I have been in quarantine for nearly 12 days for COVID-19. Why is my recovery very slow?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

According to your statement, you are suffering from a cough that is dry in nature, and you are a COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) patient. You have a history of mild asthma and anxiety. Your treatment depends on the severity.

If Albuterol does not help you, you can take a Corticosteroid inhaler for cough. You should monitor your oxygen saturation rate by pulse oximetry. It will help to determine whether you need oxygen support or not.

As you are a COVID-19 patient, isolate from your family and friends for at least 14 days. Gargle your mouth with salt mixed with lukewarm water three to four times a day. Maintain a temperature chart strictly. Please provide a detailed history regarding your current symptoms.

I hope this addresses your concern.

Please provide comments and let me know if you have any more questions. I would be pleased to assist you further.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

As you suffer from a cough in the morning and evening, you can take an inhaler every six or eight hours twice daily. You can use Albuterol based on the severity. You are a patient with mild asthma.

But medication is not required for controlling asthma status in your life, except for COVID-19-positive patients. Dry cough is the primary symptom of COVID-19. Then it becomes intractable, causing breathlessness in patients.

Finally, the patient develops life-threatening atypical pneumonia. COVID-19 usually attacks the respiratory system first and then other systems. You need to take Albuterol to prevent the development of respiratory distress.

As your oxygen saturation is 98 percent, this is good news for your recovery from COVID-19. For cough and nasal congestion, you can take Montelukast with or without a Corticosteroid inhaler.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Thank you for your detailed feedback.

You can use Flonaspray twice daily for immediate relief from nasal congestion, and you can take Montelukast with Allegra. You seem to have post-viral asthenia. Fatigue or post-viral asthenia is very common when a person is infected with a major viral infection like COVID-19.

It may last for a few weeks to a few months. So you always have weakness and fatigue in the body, and it subsides with the passage of time. Albuterol is a short-acting bronchodilator, and it lasts for four hours. You can use a Seretide inhaler twice daily.

It is a combination of long-acting bronchodilator Salmeterol and Fluticasone. It will give you a long time of relief.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

Continue taking medications along with your current medications. You need to do a chest X-ray to detect the respiratory abnormalities. I think that you will recover fully within 15 to 30 days.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to iclniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

You do not need to admit yourself to the hospital as you do not have a fever and, importantly, your oxygen saturation is 98 percent. Your weakness and cough will subside soon.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

Symbicort 160/4.5 (Budesonide and Formoterol dihydrate) is a combination of a steroid and a long-acting bronchodilator. It is used to prevent bronchospasm in asthma patients. But you need to gargle after using it, as it can cause oral thrush later on.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

Priming means the first time. Using a new inhaler will help you prevent bronchospasm and control your cough within a short time.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

You should shake the canister to mix the solutions well, so you get a proper dosage of the solutions. As you have not shaken it for the first time, it is fine. For the next time, you should shake well before using and gargle after using it to prevent the development of oral thrush.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

You are always welcome. Have a follow-up at any time.

Thank you.