Long COVID with severe chest pain and dizziness, much better with time and medication
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Now here I am, 5 months since I had Covid, and I’m finally starting to feel better.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
If I skipped my daily walk, the fight or flight would kick in bad.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
My episodes of chest pain, tachycardia, and fight or flight still come and go but not as frequent or intense as they were a month ago.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid in February of this year.
Summary
The person caught COVID-19 in February 2023 and developed long COVID from mid-March, with extreme anxiety, dizziness and severe chest pain episodes that led to ER visits and a three-night hospital admission. They credited time, amlodipine and metoprolol, a clean diet without caffeine or alcohol, sleep and daily moderate exercise. By five months they felt much better, though chest pain and fight-or-flight episodes still came and went, with occasional flare-ups back to stage 1.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- clean diet (no caffeine, no alcohol, low sodium) · Helped
I have to keep up with the clean diet, getting enough sleep, avoiding caffein, and avoiding alcohol
In context ↗ - daily walking, then hikes, light jogging and weights · Helped
I go on hikes and walks, finally got into light jogging and weights again
In context ↗ - Amlodipine · Helped
meds (amlodipine and metoprolol for me)
In context ↗ - time · Helped
it has started getting better finally with time
In context ↗
Approaches: Calcium channel blockers · Beta-blockers · Diet · Exercise and activity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | acute COVID-19; ER visit with heart attack symptoms and BP 240/140My acute covid lasted from February 21 to about March 1.In context ↗ | |
| March 18, 2023 | long COVID began: extreme anxiety, heart racing at 140 bpm, dizziness; BP 160s/100sI got hit with this episode of extreme anxiety, heart racing (140 bpm sitting still), and dizziness.In context ↗ | |
| April 16, 2023 | severe chest pain episode with sweats, shaking and dizziness; admitted to hospital for 3 nightsOn April 16 I had a chest pain episode like nothing I ever felt before, complete with sweats, shaking, dizziness etc.In context ↗ | |
| July 2023 | feeling better; chest pain, tachycardia and fight-or-flight less frequent and intense; hiking, walks, light jogging and weightsI go on hikes and walks, finally got into light jogging and weights again.In context ↗ | Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
My episodes of chest pain, tachycardia, and fight or flight still come and go but not as frequent or intense as they were a month ago.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I had a constant fight or flight syndrome feeling in my chest that would not go away.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
extreme anxiety, heart racing (140 bpm sitting still), and dizziness
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
pain and tingling shooting down my left arm
In context ↗
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