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That’s my point. What if it isn’t long term Covid for most people but rather anxiety and depression

• ljf 6y ago
  I can only talk personally, and I have seen people with anxiety and depression before, and that isn't what my wife has (she has long covid). She is part of the coverscan.com trial and has uncovered potential heart damage - which links to the way she's been feeling - heart rate all over the place, tachycardia etc. exhaustion, alongside breathing issues and physical issues such as numbness. She's 40 and before this incredibly active, working out a few days a week, running our house and looking after the kids plus involved in loads of other activities and groups. Since she got ill it can take all her energy to get downstairs to sit on the sofa - with her heart rate peaking at over 180 just walking to get a drink. Her old resting heart rate was around 62. Similar medical responses have been seen with other viruses before. I understand why people want to disbelieve/find alternative ideas, but it is medically understood that viruses can cause serious responses like this. The question is why covid appears to cause more long cases than other viruses (SARS excepted). That all said, I wouldn't be surprised if long covid sufferers END UP with anxiety and depression had 6 months plus of an unknown pathway through a new illness.
  • salmon30salmon 6y ago
    Hey, I am sorry to hear of this and I hope your wife (and you!) find answers and see improvement. I want to be very clear that I am not dismissing long COVID. In fact, I am hoping that via a more accurate diagnostic environment (which it seems like you went through) we can better identify true long Covid vs. anxiety/depression. The better we can (and forgive my terrible analogy) separate the wheat from the chaff and identify true long Covid patients the better we can help true sufferers