Long COVID
Mild → recoveredIll 3 months before improving or writing
Long COVID palpitations, panic attacks and insomnia, now back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Aug 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My long hauler symptoms lasted from December (2020) to March, I’m back to normal now.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was unable to work out because I experienced daily high heart rates/anxiety/ shortness of breath, shaking at night, sweating, trouble sleeping
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
Yeah this just got better one day. ... Then one day it just went away, I was totally back to normal.
In context ↗
Read from 11 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
A 35-year-old man developed heart palpitations, panic attacks, breathlessness, night sweats and insomnia in December 2020; exertion sent his heart rate to 150. All cardiac tests were normal and doctors called it anxiety, though he suspected long COVID. He changed his diet, cut caffeine and alcohol and walked regularly, but never knew if that or time helped. Symptoms resolved by March 2021; he reported being back to normal and running by June 2021 and still back to normal in August 2022.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- klonopin · Not said
I would have to take klonopin in order to sleep.
In context ↗ - Xanax · Helped
Whenever I felt my heart racing, I would take a Xanax and feel better after 10/15 minutes.
In context ↗ - elimination diet · Not said
I really don’t know if it helped- but I did an elimination diet, got rid of all foods I was eating on a regular basis and ate real clean for a month (fruits, nuts, vegetables and chicken), stopped drinking coffee and alcohol completely.
In context ↗ - meditating · Not said
I dramatically changed my diet, stopped drinking, cut out coffee entirely, began meditating.
In context ↗ - apple cider vinegar · Not said
Started drinking apple cider vinegar daily.
In context ↗ - vitamins / supplements · Worse
Had to stop taking vitamins for a while (any supplement caused panic attacks).
In context ↗ - omeprazole · Worse
Seemed to happen any time I went for a walk and (weirdly) any time I would take a supplement (vitamins, omeprazole, Pepcid).
In context ↗ - walks · Not said
Also went for walks frequently - my heart rate would shoot up even with the lightest of movement, so I walked to try and keep my body used to some physical activity.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-15 | Heart racing, panic attacks, breathlessness and night sweats beganwoke up with my heart racing faster than I’ve ever felt it race beforeIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-02-24 | Felt significantly better, could walk and sleep againI’ve been feeling significantly better. Can walk without issuesIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2021-03-07 | Back to normal, able to exerciseI’m feeling back to normal as of a week ago. Can exercise without problemsIn context ↗ | Recovered |
| 2022-08-02 | Still completely well and runningThen one day it just went away, I was totally back to normalIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Omeprazole (Prilosec), Famotidine (Pepcid)“Seemed to happen any time I went for a walk and (weirdly) any time I would take a supplement (vitamins, omeprazole, Pepcid).” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- “Had to stop taking vitamins for a while (any supplement caused panic attacks).” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
- “I had very strange reactions to food and vitamins- anything I ate would cause panic attacks.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBreathlessnessHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problemsTemperature regulation
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I could feel my heart pounding harder than usual
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was experiencing panic attacks daily
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
my heart rate picked up again, had shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
was unable to sleep
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
shivering at night before bed
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I have frequent neck pain and headaches
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