Long COVID with chest pain and racing heart, somewhat better after beta blocker and diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m almost 16.5 weeks out and still have issues
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
These coupled with an improved diet are starting to help and yesterday was the the first time in all that time I didn’t have chest pain linked to my heart racing
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’m almost 16.5 weeks out and still have issues
In context ↗
Summary
By May 2021 the user was almost 16.5 weeks into long COVID, still having issues and, in April, thought allergies were making symptoms worse or return. They also had chest pain tied to a racing heart. After starting a blood-pressure medicine, a beta blocker and an improved diet they began to improve, and for the first time had no chest pain with their racing heart, though issues remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- beta blocker · Helped
I’m almost 16.5 weeks out and still have issues but I’m now finally on a high blood pressure medication and a beta blocker too. These coupled with an improved diet are starting to help
In context ↗ - improved diet · Helped
These coupled with an improved diet are starting to help
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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | COVID-19 followed by lingering long COVID symptomsI’m almost 16.5 weeks out and still have issuesIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-04-03 | cough returned, blamed on seasonal allergiesI’m thinking allergies have made mine worse/return as it’s getting to that time of yearIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-05-02 | started blood pressure medication, a beta blocker and an improved diet; first day without chest pain from a racing heartThese coupled with an improved diet are starting to help and yesterday was the the first time in all that time I didn’t have chest pain linked to my heart racingIn context ↗ | Beta-blockers (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
chest pain linked to my heart racing
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