Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 5 months
Long COVID fatigue and chest pain, very mild, sometimes returning after diet changes
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 5 months
- Last post
- May 2024
Summary
They caught COVID in late May 2022 and developed long COVID with fatigue, breathlessness and chest pain that took four to five months to settle. Cutting caffeine, alcohol and salt, resting, turmeric and ginger, cold showers and a daily antihistamine helped, and by December 2022 symptoms were very mild, though they sometimes return. Breathlessness cleared after about seven months.
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What they tried
Also tried
No coffee / no caffeine· HelpedWay less alcohol· HelpedTurmeric and ginger· HelpedTurmeric and ginger· HelpedResting when I can· HelpedHydrating as much as possible· HelpedCut back on salt· HelpedCold showers· HelpedAntihistamine· HelpedCut out sugar· HelpedTime· HelpedBayer aspirin· Not saidCOVID vaccination as treatment· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- No coffee / no caffeine · Helped
1. No coffee. Really… no caffeine.
In context ↗ - Way less alcohol · Helped
2. Wayyyyy less alcohol. Almost no alcohol if possible.
In context ↗ - Turmeric and ginger · Helped
3. Turmeric and ginger. (I drink this as a juice and as a tea)
In context ↗ - Resting when I can · Helped
4. Resting when I can and hydrating as much as possible.
In context ↗ - Hydrating as much as possible · Helped
I rested as much as possible. Turmeric and water
In context ↗ - Cut back on salt · Helped
5. Cut back on salt.
In context ↗ - Cold showers · Helped
6. Cold showers.
In context ↗ - Antihistamine · Helped
I also started taking an antihistamine every day ... Antihistamines every day helped quite a bit.
- Cut out sugar · Helped
i cut out sugar and alcohol
In context ↗ - Bayer aspirin · Not said
Bayer aspirin instead of advil for pain.
In context ↗ - Time · Helped
It seems just time? I’m not sure. I tried everything and my SOB just kinda went away
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
the 4th shot was the hardest for me. Aches and pains. Felt pretty fucking miserable.
In context ↗
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| late May 2022 | COVID-19 infection, long COVID symptoms beginI got covid in late may ( 4 times vaxed)In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2022-09-17 | symptoms reduced with diet, rest and antihistamineDiet and rest and water have helped quite a bit.In context ↗ | Not stated | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| 2022-12-07 | symptoms very mild, still returning from time to timeThey are very mild now but do come back from time to time.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-04-30 | breathlessness resolved after about seven monthsThis was my most prevalent symptom. It took a very very long time to go away (about 7 month)In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- “I was hugely exhausted for about a week and a half because I’ve been at 2 cups a day for over a decade.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
- COVID vaccination as treatment“the 4th shot was the hardest for me. Aches and pains. Felt pretty fucking miserable.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
This was my most prevalent symptom. It took a very very long time to go away (about 7 month)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Chest pain was big for me too.
In context ↗