Long Covid Can Make Standing Harder

Since having been ill with Covid, have you had dizziness, blurred vision, or fatigue? Have you begun to experience headaches, breathlessness, anxiety, or a rapidly beating heart? Do you have a noticeable lack of energy and just want to sit down all the time?

If so, you may have orthostatic intolerance brought on by Covid. In some patients, after a bout of Covid (which may not have seemed serious at the time), the body’s normal response to standing becomes abnormal and results in many of the symptoms listed above.

This can become progressively debilitating and can even cause some people to pass out. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms and would like to be tested for orthostatic intolerance, contact Physicians Quality Care.

We have established a clinic created by Chief Medical Officer Melanie Hoppers, M.D., that is dedicated exclusively to this illness.

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Do you have severe fatigue?

One of the most common signs of post-Covid-19 syndrome is fatigue, both physical and mental.

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The impacts of long Covid on children

Identifying children with long Covid can be particularly challenging. Many children find it hard to keep up with schoolwork or find themselves skipping sports that they used to love.

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Insomnia

Long Covid causes moderate to severe sleep disturbances in up to 40 percent of people with afflicted by the disease.

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and often called ME/CFS, is a disease that affects all age groups.

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Brain Fog

Even mild cases of Covid can cause brain fog. Symptoms can manifest as problems with word finding, concentration, problem solving, and working memory.

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Symptoms of long Covid

Long Covid, as defined by the CDC, encompasses a wide range of health problems that are new, returning, or ongoing, and that occur four weeks or longer after the onset of infection with COVID-19.

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Resources

Find additional information to help you understand long Covid and its effects.

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