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I’m scared I’ll have long term effects from this flu. I know some people did from Covid. I’ve found that I can’t stand up for more than 5-10 minutes max, sometimes a few seconds without feeling lightheaded. I really hope it goes away as I recover
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Anonymous 5w

It definitely might get better as you recover. If it doesn’t I would look into POTS; it’s a condition with various symptoms but the main one is feeling lightheaded/faint/dizzy when standing. Some people got from Covid as you may know but you can get it from other illness and injury too (I got it from a TBI in middle school). It’s more common in people with autism too so if you have that there’s a greater chance

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Anonymous 5w

You probably had damaged your lungs. That takes a while to recover from. I would talk to your dr about the after effects you’ve been having. My sister had long and reoccurring COVID and had her childhood asthma that had been gone for 30 years come back.

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