Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 14 months before improving or writing
Long COVID hot swollen joints, leg weakness; somewhat better, antihistamine helped
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Got cleared by a rheumatologist that told me to look into long covid.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Leg weakness was the worst symptom. Felt like I ran a marathon every morning with how tired they were.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It's getting better but it's a long and slow process.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
A week after getting COVID for the first time, their hands and feet turned red hot with joint inflammation and swelling/stiffness, plus leg weakness and anxiety attacks. Anxiety eased after about three months and blood tests were normal apart from an ANA staining pattern. Joint symptoms improved slowly. A daily antihistamine in September 2023 helped the leg weakness within a week, enough to exercise fairly well.
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What they tried
Also tried
daily antihistamine· Helpedanti inflammatory diet· Not saiddifferent supplements· Not saidNSAIDs (unspecified)· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- anti inflammatory diet · Not said
I switched to anti inflammatory diet but I'm allergic to NSAIDs
In context ↗ - different supplements · Not said
Taking different supplements to help
In context ↗ - daily antihistamine · Helped
I just started a daily antihistamine because others with the same issues after covid tried it and it's working fairly well a week in.
In context ↗ - NSAIDs (unspecified) · Not said
I switched to anti inflammatory diet but I'm allergic to NSAIDs, so that makes it difficult.
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. The chart starts 3 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| about 3 months in | random anxiety attacks stoppedthose started going away after about 3 monthsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| September 2023 | joint symptoms slowly easingHave had it for a little over a year but its getting better slowly.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-09-13 | daily antihistamine; able to exercise fairly wellIt's helped significantly with that to where I'm able to exercise fairly well.In context ↗ | Mild | H1 antihistamines (unspecified) |
Adverse events
- NSAIDs (unspecified)“I switched to anti inflammatory diet but I'm allergic to NSAIDs, so that makes it difficult.” In context ↗ Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
Comes with inflammation of the hands and ankles as well.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I had random anxiety attacks and I've never had anxiety before.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Leg weakness was the worst symptom. Felt like I ran a marathon every morning with how tired they were.
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