Long COVID racing heart and skipped beats, now nearly normal after pregnenolone
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had Covid back at the end of July. It was mild but near the end I was having terrible racing heart symptoms for a week.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have stress tested my success by running and vaping nicotine constantly, neither of which are making my symptoms come back.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
But they're about 99% gone now without continuing to take it.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid back at the end of July.
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
He caught COVID in late July 2022; it was mild, but daily racing heart and skipped beats persisted for four months, along with light-headedness and mild insomnia. Pregnenolone 30 mg a day stopped the palpitations overnight; he took it for about a week after they stopped, and that was it. They returned about two days after he stopped it, then settled to roughly 99% gone.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antihistamines · No change
I've had zero success with antihistamines where it seems like a lot of people do.
In context ↗ - pregnenolone · Helped a lot
I have not had a single palpitation since. I've been taking 30mg a day.
In context ↗ - km-66 ashwaganda · Worse
I tried adding some km-66 ashwaganda and I had a few very slight moments where they returned
In context ↗
Approaches: Hormones & thyroid
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-07 (end of July) | mild COVIDI had Covid back at the end of July. It was mildIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-07 (near the end of the infection) | daily racing heart and skipped beats for four monthsI was having terrible racing heart symptoms for a weekIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-11-28 (this Monday) | palpitations stopped overnight after starting pregnenoloneThis Monday I bought a bottle of pregnenolone, and I have not had a single palpitation since.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2022-12-09 | slight palpitations after adding ashwagandha; went away after stopping itI had a few very slight moments where they returned but I quit taking the km-66 and they went away againIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-12 (about 2 days after quitting) | palpitations returned after stopping pregnenolone for a heart monitorThey came back about 2 days after quitting.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-11-17 | palpitations stayed away without continuing the supplementThey really stopped for me right after taking it. I took it for about a week after as well and that was it.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Pregnenolone“It would make sleeping a little tricky sometimes so I'm glad everything seems all good now.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Ashwagandha“I tried adding some km-66 ashwaganda and I had a few very slight moments where they returned but I quit taking the km-66 and they went away again.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I would have skipped beats and where it would speed up suddenly and then go back to normal. Every day.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Definitely had a lot of light headedness at times which is also gone.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I also have some mild insomnia which is not fixed yet.
In context ↗
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