Long COVID with panic attacks and 30-foot walking, somewhat better on Cipralex
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Because pre long Covid knowledge I was categorized as anxiety etc like everyone else.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’ve been off work since September 2022. ... If I go out for errands I find I can last 30 maybe 60 minutes before issues start getting too much.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Went back on it and instantly went back to feeling capable of daily things again.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
I got sick from my second Moderna vaccine.
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Cove 91155 fell ill after a second Moderna vaccine and unravelled months later, going off work in September 2022; by October-November they had weekly dissociation and panic attacks. In February 2023 errands exhausted them within 30-60 minutes, and at one point a two-week stretch left them walking only about thirty feet. Restarting Cipralex/Lexapro restored their ability to manage daily things; without it they would be bedridden.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Smoking pot (legal) · Worse
Smoking pot (legal) made me have bad disassociation/derealization. Bad bad. So I stopped and I haven’t had any issues.
In context ↗ - B50 complex · Helped
I take a B50 complex and it gave me a bit more energy.
In context ↗ - Cipralex/Lexapro · Helped a lot
The best thing for me was when I was prescribed Cipralex/Lexapro. ... If I didn’t have it I would be bed ridden.
In context ↗ - Orange Triad multivitamin · Not said
GOOD multivitamin (I like Orange Triad from my lifting days)
In context ↗ - Omega 3 · Not said
GOOD Omega 3 and take 3-4 a day.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Not said
Vitamin D because you probably need it
In context ↗ - Turmeric · Not said
Turmeric for inflammation.
In context ↗ - Apple cider vinegar · Not said
Apple cider vinegar, I take it in powder tablets because I don’t like vinegar taste.
In context ↗ - Ginkgo Biloba · Not said
Ginkgo Biloba. This is a new one for me I’m trying.
In context ↗ - Lions mane mushroom · Not said
Lions mane mushroom for brain stuff aswell
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Not said
Quercetin for antioxidant. I kind of just take that random.
In context ↗
Approaches: SSRIs
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | fell ill after second Moderna vaccineI got sick from my second Moderna vaccine. Then months later everything unravelled.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| September 2022 | illness unravelled and they stopped workingI’ve been off work since September 2022. I got sick from my second Moderna vaccine. Then months later everything unravelled.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| October/November 2022 | peak of weekly dissociation and panic attacksI feel like it peaked in October/November with weekly (atleast) disassociation and panic attacks.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| — | two-week stretch able to walk only about thirty feet outsideThere was even a two week stretch where I could only maybe get thirty feet outside before needing to go back home (apartment building).In context ↗ | Severe | |
| February 2023 | up to four days a week feeling reasonableIt seemed like I was going from maybe one day a week feeling half way towards progress (which felt amazing) to now I might get four days (that’s my record!) of feeling actually reasonable.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| June 2023 | back on Cipralex/Lexapro, capable of daily things againWent back on it and instantly went back to feeling capable of daily things again.In context ↗ | Moderate | Escitalopram (Lexapro) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Complete brain fog and memory is non existent.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Muscle twitching. Lack of coordination.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Felt like a torn muscle between my ribs, but it would spasm occasionally as well. It went away after two months for me.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I was woken up at 0230 after laying down at 2300
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
weekly (atleast) disassociation and panic attacks
In context ↗
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