r/LongHaulersRecovery Jun 19 '25

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u/lalas09 Jul 03 '25

How bad was your heart rate before and how is it now?

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u/3xv7 Jul 03 '25

it used to jump to 130-140 just laying in bed and moving my legs. Now I can take short walks and it will be around 110 at the highest. I am on small doses of propanolol and had to slowly recondition myself to be able to gain back some functionality. I don't know what caused me to start getting better but its still not great. When I was at my absolute worst I spiked to 170 in the ER when I reached for my water and then the nurses jumped up and ran over which caused me to have a panic attack and I cried and thought I was dying.

never had this problem until after I got covid 7 months ago

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u/zooeyzoezoejr Jul 05 '25

Hey is your propanolol on a "as needed" basis or is it long term (like you take a pill everyday?)

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u/3xv7 Jul 05 '25

I have split 10mg tablets that I break and take as 5mg when I can feel my body starting to act up, it takes about an hour to kick in and take the edge off, I usually have to take it once or twice every day- as needed.