Blood pressure spikes and headaches with long COVID, somewhat better after Zyrtec
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had high hopes it would help my long covid symptoms.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’m still quite fatigued but a lot of symptoms have improved including sweating/feeling hot, stomach pain, muscle weakness, brain fog.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
my long covid symptoms
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Posted in r/covidlonghaulers about long COVID: sudden blood pressure spikes (193/90) and a raised heart rate, possibly aggravated by 10 mg prozac, which they stopped after a month for intolerance. They had two months of headaches but went two weeks headache-free, and felt overall better. After a week on Zyrtec, vitamin C and more olive oil, sweating, stomach pain, muscle weakness and brain fog improved; they were still quite fatigued.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- prozac · Worse
I was not able to tolerate prozac 10 mg.
In context ↗ - beta blocker · No change
Dr has me on beta blocker but it’s still high.
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · Helped
Zyrtec has helped tamp down my symptoms. I believe.
In context ↗ - Vitamin C · Not said
I also take Vitamin C
In context ↗ - olive oil · Not said
added a lot of olive oil to my diet bc I read it supports DAO production in the gut
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines
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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID symptoms after COVID-19my long covid symptomsIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-07-26 | sudden high blood pressure and raised heart rate spikes while on a beta blocker; other LC symptoms improvingNormal BP normally and suddenly it’s spiking to crazy readings like 193/90 160/100 etc with higher than normal hr as well.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-08-02 | two months of headaches easing; two weeks headache-freeoverall getting better and actually went two weeks without headache.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-08-04 | stopped prozac 10 mg after a month because of high heart rate and blood pressureI was not able to tolerate prozac 10 mg. I had to stop it after a month.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-08-07 | a week on Zyrtec plus vitamin C and more olive oil; many symptoms improved, still quite fatiguedZyrtec has helped tamp down my symptoms. I believe. It’s only been a week tho.In context ↗ | Cetirizine (Zyrtec) |
Adverse events
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)“I was not able to tolerate prozac 10 mg. ... One symptom was high heart rate as well as bp.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
I’ve had headaches for two months
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
with higher than normal hr as well
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
Normal BP normally and suddenly it’s spiking to crazy readings like 193/90 160/100 etc
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
sweating/feeling hot, stomach pain, muscle weakness, brain fog
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
sweating/feeling hot
In context ↗
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