Long COVID
Mild → no benefit
Very ill and mostly in bed with long COVID, still managing fatigue, sinus and ear problems
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
the fatigue and sinus/ear problems will be the death of me
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
the fatigue and sinus/ear problems will be the death of me
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
My ears still pop daily and I take almost daily Sudafed.
In context ↗
Summary
Plover 56988 thinks they and their husband caught COVID-19 in January 2020, when they were very ill and mostly in bed. They kept working in community mental health through the pandemic while managing fatigue, sinus and ear problems and a resting heart rate of 90-100 bpm, taking Sudafed almost daily. A later confirmed reinfection cost them taste and smell but felt milder than the first illness.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · Not said
I’ve had them on and off the entire time, even treated with antibiotics
In context ↗ - Sudafed · Not said
My ears still pop daily and I take almost daily Sudafed.
In context ↗ - three finger/point massage technique · Helped
massaging that area with a three finger/point technique helps too
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| January 2020 | COVID-19 infection, very ill and mostly in bedI was very ill and stayed in bed mostly, but again didn’t feel the need to be hospitalized.In context ↗ |
| summer 2020 | back at work with ongoing sinus irritation and repeated ear infectionsThat entire summer we both had irritated sinuses and for me, ear infectionsIn context ↗ |
| 2021 (last year) | confirmed COVID reinfection with loss of taste and smellI lost my taste and sense of smell, but did not feel as ill as I did that original timeIn context ↗ |
| 2021-12-27 | still working, ears popping daily, near-daily Sudafed, fatigue and sinus/ear problems persistthe fatigue and sinus/ear problems will be the death of meIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)“I take almost daily Sudafed. I’ve been warned this causes anxiety (which I already have) and I’ve noticed my heart beat is constantly around 90-100 bpm which is high for resting.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
I’ve had terrible sinus pressure/migraines my whole life.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
my heart beat is constantly around 90-100 bpm which is high for resting
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I’ve been warned this causes anxiety (which I already have)
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I lost my taste and sense of smell
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