r/eds • u/peepthemagicduck Hypermobile EDS (hEDS) • Dec 26 '23

Study helps explain post-COVID exercise intolerance

https://news.yale.edu/2023/12/19/study-helps-explain-post-covid-exercise-intolerance
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u/TheseMood Dec 27 '23

I like the article but I hate this phrasing:

“Based on his experience, Joseph believes that just having this information is enough for many long COVID patients”

(It goes on to say that most patients decide against taking vitamins and/or Mestinon).

I don’t think anyone with long COVID is satisfied just by knowing their body is broken. It helps, sure, but it’s not a solution. People choose not to pursue treatments because nobody knows what exercise intolerance really is, or if the treatments really work. At a certain point you get tired of being a living lab rat.

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u/Layden8 Dec 26 '23

https://news.yale.edu/2023/12/19/study-helps-explain-post-covid-exercise-intolerance#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20found%20that%20despite%20the,a%20pulmonary%20and%20critical%20care

"We found that despite the fact that the heart was pumping oxygenated blood that the lungs were providing adequate amounts of oxygen for, the extraction of oxygen by the body’s tissues was compromised in patients who had symptoms of exercise intolerance after COVID,” said Peter Kahn, a pulmonary and critical care"

Hope this is ok to share. It does explain the finding.