Long COVID with shaking and panic attacks, somewhat better with magnesium and meditation
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I use pot for my long-covid-induced panic attacks.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'm comparatively very lucky with my experience.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Some things I found helped: continuing to take magnesium supplements (good for muscle spasms, mood, etc.), meditation (aka: lying on the floor time), afternoon naps, and walking.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Got COVID for the first time last year in April/May.
In context ↗
Summary
Badger 76298, in their early 30s, caught COVID in spring 2022 and was nearly hospitalised. A second infection in February 2023 brought fizzing head and body sensations, shaking that worsened with anxiety, stomach upset, poor sleep and panic attacks. Magnesium, meditation, naps, walking and cutting out stimulants and alcohol helped somewhat, and they later smoked cannabis for the panic attacks. They called themselves comparatively lucky.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vitamin D · Not said
vitamins D, C, Zinc, B12, Mag, CoQ10 daily
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
continuing to take magnesium supplements (good for muscle spasms, mood, etc.)
In context ↗ - Claritin and Benadryl · Not said
antihistamines (Claritin for AM, Pepcid AC for AM/PM, Benedryl for PM)
In context ↗ - melatonin · Not said
melatonin occasionally for the PM
In context ↗ - meditation and breathing exercise · Helped
meditation (aka: lying on the floor time) ... a breathing exercise helps a bit.
- removing all stimulants and alcohol · Helped
removing all stimulants and alcohol from my diet
In context ↗ - shrooms · Helped
I took a moderate dose of shrooms the day before I ended up testing positive. ... I use them to manage depression and felt vaguely giddy for the entire time I was sick.
In context ↗ - pot (cannabis) · Helped
I use pot for my long-covid-induced panic attacks. I smoke it because it takes up faster. ... I have a CBD one called lifter that I really like
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Approaches: Diet · Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · Pacing · Supplements
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. The chart starts 9 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 April/May | first COVID infectionGot COVID for the first time last year in April/May.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-02 | second COVID infection, then fizzing head and body sensationsweirdness set in two days before I tested negative: it felt like someone dropped a tab of alka seltzer into the front of my brainIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-08-23 | using cannabis for long-COVID panic attacks, otherwise activeI use pot for my long-covid-induced panic attacks.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I use pot for my long-covid-induced panic attacks.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
my sleep isn't \_amazing\_
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My stomach occasionally has been upset
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