Long COVID breathing issues and lung function at 40%, improvement lost after a short jog
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2024
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
Now I am at the start again. I feel heavy chest pressure, incredible muscle weakness and dizzyness worse than ever.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
When I healed up and was able to go outside yes. After doing that I couldnt for weeks
In context ↗
Read from 12 of their posts and comments; links to the 9 this page draws on
Summary
A 22-year-old man became ill after a COVID infection in 2023, with muscle weakness, dizziness, palpitations, breathing issues and lung function down to 40%. Asthma sprays, antihistamines and physiotherapy breathing techniques gave no benefit; he was trying an anti-inflammatory diet. A short jog with breathing techniques made him collapse back to the start, and a 200m sprint for a bus caused a week-long breakdown. By December 2024 he remained limited and feared he could never do sport again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Flutiform and Spiriva Respimat · No change
Ive taken Flutiform and Spiriva Respimat for 3 months actually but it didnt better anything for me sadly
In context ↗ - antihistamines (cetirizine, desloratadine, Claritin, Zyrtec, injection) · Worse
These sadly didnt do anything for me besides making me more tired and depressed
In context ↗ - anti inflammatory diet · Not said
I also read about anti inflammatory diet and that it could help and right now I am giving it a try
In context ↗ - magnesium · Not said
Ive tried magnesium aswell
In context ↗ - Vitamin D3 · Helped
right now I am taking Vitamin D3 2000 a day, it is a little bit better, but I am not quite sure it is because of that lol
In context ↗ - stomach-based breathing techniques · No change
At physio therapy which was prescribed to me I learnt some stomach-based breathing techniques, but they didnt help.
In context ↗ - small jog · Much worse
When I was recommended to take a small jog with these breathing techniques my process completely collapsed again.
In context ↗ - strict rest · Helped
Strict rest and fueling your body with things that help it were the only answer to find a bit of relief.
In context ↗
Approaches: Radical rest
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-02 | collapsed after a small jog with physio breathing techniquesWhen I was recommended to take a small jog with these breathing techniques my process completely collapsed again.In context ↗ | Moderate | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2024-12-16 | crashed for a week after sprinting 200m to the busI rather ruined my healing process and breakdowned for a week than just wait simple 20 mins for the next one.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-12-16 | able to go outside after healing, then unable for weeksWhen I healed up and was able to go outside yes. After doing that I couldnt for weeksIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec), Desloratadine (Clarinex, Aerius)“These sadly didnt do anything for me besides making me more tired and depressed ... it did nothing besides i was major depressive for the whole day” Mood or psychiatric effects
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)“Zyrtec made my fatigue way worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Everyday exercise and activity“When I was recommended to take a small jog with these breathing techniques my process completely collapsed again. Now I am at the start again. I feel heavy chest pressure, incredible muscle weakness and dizzyness worse than ever.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I rather ruined my healing process and breakdowned for a week
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
i cant live like this any longer without going insane
In context ↗
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