Long COVID gasping at night and manual breathing, nearly back to old self after CPAP
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4.5 years
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
long COVID made it so much worse
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Usually I have to wait an hour in bed to feel good enough to stand
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Got a CPAP and I feel nearly back to my old self again!!
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
the year I got covid
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID for about four and a half years described waking in the night gasping, manual breathing and needing to wait an hour in bed before standing, with compression socks worn all day. After getting a CPAP for suspected sleep apnea they said they felt nearly back to their old self, able to get out of the morning instantly and not needing compression socks yesterday. Treatment in the year they got COVID had cost $50,000 with insurance.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- CPAP · Helped a lot
I feel like the CPAP is maybe the final thing that's really getting me back on track?
In context ↗ - compression socks · Not said
Usually I have to wait an hour in bed to feel good enough to stand and then I have to wear compression socks all day.
In context ↗
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 4.5 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| the year I got covid | got COVID, then long COVIDthe year I got covidIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| before the CPAP (until January 2026) | waking at night gasping, an hour in bed before standing, compression socks all dayI have to wait an hour in bed to feel good enough to stand and then I have to wear compression socks all day.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2026-01-28 | got a CPAP and felt nearly back to their old selfGot a CPAP and I feel nearly back to my old self again!!In context ↗ | Near normal | CPAP and sleep apnoea treatment |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I regularly was waking up in my sleep gasping.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I have to wait an hour in bed to feel good enough to stand
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
most of my breathing - even after 4 and a half years - is "manual"
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