Long COVID head pressure and palpitations, cleared for a while then back after exercise
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
4 months into long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I couldn’t sit or stand without passing out.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I was prescribed antibiotics and I recovered fully. I felt great for awhile too. I made the mistake of working out and sent myself back.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got covid on Christmas 2021 and had very mild symptoms.
In context ↗
Summary
Four months after mild COVID-19 at Christmas 2021, she still had head pressure, tinnitus, palpitations, panic attacks and an inability to sweat. Early on she had episodes of passing out, a racing heart on standing and severe weakness; a strep infection was found and antibiotics cleared her symptoms for a while. Working out brought everything back.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Benadryl · Not said
I ran to take some Benadryl and could feel myself passing out.
In context ↗ - epi pen · Not said
My husband used his epi pen on me and then I got cold and could breathe normally.
In context ↗ - antibiotics · Helped a lot
I was prescribed antibiotics and I recovered fully. I felt great for awhile too.
In context ↗ - working out · Much worse
I made the mistake of working out and sent myself back.
In context ↗ - electrolytes and water · No change
I have been drinking electrolytes and just a lot of water in general. But nothing seems to help me sweat
In context ↗ - Cannabis (THC, marijuana) · Not said
I smoked some marijuana ... I suddenly got anxious. My feet started twitching.
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Approaches: Antibiotics
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas 2021 | mild COVID-19 with sinus symptoms and fatigueI got covid on Christmas 2021 and had very mild symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| days after Christmas 2021 | panic, collapse, ER visit, could not eat or drink or stand without passing outI got super weak and I felt like I was going to die. He rushed me to the hospital and I had to have my head outside the window to keep myself conscious.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| early 2022 | strep infection found and treated with antibiotics; full recovery for a whileI was prescribed antibiotics and I recovered fully. I felt great for awhile too.In context ↗ | Recovered | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| early 2022 | crashed after working outI made the mistake of working out and sent myself back.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Cannabis (THC, marijuana)“I smoked some marijuana ... I suddenly got anxious. My feet started twitching.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
Unable to sweat
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Occasional palpitations
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Uncontrollable anxiety ... Extreme panic attacks
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Random muscle twitching ... The constant feeling of weird or unusual (probably nerve related)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Every time i stood up my heart rate shot up to 130. And then I would feel myself getting dizzy.
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
Yes I have to wear sunglasses too! Like all the time. It helps me not get dizzy and disoriented
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I made the mistake of working out and sent myself back.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I got super weak and I felt like I was going to die.
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