Long COVID limited walking, somewhat better with fludrocortisone and adjustments
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
this condition is guite debilitating
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Before I got medicine (fludrocortison) my blood pressure dropped with 30-40, and puls went up with 60. I could hardly walk.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I have been doing a lot of life adjustments since then and are using wheelchair for long distances, but even if quality of life has improved, this condition is guite debilitating.
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID described being unable to walk far, with blood pressure dropping 30-40 and pulse rising 60 before treatment. Fludrocortisone and life adjustments, including a wheelchair for long distances, improved their quality of life, but they still described the condition as quite debilitating.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- fludrocortison · Helped
Before I got medicine (fludrocortison) my blood pressure dropped with 30-40, and puls went up with 60.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | before fludrocortisone: blood pressure fell 30-40 and pulse rose 60, could hardly walkBefore I got medicine (fludrocortison) my blood pressure dropped with 30-40, and puls went up with 60. I could hardly walk.In context ↗ | |
| 2023-07-06 | life adjustments and wheelchair for long distances; quality of life improved but still debilitatingI have been doing a lot of life adjustments since then and are using wheelchair for long distances, but even if quality of life has improved, this condition is guite debilitating.In context ↗ | Fludrocortisone / Florinef |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
my blood pressure dropped with 30-40, and puls went up with 60
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