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Dealing with Covid and Anxiety (past and present)
So I am a nurse and last year left an office job for urgent care and we saw many Covid patients. In May I got Covid and had accepted a night shift job in the hospital in June. Since then I got Covid twice, or never fully recovered nobody can answer whether it’s new infection or if it’s dormant and reactivates.
I have a history of anxiety from past trauma but haven’t had problems in over a year. Recently I’ve been having panic attacks and don’t know if it’s fear of getting it again because I do take care of Covid patients or if Covid is contributing. I’m a positive person and do life coaching but this is really bothersome.
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I understand! I’ve been struggling with anxiety and panic attacks as part of my long Covid. So I ask myself whether it’s environmental or an accompanying symptom of my long-haulers. I’ve never had anything like this in my life!
Is it very real! Considering biofeedback. Also short-term disability as it’s really interfering with my work performance!!
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2 ReactionsYes, I'm having severe anxiety also. My dr gave me busiprone to help, but I'm even anxious to take an anti anxiety pill. The irony.
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1 ReactionI don't want to sound glib or dismissive, but anxiety is the only expected or normal symptom associated with long covid. We have a virus that affects the lungs, brain, guts, heart, nervous and muskellatal systems - many at the same time and the medical profession is treating it with a wait and see attitude hopping it will go away on its own. If you have long covid and you are anxious - I proclaim you normal
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1 ReactionI had the same severe anxiety during and Post Covid. I have a life long history of anxiety and had never experienced anything like this. My psychiatrist prescribed a low dose of gabapentin which (at least for me) was a miracle drug.
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1 ReactionI have had depression all my life and zoloft worked for 20 + yrs.
Had all my shots and a booster and after getting covid my depression has gotten worse and i now have bad anxiety which i never had ...zoloft quit working after i got covid...i feel for everyone out there struggling...day by day is how i approach it and its not fun
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2 ReactionsTry Paxol for the panic attacks. Works.
Paxol for panic attacks. Works.