Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with thick stringy saliva, brief smell loss and anxiety, now unclear
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Although corticosteroid was eraly on in the mix so I think it amplified the COVID symptoms like a perfect super storm.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Although corticosteroid was eraly on in the mix so I think it amplified the COVID symptoms like a perfect super storm.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Zephyr 30058 describes a symptom at the beginning that saline helped only slightly and that later evolved to thick stringy bubbly saliva/post nasal drip, and losing their sense of smell twice briefly. They report anxiety with no other cause, and low ferritin found after gritty eyes from late 2019 that kept recurring through repeated courses of medication. They suspect an early corticosteroid course amplified their COVID symptoms and now avoid steroid nasal sprays.
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What they tried
Also tried
prescribed meds· Helpedsaline solution· Helpedmeds for low ferritin· Helped · wore offcorticosteroid· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- prescribed meds · Helped
worked like a charm while on it and crap off it. But the side effects! Never taking them again
In context ↗ - saline solution · Helped
saline solution helps relieve it by a tiny bit
In context ↗ - meds for low ferritin · Helped
Got me on meds went fine for two months, the low again, meds again, low again went on one more round
In context ↗ - corticosteroid · Worse
corticosteroid was eraly on in the mix so I think it amplified the COVID symptoms like a perfect super storm
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| — | long COVID with sinus constriction and thick stringy mucusThis was me at the beginning, saline solution helps relieve it by a tiny bit.In context ↗ |
| 2024-10-22 | still has unexplained anxiety, suspects corticosteroid worsened COVID symptomsNo drugs, alcohol, reason to be depressed or anxious but it is there.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “I was on prescribed meds, worked like a charm while on it and crap off it. But the side effects! Never taking them again” In context ↗ Side effects
- Corticosteroid pulses“Although corticosteroid was eraly on in the mix so I think it amplified the COVID symptoms like a perfect super storm.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I lost my sense of smell twice but very briefly and I regained it with hyper sense of smell.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
No drugs, alcohol, reason to be depressed or anxious but it is there.
In context ↗