Largely in bed with long COVID for two months, now close to normal after time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long COVID: tachycardia, presyncope and more
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
extreme fatigue (was almost all the time in bed)
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
after about one and a half year, I feel almost back to normal
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
when I was almost 18 years old, I had taken the Panhellenic exam, was waiting for the results and, one day, I was drinking my sweet coffee
Summary
A 19-year-old Greek man first had COVID-19 at 15, with tachycardia, presyncope, tinnitus and easy tiring that eased over time. A second infection at nearly 18 left him largely in bed for two months with tachycardia, chest pain and breathlessness; a beta blocker and ivabradine did no good. Over about 18 months the symptoms slowly eased, and he said he felt normal 95% of the time, crediting time.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Bisoprolol · No change
he treated me with some little doses of Bisoprolol ... Doctors gave me a Beta blocker and later Ivabradine, but those did no good
- Ivabradine · No change
Doctors gave me a Beta blocker and later Ivabradine, but those did no good
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
Month by month, I saw that I was making very slow, yet actual progress. Thankfully, after about one and a half year, I feel almost back to normal. ... For me, time was the perfect doctor.
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| almost 18 years old | second COVID-19 infection; resting heart rate 140 bpmsuddenly I had an episode almost identical to the one described above and my HR did go up to 140 bpm at rest, lying in bedIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| the days after, for about 2 months | in bed almost all the time; repeated ER visitsI had episodes of tachycardia, high BP, extreme fatigue (was almost all the time in bed), presyncope, dyspnea, chest painsIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| after about 2 months | symptoms began to ease but were far from goneThen the symptoms started getting better, but they were far from gone.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2025-02-02 | better but symptoms not gone; stairs and running still trigger tachycardiaI am feeling better, however my symptoms aren't completely gone.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2026-01-01 | feels like a normal person 95% of the timeFor the past two months at least, I've been feeling like a normal human again, like I was before COVID, 95% of the time that is.In context ↗ | Near normal | Time and spontaneous remission |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
Running, going up the stairs and such activities easily cause tachycardia and palpitations etc.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
inappropriate sinus tachycardia (dysautonomia), caused by COVID
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
presyncope, dyspnea, chest pains
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
my ears were ringing
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I started seeing yellow and black shapes (triangles, squares etc.)
In context ↗
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