Breathless with long COVID and unable to run far, now running 30 miles a week after THC
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
This is a long post about my experience with covid long haul symptoms
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was unable to run more than 100 yards for about 6 months
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
inhaling a few mg of THC solved my long term covid symptoms
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My girlfriend and I got Covid back in late Feb 2020.
Summary
A man who caught COVID in late February 2020 was left with breathlessness and exercise intolerance for about six months: he could not run more than 100 yards, and walking uphill sent his heart rate to 180bpm with dizziness. Smoking THC eased his breathing within seconds, and three days later he ran a mile. By April 2021 he was back to running about 30 miles a week.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- short runs · Worse
I would try and go for short runs to get my fitness back. I could NOT run.
In context ↗ - THC · Helped a lot
took a couple puffs and within 30 seconds my lungs felt incredible
In context ↗ - rosemary essential oil · Not said
we got some rosemary essential oil from our local Whole Foods and added it to our humidifier’s diffuser compartment
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|
| late Feb 2020 | COVID-19 infectionWe had debilitating flu-like symptoms for a weekIn context ↗ |
| spring 2020 | unable to run; heart rate spiked to 180 and dizziness on any uphillI was unable to run more than 100 yards for about 6 monthsIn context ↗ |
| mid 2020 | partial improvement but still far below pre-COVID fitnessit improved but never got anywhere close to pre-covid levelsIn context ↗ |
| about 6 months after onset | smoked THC; lungs opened and he could take a full breathwithin 30 seconds my lungs felt incredible. I could take a full breath again!In context ↗ |
| 3 days after THC | ran a mile and built back up to 10 miles in an outing3 days later ran a mile and worked my way back up to 10 miles in an outingIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I could take a full breath again!
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart rate would spike to 180bpm
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I would feel dizzy until I stopped and calmed down
In context ↗
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