Long COVID with daily nausea and panic attacks, somewhat better with time and acupuncture
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Mar 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My long Covid hit my GI the worst.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I am a shell of who I normally was ... February, I was at the lowest point of my life.
- Now: Somewhat better
I am not 100% but man oh man am I a lot better than the me in Febuary.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
overall physically and mentally healthy before catching Covid on January 4th
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A 30-year-old woman caught COVID in January 2022 and developed long COVID with daily nausea, diarrhoea, lost appetite, panic attacks and palpitations; she lost 25 lbs and hit her lowest point in February, with eight or nine ER visits. She credits mostly time, plus acupuncture and Chinese herbs, a bland diet, Buspirone and supplements, for slow improvement. By late March she was far better but still had hair loss.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- PPI · Not said
I stopped taking PPI and started taking Buspirone for anxiety because the gut is very connected to the brain.
In context ↗ - Buspirone · Helped
Low dose Buspirone, breathing techniques ... have made me feel much better
In context ↗ - breathing techniques / breathing exercises · Helped
breathing techniques ... have made me feel much better
In context ↗ - heart rate and oxygen monitor · Helped
heart rate and oxygen monitor (I'm a visual person, if I see my vitals are good then I feel better)
In context ↗ - acupuncture (accupuncture) · Helped a lot
He helped immensely with my loss of appetite, nausea, stomach discomfort, white tongue, insomnia, anxiety, constipation, vision, heart palpitations, and energy levels.
In context ↗ - cupping · Helped
I get accupuncture, cupping, red light therapy, deep massage, and something with electric stimulation during his sessions.
In context ↗ - cabbage juice · Helped
I drink cabbage juice every morning and that helped with the stomach burning.
In context ↗ - very bland diet · Not said
I did a very bland diet for about a month and a half, as bland as bland gets.
In context ↗ - pepzin gi · Not said
I take pepzin gi, zinc l-carnoise and probiotic twice a day
In context ↗ - probiotic · Not said
probiotic twice a day
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Not said
vitamin D once a day
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · Not said
one Zyrtec at night
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
magnesium, and managing my anxiety has helped tremendously
In context ↗ - pink Himalayan salt, water and compression socks · Helped
drinking more water, compression socks ... has helped tremendously
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
what has helped me the most is time
In context ↗ - therapist · Not said
I am still seeing my therapist once a week (saw her before LH started)
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Mind-body practices · Other drugs and medicines · Pacing
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. The chart starts 1 month after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-04 | caught Covidoverall physically and mentally healthy before catching Covid on January 4th. Tested negative January 14th.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| February 2022 | lowest point: constant nausea, could not eat, lost 25 lbs, panic attacks, 8 or 9 ER visitsFebruary, I was at the lowest point of my life.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-03-23 | slowly improving, able to hold a conversation and listen to music againI am not 100% but man oh man am I a lot better than the me in Febuary.In context ↗ | Mild | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I lost my appetite, am nauseas every day, most likely have covid induced gastritis, so I can't eat much
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
He helped immensely with my loss of appetite, nausea, stomach discomfort, white tongue, insomnia, anxiety, constipation, vision, heart palpitations, and energy levels.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I got really bad heart palpitations with Gerd.
In context ↗ - Hair loss
Still working on hair loss but he said his focus is my gut.
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