Long COVID chest pain, wheeze and tachycardia; steroids helped only briefly
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Mar 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in december 2022 ... I am now at 10 weeks.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I still have no exercise tolerance and sit most of the day.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I would say I'm better now than I was at week 5 but I still have no exercise tolerance and sit most of the day.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in december 2022
Summary
A 37-year-old had mild COVID in December 2022; a week after the respiratory symptoms cleared came terrible chest pain, wheezing and asthma attacks, and new tachycardia. Steroid injections and oral steroids helped only briefly, albuterol and Trelegy only a little; at ten weeks they still had no exercise tolerance and sat most of the day. In late March 2023 lung flares continued and laryngitis from the inhaler forced them to stop it.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- routine steroid inhaler (QVAR) · Not said
I started by increasing my routine steroid inhaler and using more albuterol.
In context ↗ - albuterol · Helped
trouble breathing that albuterol seems to alleviate a little (but never eliminate)
In context ↗ - steroid injections and oral steroids · Helped
a few steroid injections and oral steroids helped, but really just for a week or so.
In context ↗ - Trelegy · Helped
I was started on Trelegy (was on QVAR before). it seems to be helping a little.
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
I started a number of supplements and have no idea if they're helping.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
Their path
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | mild COVID, a regular upper respiratory infectionI had covid in december 2022 and it really wasnt all that bad. just a regular upper respiratory infection I thought.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| week 5, January 2023 | terrible chest pain, wheezing and worst-ever asthma attacks; no exercise tolerance, sitting most of the dayI still have no exercise tolerance and sit most of the day. I can feel my muscles wasting away.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2023-03-06 | switched to Trelegy, a little better than at week 5 but still sitting most of the dayI would say I'm better now than I was at week 5 but I still have no exercise tolerance and sit most of the day.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2023-03-26 | new tachycardia, asthma flares, laryngitis from the inhaler forced them to stop itStill trying to find triggers to these lung flares.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- “Had to hold my inhaler since the laryngitis it triggered made it so I couldn't do my job at the clinic.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
wheezing, and trouble breathing that albuterol seems to alleviate a little
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
got new tachycardia and my asthma went uncontrollable
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I can feel my muscles wasting away.
In context ↗
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