Post covid syndrome is defined as health complications persisting for more than 12 weeks after overcoming Covid-19. It is also experienced by people who have had pneumonia and had to be hospitalized for a long time, as well as those with a mild or even asymptomatic course of the disease. Post covid syndrome occurs among adults of all ages, paradoxically not infrequently in the young and asymptomatic.
According to Michal Kopecký, head of the Post Covid Centre at the Hradec Králové University Hospital, symptoms persist for more than 5 weeks in up to one third of people. “Every tenth patient does not feel well even after 12 weeks and often much longer,” warned the head of the European WHO, Hans Kluge, at the end of February this year. With 650,000 confirmed cases in the Slovak Republic by April 2021, more than 100,000 Slovaks will have experienced long-term effects.
HOW DOES POSTCOVID SYNDROME AFFECT A PERSON IN DAILY LIFE?
Due to the wide range of issues, it is not possible to fully generalize. Neurological problems include memory problems or frequent migraines, psychological discomfort manifests itself, for example, in a tendency to depression. People feel out of shape, perpetually tired, and have an elevated heart rate even under stresses that would not have brought them out of normal in the past. Respiratory problems are very common.
“Many people have long-term cough problems, they get tired quickly. They often have headaches, thoracic and lumbar spine pain and their condition does not allow them to play sports … “describes the head of the clinic of rehabilitation medicine Barna Medical, doctor Miloš Barna.
How to get rid of post covid syndrome?
This is a very complex question that doctors from all over the world are looking for an answer to. One of the options is rehabilitation, in which many clinics or spas in Slovakia specialise. Another option is supplementation with vitamins, minerals and extracts from medicinal plants, which can help in a natural way to overcome persistent symptoms. In addition to vitamins and minerals already tested by the pandemic such as vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc or magnesium, Baikalin seems promising. Baikalin is an extract from the root of the Baikal coneflower, which has been used for years in traditional Chinese medicine to relieve inflammatory processes in the body. It has a proven positive effect on muscle and joint health, improving sleep cycles, and recent studies suggest its positive effect in Covid-19 disease in preventing the replication of the virus, or its ability to regenerate damaged lung tissue. Valerian extract, magnesium or 5-HTP may help to relax and fall asleep.
