Long COVID panic attacks; improved on antidepressant and beta blocker, symptoms returned
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2022
In their words
- Now: Relapsed
I was doing really well on my old antidepressant and the beta blocker for the last half of 2021 but when I stopped my antidepressant it came back.
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Summary
Lagoon 49238 caught their heart rate at 174 during a panic attack, the highest they had seen. They were doing well on an older antidepressant and a beta blocker during the last half of 2021, but when they stopped the antidepressant the symptoms came back. They think they may also have nervous system problems, feel stressed and think about it constantly, and feel like they spend every day in fight-or-flight or survival mode. In May 2022 they were waiting about a month to see a cardiologist.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antidepressant · Helped
I was doing really well on my old antidepressant and the beta blocker
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Approaches: Beta-blockers · Other drugs and medicines
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| second half of 2021 | did really well on an old antidepressant and a beta blockerI was doing really well on my old antidepressant and the beta blocker for the last half of 2021In context ↗ | Mild | Antidepressants (unspecified) |
| 2022-05-11 | stopped the antidepressant, tachycardia returned; waiting for a cardiologistwhen I stopped my antidepressant it came back ... Just one more month until the cardiologist can take a look at what’s going onIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I genuinely feel like I spend every single day in fight or flight, or survival mode.
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