Long COVID with POTS, somewhat better; credits pranayama and fish
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My mistake as doing wim hoff breathing. The cold showers helped me in my first LC run but the breathwork really did me in
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I have successfully managed my POTS through pranayama and other mind body practices and am no longer on beta blockers.
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A person with long COVID and POTS said pranayama and other mind-body practices successfully managed the POTS, letting them stop beta blockers. Wim Hof breathwork made them worse, though cold showers helped in an early long COVID run. They added fish to a long-term vegan diet and felt better energy, and said rebounding three minutes a day helped.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- beta blockers · Not said
am no longer on beta blockers
In context ↗ - Wim Hof breathing · Worse
the breathwork really did me in
In context ↗ - cold showers · Helped
The cold showers helped me in my first LC run
In context ↗ - pranayama / yogic breathing · Helped
I have successfully managed my POTS through pranayama and other mind body practices and am no longer on beta blockers.
In context ↗ - rebounding · Helped
I found rebounding on a rebounder for 3 minutes a day helps
In context ↗ - low histamine diet · Not said
I'm on a low histamine and oxalate diet which is practically impossible with being vegan
In context ↗ - fish (Alaskan salmon) · Helped
Adding back fish (Alaskan salmon) has helped regulate these levels.
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Approaches: Alternative therapies
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID after a COVID infectionhelped me in my first LC runIn context ↗ | |
| — | Wim Hof breathwork did them in during first long COVID runThe cold showers helped me in my first LC run but the breathwork really did me inIn context ↗ | |
| 2022-07-08 | POTS managed with yogic breathing, came off beta blockersI have successfully managed my POTS through pranayama and other mind body practices and am no longer on beta blockers.In context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2022-08-18 | adding fish to a vegan diet, some things workingAdding back fish (Alaskan salmon) has helped regulate these levels.In context ↗ | Omega-3 and fish oil |
Adverse events
- Meditation, yoga, breathwork“The cold showers helped me in my first LC run but the breathwork really did me in” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I have successfully managed my POTS through pranayama and other mind body practices and am no longer on beta blockers.
In context ↗
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