Long COVID and tachycardia, nearly back to normal with propranolol
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
diagnosed with long Covid in fall 2020
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
It was a long road but I am now able to do weightlifting again and live my life. I do get flare-ups sometimes but overall I am okay.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
diagnosed with long Covid in fall 2020
In context ↗
Summary
A New York woman diagnosed with long Covid and tachycardia in fall 2020 described a long road before she could weightlift and live her life again. Propranolol helped after metoprolol crashed her blood pressure; she tapered to 5 mg in the morning and 10 mg at night and still had flare-ups. COVID reinfections in April 2021 and August 2023 worsened her long Covid. Each vaccine she received caused about two months of heavy menstrual bleeding.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- metropolol · Worse
my cardiologist first prescribed metropolol for me and even with a very low dose, it made my blood pressure crash and I almost passed out
In context ↗ - propranolol · Helped a lot
I’ve had success with propranolol ... I’m currently on 5mg am and 10mg pm
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
Each time I got a vaccine I would have very heavy menstruation that lasted about two months. ... I was lightheaded and felt weak a lot from so much blood loss
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Approaches: Beta-blockers
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 2.8 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| fall 2020 | Diagnosed with long Covid and tachycardia during first semester of collegediagnosed with long Covid in fall 2020In context ↗ | Not stated |
| April 2021 | Covid reinfection; long Covid flare, increased propranololwhen I got Covid again in April 2021In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-07-14 | Able to weightlift and live life again, with occasional flare-upsI am now able to do weightlifting again and live my life.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| August 2023 | Covid reinfection; long Covid flare and slight worseningEach time I get Covid again my long Covid flares and worsens a littleIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-01-07 | Back to a new normal while coping with long Covid after adjusting medicationmy new normalcy where I can cope with my long CovidIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol)“even with a very low dose, it made my blood pressure crash and I almost passed out.” In context ↗ Low blood pressure or fainting
- Propranolol (Inderal)“I get tired easily, am sleeping a lot” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“Each time I got a vaccine I would have very heavy menstruation that lasted about two months. ... I was lightheaded and felt weak a lot from so much blood loss” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I also have tachycardia.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have a lot of anxiety
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