Long COVID
Mild → near normal
Racing heart and near-blackouts with long COVID, now nearly back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I really think something changed after covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I continued to get 140bpm hr and dizziness anytime I drank alcohol, coffee, or smoked weed. But this time I just sat down and let it pass. After 1 to 3 hours I'd feel normal again.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I can drink normally now without much issue. Maybe a heart rate increase topping out at 100-110. ... I smoked weed for the first time today ... Shakey, vibrating, weird feeling in my vision, Hr of 127bpm
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got covid, it wasn't bad.
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Summary
Alder 36795 caught COVID with a few days of sore throat and fever, then weeks later had episodes of racing heart, dizziness and near-blackout after cannabis or alcohol, including hospital visits and an ambulance trip; heart tests and a two-week monitor were normal. After two years sober they could drink again, heart rate reaching 100-110, but cannabis again pushed it to 127 with shaky vision.
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What they tried
Also tried
quitting alcohol, coffee and weed· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- quitting alcohol, coffee and weed · Helped
I ended up quitting all 3 cold turkey.
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | COVID: 3-4 days on the couch with sore throat and mild feverI got covid, it wasn't bad. Just 3 or 4 days on the couch with a sore throat and mild fever.In context ↗ | Mild |
| a couple weeks after covid | woke gasping for air, then near-blackout on a work zoom call, collapsed, 911 and hospitalA couple weeks after that I went to bed high and woke up gasping for air.In context ↗ | Mild |
| a couple weeks later | second episode, ER, cancer markers checked, all clearA couple weeks later it happened again. This time at the ER they checked for cancer markers, etc. All clear.In context ↗ | Mild |
| after stopping weed | cocktail triggered 160bpm, dizziness, ambulance to ER, fine next day5 minutes after drinking it I was in the bathroom with the same symptoms as before.In context ↗ | Mild |
| before quitting all three | repeated 140bpm and dizziness from alcohol, coffee and weed; quit all three cold turkeyAfter that I continued to get 140bpm hr and dizziness anytime I drank alcohol, coffee, or smoked weed. But this time I just sat down and let it pass.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2 years sober | two years sober with only two unexplained eventsSpent 2 years completely sober. During that time I only had 2 "events" caused from something unknown.In context ↗ | Mild |
| recent months | drinking again without much issue, heart rate 100-110I can drink normally now without much issue. Maybe a heart rate increase topping out at 100-110.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2023-07-09 | first cannabis since legalisation: 127bpm, shaky, odd vision, settled within an hourIt wasn't bad but it just didn't feel like it used to. Shakey, vibrating, weird feeling in my vision, Hr of 127bpmIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBreathlessnessFlu-like symptomsHeart symptoms & palpitationsPOTS & dysautonomiaVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
Hr of 127bpm (which spurred me to google and come here)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I continued to get 140bpm hr and dizziness anytime I drank alcohol, coffee, or smoked weed.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I went to bed high and woke up gasping for air
In context ↗ - Vision problems
weird feeling in my vision
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
caffeine gives my anxiety and the shakes now
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
with a sore throat and mild fever
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