Long COVID after Paxlovid rebound, still ill despite B12 injections
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Had to get it prescribed twice (rebound covid) and still got LC
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
For the past 3 months I’ve been a coach potato and only very lightly walking the dog.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I still got long COVID after one infection that rebounded twice.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got COVID back in April.
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Cove 62430 caught COVID in April 2024 and took Paxlovid, then took it again after a rebound. For three months they were largely inactive, only lightly walking the dog, and were long-winded after four flights of stairs, having previously run 2.3 miles five times a week. B12 injections every two weeks, started for low levels, helped them think 'a LOT better' within a day or two. They still reported long COVID in September 2026.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Paxlovid · No change
Had to get it prescribed twice (rebound covid) and still got LC
In context ↗ - Inhaler · Helped
Inhaler has helped, but I had asthma previously.
In context ↗ - B12 injections · Helped
the B12 injections do help me think better - a LOT better
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. The line stops at their last step that can be placed; how they are now is in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | COVID infection, Paxlovid then rebound and Paxlovid againI got COVID back in April. I had taken Paxlovid and then I got rebound and had Paxlovid again.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| June 2024 | largely inactive, light dog walking, long-winded after four flights of stairsFor the past 3 months I’ve been a coach potato and only very lightly walking the dog. ... Yesterday I had to move some luggage 4 flights of stairs and I was long winded.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2024 | thinking much better on B12 injectionsthe B12 injections do help me think better - a LOT better.In context ↗ | Not stated | Vitamin B12 |
| September 2026 | still has long COVIDI still got long COVID after one infection that rebounded twice.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir“I had taken Paxlovid and then I got rebound and had Paxlovid again. ... I still got long COVID after one infection that rebounded twice.” Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I was long winded
In context ↗ - Brain fog
the B12 injections do help me think better - a LOT better.
In context ↗