Long COVID with fatigue and heart-rate episodes, some improvement after vancomycin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My doctor and I thought maybe I had long covid as I kept getting episodes of really high resting heart rate as well as a bunch of other random symptoms.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Since being on the antibiotics for c diff (vancomycin) I have felt so much! Better than I’ve felt in months if not years.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My doctor and I thought maybe I had long covid as I kept getting episodes of really high resting heart rate
Summary
They had episodes of very high resting heart rate with weakness, intense fatigue, chills and sweats, on top of nearly constant fatigue, and suspected long COVID. An ER visit found high white cells and low potassium, and a later test found a C. difficile infection. Vancomycin left them much better than in months or years, with no further heart-rate episodes except one day during a brief c diff recurrence, which was treated again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- physio · Helped
I did physio for it and it eventually calmed down.
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
I take a lot of supplements for other reasons so perhaps some of those helped too.
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
I love NAC. It’s probably the supplement I’ve taken the longest and most consistently.
In context ↗ - electrolytes by IV · Not said
Gave me a bunch of electrolytes by IV
In context ↗ - antibiotics for c diff (vancomycin) · Helped a lot
Since being on the antibiotics for c diff (vancomycin) I have felt so much! Better than I’ve felt in months if not years.
In context ↗
Approaches: Antibiotics
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | long-COVID-like illness with constant fatigue and episodes of very high resting heart rateI kept getting episodes of really high resting heart rate as well as a bunch of other random symptomsIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| — | worst heart-rate episode; went to ERMy last episode with high heart rate was really bad and I actually thought I may be having a heart attackIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2024-01 | felt much better after vancomycin for c diff; brief c diff recurrence one day, treated againSince being on the antibiotics for c diff (vancomycin) I have felt so much! Better than I’ve felt in months if not yearsIn context ↗ | Mild | Vancomycin |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
episodes of really high resting heart rate
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I had some weird jaw and neck stuff this summer as well. I did physio for it and it eventually calmed down.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I actually had constipation instead until the last when I did have diarrhea
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
shaky, altered mood etc
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