Two patients with long COVID in California have almost completely alleviated their symptoms by taking daily antihistamines, according to a newly published case report.
infection – but antihistamines are a promising avenue, as they are generally safe to take on a daily basis, so long as they don't interfere with other medications.nurse Melissa Pinto from the University of California, Irvine.
The first case detailed by researchers at UCI involves a healthcare worker in her 40s, who would have been one of the firstpatients in the United States. The patient was probably infected sometime in January of 2020, although testing at this time was scarce. Three days after falling ill, the patient says she was hit by a headache and a wall of severe fatigue., and night sweats. The worst of the infection lasted 24 days, but many of the symptoms lingered on.
The patient has now been on a prescription of 50 mg hydroxyzine pamoate for more than nine months and her symptoms of fatigue, brain fog, exercise intolerance, and chest pain are nearly gone. Back at full-time work, she says she's achieved 90 percent of her pre-illness functioning.
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