Long COVID with brain fog and palpitations, now nearly back to normal, crediting acupressure
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 21 months
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
So I've been dealing with long covid for 7 weeks now.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was in a really bad place for probably a month ... I'm a network technician and spend a fair amount of time at the computer
- Now: Near normal
I'm not entirely recovered ... Ongoing symptoms for me is some fatigue, sciatica on my left side, tinnitus which I had a little before LC.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
It was my 3rd infection that took me out.
Read from 28 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Long COVID began for Meadow 21595 in April 2022, after a third infection, with weakness, twitching, palpitations, brain fog and anxiety. A July 2022 relapse after hosting a party left them in a bad place for a month. By month ten they called themselves mostly recovered, crediting an acupressure mat for their anxiety. A January 2023 reinfection and a VR boxing session flared symptoms; by January 2024 fatigue, sciatica and tinnitus remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- liquid iv packets · Helped
I started drinking liquid iv packets once a day and taking a scalding hot bath, which has really helped my symptoms.
In context ↗ - scalding hot bath · Helped
taking a scalding hot bath, which has really helped my symptoms
In context ↗ - vit c slow release · Not said
1000mg vit c slow release
In context ↗ - aspirin · Not said
a 325mg aspirin once a day
In context ↗ - Shakti mat · Helped a lot
Accupressure mat was the turning point for me to start to feel better.
In context ↗ - wrist brace · Helped
Ended up wearing a wrist brace and that seems to keep it from bothering me
In context ↗ - chlorpheniramine maleate · Helped
Anyway it helps my symptoms for sure.
In context ↗ - Prilosec · Helped
I take Prilosec to keep it under control
In context ↗ - peak supplement from melaleuca · Helped
I started taking peak supplement from melaleuca and it has really helped in knocking down the inflammation.
In context ↗ - weights, pullups, pushups · Not said
have done some weights, pullups, pushups since then and am doing ok with it
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · POTS medication · Alternative therapies
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-24 | Long COVID began after a third COVID infectionMy Long COVID started April 24th 2022 and still getting relapses from over doing itIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-07-04 | relapse after throwing a 4th of July partymy bad relapse started July 4th and I was in a really bad place for probably a monthIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-08-23 | many symptoms cleared but flare-ups on overdoing itI am only at 4 months but a lot of my symptoms have disappeared but am dealing with flare ups if I over do it.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-12-06 | about 90% better, able to do most things with breaksCurrently I'm about 90% I can do most things but I do have to take breaksIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2023-01-06 | third COVID infection flared old symptoms for a couple of weeksReinfection did cause my symptoms to flair up for a couple weeks and then I was back to my normal issues.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-03-15 | crashed after playing a VR boxing gameI played creed rise to glory boxing game in VR. Let me tell you that was a huge mistake, I was so Shakey in my shoulders and neck for well over month.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-01-19 | mostly recovered, left-side weakness gone but fatigue, sciatica and tinnitus remainI'm not entirely recovered but I do not wear a maskIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
dealing with flare ups if I over do it
In context ↗ - Brain fog
pins and needles, shakiness, weakness, brain fog
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Still have muscle twitching, some fatigue and sciatic issues on my left side.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
still have some shakiness especially if I had a migraine
In context ↗ - Gut problems
once I got my anxiety in check my stomach began to operate normally
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
muscle twitching, heart palpitations, high heart rate
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I had the weakness in my shoulders and left leg the most. Thankfully the weakness is gone.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Waking up with my hands numb
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety is really non existent after a few weeks with it
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
swollen lymph nodes once in awhile in my armpit or under my arm
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
Ongoing symptoms for me is some fatigue, sciatica on my left side, tinnitus
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I have some food allergies
In context ↗
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