Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with daily wheezing and ER visit; prednisone caused a horrid reaction
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Yes! My respiratory system was hit very hard by this.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My respiratory system was hit very hard by this.
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID said their respiratory system was hit very hard: they wheezed every day, mostly lying down for bed and on waking, and were in the ER one evening for it. They react poorly to medication, and prednisone gave a horrid reaction by day three, with stomach pains, a very high heart rate, dizziness and poor mental state, so they had not tried a steroid inhaler. They also had many MCAS-type symptoms they thought were irritating their throat and airways.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- albuterol inhaler · Not said
I use a regular albuterol inhaler and have yet to try one with steroids in it
In context ↗ - prednisone · Worse
I was put on prednisone and on day 3 had a horrid reaction. On the pot, stomach pains, very high heart rate, dizzy, poor mental state.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with severe respiratory involvementMy respiratory system was hit very hard by this.In context ↗ |
| 2022-07-21 | ER visit for breathing problemsI was just in the ER this evening for it.In context ↗ |
| — | horrid reaction to prednisone on day 3I was put on prednisone and on day 3 had a horrid reaction.In context ↗ |
| 2022-09-12 | still wheezing daily, asking about antihistamine side effectsI wheeze every day, mostly when laying down for bed and waking up.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“I was put on prednisone and on day 3 had a horrid reaction.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Corticosteroid pulses“On the pot, stomach pains” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Corticosteroid pulses“very high heart rate, dizzy, poor mental state” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Corticosteroid pulses“very high heart rate, dizzy, poor mental state” In context ↗ Low blood pressure or fainting
- Corticosteroid pulses“dizzy, poor mental state” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I wheeze every day, mostly when laying down for bed and waking up.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I have a lot of MCAS type symptoms
In context ↗