months later, saying at about six months that they had not fully recovered from long haul. Taking it occasionally relaxed them and made breathlessness feel less severe. They credited time for most of the improvement; breathlessness was better but still minor, and a week-long symptom passed on its own.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- it · Helped
It’s been useful. I try not to take it too often but does it makes you feel relaxed which in turn can make your sob feel less severe.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
I haven’t done anything specific, it just seems that time has healed me the most
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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 |
|---|---|
| February 2021 | COVID-19 infectionI got Covid in FebruaryIn context ↗ |
| 2021-07-20 | shortness of breath improved over monthsmy sob has definitely improved a good amount since then so i take it even less nowIn context ↗ |
| 2021-08-27 | a week of throat tightness after a couple of months of feeling betterI experienced this for like a week after I had been recovered for a couple of months. It went away for meIn context ↗ |
| 2021-08-28 | not fully recovered, minor breathlessness and chest tightness leftI still have minor SOB and chest tightness but it’s not so bad anymore. I’m about 6 months inIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I still have minor SOB and chest tightness but it’s not so bad anymore
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