Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 1 month
Long COVID with manual breathing, insomnia and anxiety; no overall improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 1 month
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have been a LH for a very long time
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Going out of the house and doing things seems to help somewhat
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
didn’t make the symptoms go away permanently
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have been a LH for a very long time
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user who became ill in July 2023 with a constant feeling of having to breathe manually, along with insomnia, anxiety and acid reflux. Emergency doctors called it anxiety. Ativan at night and small amounts of alcohol eased the sensation, and smoking cigarettes helped a little without lasting. They also took famotidine daily and thought it lowered their heart rate after eating.
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What they tried
Also tried
alcohol / wine· HelpedXanax· HelpedAtivan· HelpedPepcid· Helpedregular cigarettes· Helped · wore offpaper bag rebreathing· No changeZyrtec· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- alcohol / wine · Helped
sometimes I have some wine and that helps a little bit
In context ↗ - Xanax · Helped
the only reprieve I seem to get from the feeling is if I drink alcohol or take a sedative like Xanax
In context ↗ - Ativan · Helped
I have been taking Ativan at night to knock me out ... if I take an Ativan, I don’t feel it as much
- paper bag rebreathing · No change
I just did some and used a paper bag. I still have the feeling unfortunately
In context ↗ - Pepcid · Helped
it hasn’t been AS high as it usually is since starting the Med
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · Not said
I don’t take an antihistamine daily but you know what? It’s worth a try.
In context ↗ - regular cigarettes · Helped
I tried smoking as well (not nicotine patches just regular cigarettes) and it helped a little bit but didn’t make the symptoms go away permanently
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2023 | became ill with a constant feeling of having to breathe manuallyI was completely normal and fine before July 12th.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-08-04 | constant manual-breathing sensation, unable to sleep at nightThe worst time with this is when I am trying to go to sleep at night.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-08-05 | smoking cigarettes gave slight relief but did not lastI tried smoking as well (not nicotine patches just regular cigarettes) and it helped a little bit but didn’t make the symptoms go away permanently.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBreathlessnessGut problemsHeart symptoms & palpitationsPOTS & dysautonomiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I feel like my breathing has become manual - and is no longer automatic and unconscious.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I can’t sleep at night due to this odd feeling/sensation.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
It doesn’t reduce the anxiety and it only makes it worse when people tell me to calm down.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
encountered terrible brain damage from the dysautonomia
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Usually my HR skyrockets after I eat
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I complained about the acid reflux I have
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