Long COVID lung symptoms and low oxygen, now 100% back after asthma steroid and NAC
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- At worst: Mild
Still don't feel like I get enough oxygen while standing and moving though.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I can honestly say I feel like I'm 100% back.
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A person going on four months of lung symptoms, including lungs feeling full of pulp and not enough oxygen while standing or moving, though they can finally take a deep breath. They take Tylenol for inflamed lungs and asthma, plus Vitamin D, honey and vaping CBD. After one day on Advair their breathing was much better, they hadn't used albuterol that day and could cough stuff up without choking; after starting an asthma steroid and NAC, within a few weeks they felt 100% back, with appetite and motivation returned and weight regained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Tylenol · Helped
Tylenol helps my inflamed lungs as well with the asthma.
In context ↗ - extra Vitamin D · Not said
Been taking extra Vitamin D, eating honey, and vaping CBD. Could be in my head but I might be improving.
In context ↗ - albuterol · Not said
haven't touched albuterol today.
In context ↗ - steroid for asthma (Advair) · Helped a lot
A fee weeks ago I stared taking a steroid for asthma. It really helped. I also started taking NAC. It's been a few weeks and I can honestly say I feel like I'm 100% back.
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
I also started taking NAC. It's been a few weeks and I can honestly say I feel like I'm 100% back.
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
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 4 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-03 | breathing slightly better but still short of oxygen when uprightCould be in my head but I might be improving.In context ↗ | Mild | Vitamin D and sun exposure |
| 2022-05-13 | breathing much better after Advairafter one day on advair I am already breathing so much better. haven't touched albuterol today.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-06-05 | felt 100% back after steroid and NACI can honestly say I feel like I'm 100% back.In context ↗ | Recovered | NAC (N-acetylcysteine) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I wake up and feel like my lungs are full of pulp.
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