Mostly homebound with long COVID, now somewhat better after salt pills and magnesium
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 18 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
It all started shortly after catching COVID-19 a second time.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I was a healthy, active 30-something before the vaccine and now I spend most days homebound with symptom after symptom.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
A cardiologist prescribed salt pills and an ENT recommended magnesium and B2 supplements ... It has helped me tremendously.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
In the same year of getting the vaccine, I developed something called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
In context ↗
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Summary
Cove 20964, a healthy, active 30-something, developed POTS in the year they received the Pfizer vaccine and booster, and spent about 18 months in and out of the ER and mostly homebound. A second COVID-19 infection in June 2022 brought four months of scrotal pain diagnosed as epididymitis. Salt pills plus magnesium and B2 helped their vertigo, headaches and dizziness tremendously.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- a certain type of antibiotics · Worse
I had this happen when i was on a certain type of antibiotics. I had to stop the antibiotics because I was having an adverse reaction.
In context ↗ - Cipro · Worse
I couldn't take Cipro or Bactrim because of an adverse reaction to both.
In context ↗ - Cephalexin · No change
Now I am currently on Cephalexin for the past 3 weeks but it doesn't seem to be doing much.
In context ↗ - salt pills · Helped
A cardiologist prescribed salt pills ... It has helped me tremendously.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Helped
an ENT recommended magnesium and B2 supplements ... It has helped me tremendously.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
In the same year of getting the vaccine, I developed something called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) that landed me in and out of the ER multiple times
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · 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 14 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | POTS began in the same year as the COVID vaccineIn the same year of getting the vaccine, I developed something called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| June 2022 | second COVID-19 infection, then four months of scrotal pain (epididymitis)My second time catching COVID-19 was this past June. Since then, I've been having issues with scrotum pain.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-10-04 | mostly homebound with symptom after symptom, in and out of the ERnow I spend most days homebound with symptom after symptomIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2022-11-11 | salt pills plus magnesium and B2 helped vertigo, headaches, dizziness and balanceIt has helped me tremendously.In context ↗ | Moderate | Salt, electrolytes and fluids |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“In the same year of getting the vaccine, I developed something called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) that landed me in and out of the ER multiple times” In context ↗ Other
- Antibiotics (unspecified), Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim), Cephalexin (Keflex)“I had to stop the antibiotics because I was having an adverse reaction.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)“I couldn't take Cipro or Bactrim because of an adverse reaction to both.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I developed something called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I was diagnosed with POTS as well as vestibular migraines
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I had this happen when i was on a certain type of antibiotics.
In context ↗
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