Post Covid, night time, shortness of breath and racing heart.

Same for me after sleep or nap. Tachycardia and/or fast breathing. My family still thinks that none of this is LC and that I’m developing dementia. Anyone else getting this crap?

Sfish. 🐟

Sorry Sue that your family is not supporting you. As far as I know my family believes me. How long have you had the tachycardia and fast breathing? When did it start? Mine starts about four hours into sleep at night. Worsens towards morning.

Try sipping on electrolytes when you get shortness of breath and rapid heart beat at night. I have constant chronic dehydration with my Long COVID so am drinking electrolytes all day and into the night. I use Key Nutrients but any good electrolyte without sugar might help.

Same for me after sleep or nap. Tachycardia and/or fast breathing. My family still thinks that none of this is LC and that I’m developing dementia. Anyone else getting this crap?

Sfish. 🐟

Some of my family and other people that I had in my life (notice past tense) either do not believe it is a real illness or just can't understand it. That is another difficult part of this and why I come to this page everyday. I have isolated myself, partly due to feeling shitty and the other piece is the lack of understanding and even people that have never heard of Long COVID. I know that isolating is not healthy and I am in school (online) so I am not completely isolated. I am in an internship that is hybrid, I work from home some and I go in about 12 hours a week. Those days are difficult as I am completely fatigued and feel terrible in the evening and then have the post exertion malaise when I wake up. I have that daily although some mornings are much worse than others.

Some of my family and other people that I had in my life (notice past tense) either do not believe it is a real illness or just can't understand it. That is another difficult part of this and why I come to this page everyday. I have isolated myself, partly due to feeling shitty and the other piece is the lack of understanding and even people that have never heard of Long COVID. I know that isolating is not healthy and I am in school (online) so I am not completely isolated. I am in an internship that is hybrid, I work from home some and I go in about 12 hours a week. Those days are difficult as I am completely fatigued and feel terrible in the evening and then have the post exertion malaise when I wake up. I have that daily although some mornings are much worse than others.

LC caused A-fib (very irregular heartbeat). I collapsed and was ambulanced to the hospital. Please see a cardiologist and if warranted, an endocrinologist.
The cardiologist put me on Flecainide which keeps my heartbeat at a normal rate.
I have the exhaustion from LC but can keep going through the day and even take moderate paced 20 minute walks.