I had a symptoms of covid last year and recovered in home quarantine. After recovery, I feel difficulty in breathing, continuously large breathing, some tightness in chest and gastric trouble. I met doctors and took tablet (levocetirizine (5 mg)+ montelukast (10 mg)) but still it is like that. Really i'm worried if it is affected my lungs. I heard lot of people having this post covid symptom. Have anyone has a cure for this? Will also be affected in second wave of covid? Please reply it will help lot of people.

Dear Mr. lybrate-user, I hope you feel better soon. The covid 19 infection affects different people differently. Some people end up having more damage to the lungs and therefore can have longer duration of symptoms. Levocetrizine and montelukast will help in allergic form of symptoms that too only to a certain point. If the symptoms you are describing are due to some degree of lung tissue damage, these medicines will have no benefit other than psychological. I would recommend that you see your doctor who can treat you based on your specific symptoms. As regards your question of a cure, I am sorry to report that to date there is no cure. All the different types of drugs only help to control the symptoms and reduce the damage the infection can cause. Not all people who have a covid infection can get infected again but some people can get a second infection. Unfortunately there is not enough data in the world to predict the percentage of people who can get a second infection, but so far only very few patients have actually had a second infection. So it is very important that you continue to take all precautions such a wearing a face mask, social distancing of at-least 6 feet, hand washing with soap or sanitizer etc to prevent further infection.  

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