Long COVID dysautonomia and palpitations, somewhat better with diet changes and Corlanor
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I already suffer from dysautonomia from Covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I tried to push through Covid last time with work and kids
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
removing my IUD helped a ton.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I already suffer from dysautonomia from Covid
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID reported dysautonomia, migraines and heart palpitations; decongestants and dental epi/lidocaine caused severe reactions. They credited cutting carbs, sugar and dairy with a 20 bpm heart-rate drop, Corlanor with helping a ton, and IUD removal with helping a lot. After a late-August 2023 COVID reinfection they took antivirals and felt better, but could not yet walk their dog and expected a setback.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- caffeine · Helped
I’m a strange one where I need one some caffeine or the migraines ruin my day.
In context ↗ - cough medicine · Worse
My first major reaction after Covid was cough medicine.
In context ↗ - decongestants (epinephrine) · Worse
Any decongestant (epinephrine of any sort) tries to kill me.
In context ↗ - dentist anaesthetic (epi+lidocaine) · Worse
And the dentist was the worst (epi+lidocaine)
In context ↗ - cut carbs sugar dairy · Helped
I just cut carbs sugar dairy for my dysautonomia and my Hr dropped about 20bpm in average in a few weeks.
In context ↗ - Corlanor · Helped a lot
Corlanor has helped a ton.
In context ↗ - IUD removal · Helped
But my nurse for my electrocardiogist said a lot of their patients were getting theirs out, and it really helped me.
In context ↗ - antivirals · Helped
I am now on my second day of the antivirals and feeling better.
In context ↗ - purely resting · Not said
I’ve given my self full rights to do nothing and have been ordering in sandwhiches to eat and purely resting
In context ↗ - Tylenol · Not said
It really sucks that I can’t take any decongestants or anything but Tylenol for it
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Diet · Hormones & thyroid
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. The line stops at their last step that can be placed; how they are now is in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | Long COVID with dysautonomiaI already suffer from dysautonomia from CovidIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-07-14 | heart rate dropped about 20 bpm after cutting carbs, sugar and dairymy Hr dropped about 20bpm in average in a few weeksIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-08-14 | Corlanor helped a tonCorlanor has helped a ton.In context ↗ | Mild | Ivabradine |
| 2023-08-26 | IUD removal helped a lotgetting my IUD removed has helped a lot.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-09-02 | COVID reinfection; antivirals started; brief dog walk not yet possibleI do think this will set me back someIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2025-01-24 | IUD removal helped a tonremoving my IUD helped a ton.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- “My first major reaction after Covid was cough medicine. ... but god damn I can’t take cough medicine ever in my life again…” Side effects
- “Any decongestant (epinephrine of any sort) tries to kill me. ... it effects my HR and give me a racing heart and palpitations” Heart rhythm problems
- “And the dentist was the worst (epi+lidocaine)” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I already suffer from dysautonomia from Covid
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
the migraines ruin my day
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
it effects my HR and give me a racing heart and palpitations
In context ↗
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