Long COVID with dizziness and nausea, one outing a week, now two after rest and pacing
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- Feb 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I lost my job due to long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Approximately once a week I have an outing, but have recently upped it to 2 as my stamina increases.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I have developed a pretty good routine that has had me steadily improving, if slow
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got my first covid infection in Dec 2022, and did not have another infection again after that.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user caught COVID in December 2022 and was well for about a year, then a non-COVID bug in late November 2023 flared their symptoms badly enough that they lost their job. They reported dizziness, loss of consciousness, tunnel vision and constant nausea, and managed about one outing a week. Rest, hydration, compression and a paced morning routine brought slow, steady improvement; by February 2024 they were up to two outings a week.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- rest · Helped
REST. First and foremost: rest. Rest is how your body heals.
In context ↗ - water · Helped
I aim to drink 100+oz of water a day, based on what my doctor recommended ... starting immediately with that 20oz makes things easier
In context ↗ - compression socks and leggings · Helped
compression socks 24/7. Get a looser set for night (I like ProCompression crew socks) and tighter for the day
In context ↗ - hydration drink with Liquid IV · Helped
make a 32oz hydration drink (add 1 dose of liquid IV stuff to 32oz of water)
In context ↗ - salty snacks · Helped
salty snacks are doctor prescribed!!
In context ↗ - avoiding fried foods, alcohol and caffeine · Helped
avoid fried foods, alcohol, and caffeine - all make my symptoms worse
In context ↗ - weed · Helped
usually smoke a bit of weed because it helps with my constant nausea/motion sickness since this all began (legal where I live)
In context ↗ - muscle rubs/joint creams · Helped
muscle rubs/joint creams. There are so many options, but ingredients to look for: menthol, CBD, arnica. I have some brands I absolutely swear by
In context ↗ - massage · Helped
massage is better than stretching. Have some tightness? Massage it, then give a stretch
In context ↗ - slew of meds · Not said
take slew of meds
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Approaches: POTS medication · Diet · Radical rest
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 11 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | first COVID infectionI got my first covid infection in Dec 2022, and did not have another infection again after that.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| late Nov 2023 | non-COVID bug brought symptoms back; too ill to workI caught some other bug going around in late Nov 2023 and it caused all these symptoms to flare up bad enough that I can no longer work.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-02-15 | slow steady improvement on a rest, hydration and compression routine; outings up to twice a weekI have developed a pretty good routine that has had me steadily improving, if slowIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I don't feel comfortable driving until I can do things like check my blind spots without having tunnel vision and heaving in case I lose consciousness again.
In context ↗ - Vision problems
check my blind spots without having tunnel vision
In context ↗ - Gut problems
it helps with my constant nausea/motion sickness since this all began
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