Long COVID with chest pain and heartbeat hiccups, somewhat better on metoprolol
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was put on metoprolol succinate, and it has helped quite a bit.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
overall I feel better than what I was
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Summary
A person with long COVID was put on metoprolol succinate. They said it had helped quite a bit, leaving them feeling better overall than before, though they still had some chest pain and occasional heartbeat hiccups where they felt they had to cough to "fix" their heartbeat.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- metoprolol succinate · Helped
I was put on metoprolol succinate, and it has helped quite a bit.
In context ↗
Approaches: Beta-blockers
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | ill with long COVID before beta-blockeroverall I feel better than what I wasIn context ↗ | |
| 2023-01-05 | metoprolol succinate helped quite a bitI was put on metoprolol succinate, and it has helped quite a bitIn context ↗ | Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol) |
| 2023-01-05 | still some chest pain and heartbeat hiccupsStill get some random hiccups where I feel like I gotta cough to ... fix ... my heartbeat, and some chest painIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
Still get some random hiccups where I feel like I gotta cough to ... fix ... my heartbeat, and some chest pain
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