Long COVID dizziness, tinnitus and twitches, much better with fexofenadine and limited diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3.5 years
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Covid Update ... Stressors in my life currently have brought my symptoms back tenfold.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I get rest bite from hot baths. And sleeping the rest of the time it's annoying as hell.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I now eat a very strict didn't and most symptoms have gone ... And I feel better however restricted my diet has become.
In context ↗
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Summary
Creek 82859, 35, caught covid in October and was left with dizziness and tinnitus. A second infection in March 2023 added vibrations and twitches. Stress brought symptoms back tenfold in September 2025, with brain fog, numbness, insomnia and palpitations. Fexofenadine and a very limited diet calmed the panic and palpitations; most symptoms later went, but allergy symptoms and a restricted diet remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- hot baths · Helped
Stiff neck, random twitches. I get rest bite from hot baths.
In context ↗ - fexofenadine antihistamines · Helped
I take fexofenadine daily because I still have some allergy symptoms that I cannot explain
In context ↗ - very limited / strict diet · Helped
I now eat a very strict didn't and most symptoms have gone
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | second covid infection added internal shaking and tremor; sleeping most of the timeI am 35 and feel like 65 atmIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| September 2025 | relapse after life stressors with brain fog, head pressure, numbness, insomnia and palpitationsStressors in my life currently have brought my symptoms back tenfold.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| March 2026 | panic attacks and palpitations calmed on fexofenadine and a very limited dietthese panic attacks/palpitations have calmed down significantlyIn context ↗ | Mild | Fexofenadine (Allegra) |
| September 2026 | most symptoms gone on a strict diet and daily fexofenadine; allergy symptoms and flares remainI now eat a very strict didn't and most symptoms have gone.In context ↗ | Mild | Fexofenadine (Allegra) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
it's just the vibrations and the tinnitus? That's driving me insane.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
And sleeping the rest of the time it's annoying as hell.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Stiff neck, random twitches.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Brain fog, pressure in the head, numbness and pins and needles in hands/feet insomnia.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
numbness and pins and needles in hands/feet
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
these panic attacks/palpitations have calmed down significantly
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I had the exact same symptoms anxiety, brain fog, fatigue
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I take fexofenadine daily because I still have some allergy symptoms that I cannot explain
In context ↗
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