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Strange Post Covid Symptoms

Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:39 am
Posted by WooooLSU
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:39 am
and not referring to lack of taste or smell. Wondering if anyone has dealt with similar symptoms. TLDR

I had what was most likely Delta end of July 2021. Had a low grade fever for about 8 days, lost taste and smell, and no appetite so lost about 15lbs. Once that ended had tachycardia for about a week afterwards along with insomnia for a couple nights. Went to the Doctor and had EKG done and wore a holter monitor for two days. everything came back normal. blood work was normal other than low iron level. taste and smell came back a week or so later but still dealt with things tasting/smelling off for a couple months afterwards. After that I decided it was time to get healthy so started dieting and exercise and lost an additional 30lbs.

fast forward to 6/1/22. tested positive for Covid again. Felt run down the first day but after that it just seemed like a mild cold for a few days. tried exercising 6/10 but after 10 mins just wasnt feeling like myself. Played golf 6/18 in the 100 degree heat and woke up Sunday 6/19 with a fatigue I have never felt before. Arms and legs felt like they weighed 100lbs. Extremely tired all day. took a nap on the couch that afternoon then went to bed at 845 and slept until my alarm went off. next day still felt extremely fatigued with a soreness in my arms I have never had after a round of golf. Woke up exhausted again the next day. This is when things start to get really weird. Suddenly it was like a switch flipped and I started experiencing muscle twitching all over my body from my toes to the back of my neck. during this first week I would drink plenty of water all day and still felt thirsty. I had no appetite but would make myself eat. Didn't have explosive diarrhea but everytime I went to the bathroom it was straight liquid. During this time I also started with insomnia again that lasted about 2-1/2 weeks. The extreme fatigue lasted about a 1-1/2 weeks as well. I also started with a tightness in my calf's that would almost feel like they were about to cramp up but never actually would. It would come and go periodically but usually at rest. Went the the Doctor and all my blood test came back normal but my red blood counts were all on the low end of normal so he suggested possibly anemia as cause of fatigue. No iron test was taken at this time. CPK results were normal as well. He prescribed muscle relaxers to help with the twitching at night but they didn't do anything to help. Also had about 2 weeks where I would get this tingling sensation on my lips and tongue with occasional soreness on my tongue as well.

Once the initial fatigue wore off is when I started noticing my heart rate would suddenly spike while I was at rest. I normally have a RHR of 60 but the 4 weeks after this started it averaged around 72. I can just be laying on the couch at night and all of a sudden I notice it start to race and check it'll be 85-90 for no reason. this is usually accompanied by a feeling like my heart is beating out of my chest and my whole body is shaking when its beating like that. Also had a few instances where I would wake up in the middle of the night with it racing and tightness in my chest and sweat on my forehead. Went back to the Doctor 2 weeks later and he swapped the muscle relaxers with gabepentin to help with the twitching at night and also prescribed propranolol to help with the high heart rate. We scheduled a EKG stress test which I just completed last week and everything came back normal. 2nd blood test were normal again so were Iron & CPK levels.

It has been 51 days since all this started and I am still dealing with muscle twitching all over, random aches and tightness, and heart palpitations. Overall I feel 100% better physically then when this first started but the anxiety of it all is still bothering me. Some days I hardly deal with any twitching and others it is like it is firing on all cylinders again. Same goes with my heart. It'll be back to 60 some days and others won't go below 72 without the propranolol.

I found a few other online forums where people have experienced something similar either after covid infection or vaccination. My doctor tends to think it has something to do with that as well but of course google will make you nervous it could be something else. Any one else deal with something like this or know someone that has? 32yo male 205 when this started.
Posted by whiskey over ice
Member since Sep 2020
3263 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:41 am to
TLDR of strange symptoms?
Posted by sweetwaterbilly
Member since Mar 2017
19351 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:42 am to
Dear Ochsner
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
2923 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:42 am to
What is your BMI?

Vaccination status?

