Long Haul Covid Treatment
What is Long Haul COVID (also known as Post Acute COVID syndrome)?
Post-Acute COVID syndrome (also known as Long haul COVID or Long COVID) is defined as six weeks of symptoms following confirmed or suspected COVID infection.
The following symptoms are typical:
Neurological System: headache, numbness in the feet and toes, hearing impairment, sensitivity to light and sounds, difficulties with memory and concentration (also known as brain fog), depression, anxiety.
Cardiovascular system: chest pain, racing heartbeat, dizziness, or lightheadedness (possibly related to dysautonomia or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome).
General/constitutional: generalized fatigue, exercise intolerance, hot flashes, swollen lymph nodes.
Musculoskeletal: pain or inflammation of the joints, muscle fatigue.
Respiratory: dry cough and shortness of breath, sore throat.
Gastrointestinal: nausea, abdominal cramping, diarrhea.
Skin: rashes, bruising, hair loss.
Endocrine/Metabolic: new lipid or glucose abnormalities, menstrual irregularities.
Our treatment approach
Treatment of Long COVID. Many of our patients have been told that either nothing is wrong with them or that they have psychological problems. They have been told that they will get better and they are still not better after several months. The first step of treatment involves carefully listening to the patient, building trust, and carefully documenting the symptoms. Treatment principles revolve around reconditioning the autonomic nervous system, identifying triggers such as improper food or activity, and excluding structural heart, lung, and endocrine conditions. Highly specific advice and counseling on diet, exercise, and rest, which are unique to long COVID, are given to the patient. Specialized testing is often performed. We are paxlovid doctor in houston covid recovery clinic.