Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 2 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with brain fog, pain and panic attacks, somewhat better after meds
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Jul 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in January/February and recovered without much issue. In mid-May I started to get lightheaded with brain fog
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
continued migraines, dizziness, brain fog, panic attacks, chest pains and abdominal pains/burning
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My panic attacks have gone away but I still feel anxiety every morning.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in January/February and recovered without much issue. In mid-May I started to get lightheaded with brain fog
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Summary
Caught COVID in early 2022 and recovered, then in mid-May 2022 developed lightheadedness, brain fog, a 15-day headache, chest and abdominal pain and panic attacks that sent them to the ER repeatedly. Lexapro, propranolol and omeprazole followed; panic attacks stopped within about three weeks, but morning anxiety, head pressure and abdominal burning remained. A hiatal hernia repair with Linx two years earlier had left them with gastroparesis.
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What they tried
Also tried
lexapro· Helpedpropanalol· HelpedAtivan· Helpedfamotidine· No changeomeprazole· Not saidGERD cocktail· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- lexapro · Helped
I've been taking it for a little over a month and at first I had a few more "different feeling" attacks but I've been about 3 weeks attack free now.
In context ↗ - propanalol · Helped
propanalol for migraines ... I don't get migraines but I have pressure in my head and occasional brain fog
In context ↗ - omeprazole · Not said
I've been on lexapro for anxiety, propanalol for migraines, and omeprazole for GI all for a little over a month.
In context ↗ - GERD cocktail · Not said
the only positive visit I had was when I received a GERD cocktail
In context ↗ - famotidine · No change
I finished a full prescription of famotidine shortly after I went on lexapro and increased my dose of propranolol. It didn't really seem to do much for me
In context ↗ - Ativan · Helped
I also have Ativan on hand if I have an attack that I can't handle, which helped immensely in the ER during my most aggressive attack.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| mid-May 2022 | Long COVID onset: lightheadedness, brain fog, 15-day headache, panic attacks, repeated ER visitsIn mid-May I started to get lightheaded with brain fog, then had a headache for like 15 days straightIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-11 | Panic attacks stopped after about a month on lexapro, propranolol and omeprazole; morning anxiety and head pressure remainedI've been taking it for a little over a month ... I've been about 3 weeks attack free now.In context ↗ | Mild | Escitalopram (Lexapro) |
| 2022-07-12 | Attack free about 3 weeks but still wakes with anxiety, head pressure and abdominal burningI've tried to experiment with taking it later in the evening to not wake up with anxiety to no avail.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)“I've been taking it for a little over a month and at first I had a few more "different feeling" attacks” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsPOTS & dysautonomia
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
occasional brain fog
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I don't get migraines but I have pressure in my head
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
My panic attacks have gone away but I still feel anxiety every morning.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My abdomen burns most days and I rarely have an appetite.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I started to get lightheaded with brain fog
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