Long COVID with breathlessness, chest tightness; slowly improving, throat still inflamed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid about 2.5 months ago. After symptoms left I still had (sometimes after eating): Mucus in throat and lungs
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Things are very slowly "improving". ... Not a fix, because my throat and nasal area still feel inflamed most days
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid about 2.5 months ago.
In context ↗
Summary
A person had COVID-19 about 2.5 months earlier and then had symptoms an immunologist said sounded like silent reflux, with throat and lung mucus, breathlessness, chest tightness and panic. The immunologist prescribed Prilosec and Pepcid; they later stopped Prilosec and continued Pepcid. They tried diet changes, aloe, neti pot, goldenseal, probiotics, astragalus and ashwagandha. By 20 September 2022 symptoms were slowly improving, but the throat and nasal area still felt inflamed most days.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Low histamine diet · Helped
I was trying Low histamine diet which was effective but i was losing way too much weight
In context ↗ - Prilosec · Helped
She prescribed Prilosec 40mg 30 minutes before breakfast 1 time a day ... Seemed to help but ive also done a lot of other things that prob helped
In context ↗ - Pepcid · Helped
40mg pepcid 30 min before breakfast and dinner (2 times per day). Ive been on that for about a month. Seemed to help
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
Sometimes I take NAC when the Mucus is bad it clears it out, but then lack of mucus opens me up for more irritation, so i am careful with it.
In context ↗ - Aloe juice mixed with alkaline water · Not said
I use aloe juice mixed with walmart brand Alkaline water to help heal my throat when irritated (with each meal).
In context ↗ - Neti-pot with Xlear powder packs · Not said
I use a Neti-pot and try let it drip in my throat and spit it out.
In context ↗ - Eliminating acidic and processed foods · Helped
not eating acidic foods, processed foods, etc.
In context ↗ - Sleeping inclined or on left side, not lying down after eating · Helped
Incline some while sleeping or sleeping on left side; Not laying down within 2-3 hours of eating
In context ↗ - Liquid goldenseal root · No change
I took liquid goldenseal root (3x) day ... After took weeks I didnt see any real improvements.
In context ↗ - Probiotic · No change
Probiotic 2x a day, in case is was H.pilori causing this. After took weeks I didnt see any real improvements.
In context ↗ - Astragalus · No change
I also took Astragalus for 2 weeks ... I dont know that that helped much either.
In context ↗ - Ashwagandha · Not said
Im now a few days into taking Ashwaghanda daily because it is also an Adaptogen, hoping for results.
In context ↗ - Marshmallow root tea with licorice root and ginger · Not said
now i also started making "Marshmallow root" tea, with a little licorice root and ginger to help with flavor. Not a fix
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Approaches: H2 blockers · Proton pump inhibitors · Diet
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| about 2.5 months before 2022-08-31 | COVID-19 infectionI had covid about 2.5 months ago.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-09-20 | slow improvement while still symptomaticThings are very slowly "improving".In context ↗ | Famotidine (Pepcid) |
Adverse events
- Low-histamine diet“I was trying Low histamine diet which was effective but i was losing way too much weight” In context ↗ Other
- NAC (N-acetylcysteine)“Sometimes I take NAC when the Mucus is bad it clears it out, but then lack of mucus opens me up for more irritation” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Shortness of breathe, Chest tightness, tight throat
In context ↗ - Gut problems
who said it sounds like Silent Reflux
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
can cause me to have panic feelings
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I notice it was food related
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