Need more details
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78086 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:43 am to
COVID lung.

my lung had 'covid residuals' in them for at least a year after i got over it. the dr would take xrays whenever i went in and while it improved, it took much longer than expected.

and yes, i would try to weed-eat my yard and have to sit down like every 15 minutes, winded. it suuuuuucked and made me feel like a complete loser.

still have the occasional covid cough.

eta i don't think we'll know the full extent of the damage of this china shite for a long long time.
This post was edited on 8/8/22 at 10:44 am
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:44 am to
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and yes, i would try to weed-eat my yard and have to sit down like every 15 minutes, winded. it suuuuuucked and made me feel like a complete loser.


I ran 2 miles did 100 pullups, 200 pushups, and 300 air squats while wearing a 20lb weight vest with Covid
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78086 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:45 am to
quote:

I ran 2 miles did 100 pullups, 200 pushups, and 300 air squats while wearing a 20lb weight vest with Covid
denYd laughs at you
Posted by SouthMSReb
Member since Dec 2013
4422 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:45 am to
I think at this point it's probably just the anxiety that's making everything worse. When all you're able to do is think about how you feel (health wise) it can really wear on you.

Just remind yourself that you're not always going to feel like this... it'll go back to normal one day soon.

You did all your due diligence with the Dr visits. Nothing seems to be critically wrong. Just take it day by day.
Posted by Jfk Jr
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:46 am to
Posted by DontThreadOnMe
Member since Jul 2022
364 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:47 am to
quote:

can just be laying on the couch at night and all of a sudden I notice it start to race and check it'll be 85-90 for no reason.


That's not racing bro.
Posted by Old Money
Member since Sep 2012
36375 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:48 am to
quote:

I ran 2 miles did 100 pullups, 200 pushups, and 300 air squats while wearing a 20lb weight vest with Covid


20 lbs? Lmfao, bitch boy
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:48 am to
quote:

That's not racing bro.


A 90 bpm heartbeat at rest is pretty damn high
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
110870 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:49 am to
quote:

and yes, i would try to weed-eat my yard and have to sit down like every 15 minutes, winded
How long does it take you to run the trimmer in your yard?
Posted by guedeaux
Tardis
Member since Jan 2008
13611 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:52 am to
Some similarities to my experience. I had COVID in January, still having weird heart crap. Negative Holter, echo, multiple EKGs, and treadmill stress test. I have to take meds to control my BP, but they took me off diltiazem a couple weeks ago.

Did/do you have any chest pains? That has been my biggest concern, but cardiologist says its not due to anything heart.

I am having weird throat issues as well, where something feels like it is stuck in my throat but no issues swallowing or breathing. I'm going to see an ENT next week.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11321 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:53 am to
quote:


I ran 2 miles did 100 pullups, 200 pushups, and 300 air squats while wearing a 20lb weight vest with Covid




dude, stfu. this thread wasn't started for your d*ck measuring
Posted by Cajunhawk81
Member since Jan 2021
2511 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:53 am to
quote:

I ran 2 miles did 100 pullups, 200 pushups, and 300 air squats while wearing a 20lb weight vest with Covid


You are the peak of physical fitness in munchkin land.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:54 am to
quote:

dude, stfu. this thread wasn't started for your d*ck measuring


I don't know a single person in shape that has had these lasting symptoms, which is the point.
Posted by guedeaux
Tardis
Member since Jan 2008
13611 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:56 am to
quote:

I don't know a single person in shape that has had these lasting symptoms, which is the point.


My cardiologist stated that preliminary results from ongoing studies are showing ~25% of COVID survivors have long-term cardiovascular issues.
Posted by DontThreadOnMe
Member since Jul 2022
364 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:57 am to
quote:

90 bpm heartbeat at rest is pretty damn high


A consistent one, yes.

Temporary? No.
Posted by WooooLSU
Member since Mar 2011
1137 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:58 am to
Somehow I knew Mingo would chime in with nothing helpful at all but make it about him. It's almost like a bat signal at this point.
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