Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 1 year
Long COVID with POTS and MCAS, back to usual state after TENS ear clips
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Last year I got Covid for the first time, and ended up with Long Covid, the doctor doesn’t know whether or not to call it CFS or not.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Last year I got Covid for the first time, and ended up with Long Covid
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Summary
Fox 75909 has had POTS/dysautonomia since childhood, diagnosed at 13, along with MCAS, and developed long COVID after a first Covid infection in 2025. In March 2026 they tried a TENS unit with ear clips for vagus nerve stimulation, turned it up too high and vomited uncontrollably; an hour later they still had some autonomic instability. They were back to their usual state the next day.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- TENS VNS · Worse
Within a minute of starting the machine I started vomiting uncontrollably.
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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 |
|---|---|
| last year (2025) | First Covid infection, followed by Long CovidLast year I got Covid for the first time, and ended up with Long CovidIn context ↗ |
| 2026-03-16 | Vomited uncontrollably and had autonomic instability after TENS ear-clip VNS at too high a settingWithin a minute of starting the machine I started vomiting uncontrollably.In context ↗ |
| 2026-03-17 | Back to their usual state after the TENS episodeI am feeling back to my usual today though.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Vagus nerve stimulation“Within a minute of starting the machine I started vomiting uncontrollably.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Vagus nerve stimulation“It’s an hour later and I am still having some autonomic instability, but much better than I started.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I’ve experienced symptoms of POTS/Dysautonomia since early childhood. I was diagnosed at age 13.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I’ve also been diagnosed with MCAS, and several other things.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I recently got a TENS unit for pain
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Some mental issues like anxiety, OCD, and PTSD too.
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