Long COVID
Near normalIll 5 months before improving or writing
Long COVID breathlessness and palpitations, now near normal as symptoms eased on own
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 months
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
So i had covid back in march.I had like all longhauler symptoms until august/september when it got better.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Im on 87% recovery,a lot better if you sak me. ... now only ocasional sweating,bloating,and mild tachycardia and sometimes palpatations are the only thing left.
- Began after: COVID
I got COVID in march 2020
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Crocus 74259 got COVID in March 2020 and had heavy sweating, breathlessness, palpitations, chest and rib pain, insomnia, blurred vision and depersonalisation; at their worst they thought they were dying slowly. Symptoms eased from August 2020 on their own, and by January 2021 they rated themselves 87% recovered while working nightshifts. By September 2021 only occasional sweating, bloating, mild tachycardia and sometimes palpitations were left.
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What they tried
Also tried
smoking· Helped · wore offdiet my cardiologist gave me· Not saidblood pressure medications· Not saidbromazepam· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- diet my cardiologist gave me · Not said
im on a diet my cardiologist gave me
In context ↗ - blood pressure medications · Not said
i also took blood pressure medications(i had high blood pressure oubursts)
In context ↗ - bromazepam · Not said
i took bromazepam to calm my self
In context ↗ - smoking · Helped
Somehow smoking made my long covid symptoms go quiet,also made me stay sane
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19; all longhaul symptoms beganMy problems started mid march.In context ↗ | Mild |
| May 2020 | lowest point, thought they were dying slowlyA lot better than may when i thought i was dying slowly.In context ↗ | Mild |
| August/September 2020 | all longhaul symptoms easedI had like all longhauler symptoms until august/september when it got better.In context ↗ | Mild |
| October/November 2020 | heart rate and heavy sweating stoppedheart rate,and heavy sweating went away in october/novemberIn context ↗ | Mild |
| January 2021 | 87% recovery while working nightshiftsIm on 87% recovery,a lot better if you sak me.In context ↗ | Mild |
| September 2022 | stable, nightmares goneBut now i rarely dream thankfully.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBreathlessnessHeart symptoms & palpitationsPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problemsVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Sweating and heavy breathing only increase when i don't get enough sleep
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
mild tachycardia and sometimes palpatations are the only thing left
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
that weird chest pain under left nipple and under left back plate still acts up from time to time
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Only thing that left from longhaul is ocasional rapid heart rate and insomnia.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
i only have that one blurry eye
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
But my will is somehow crushed.
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