Long COVID
Mild → recoveredIll 3 months before improving or writing
Long COVID with palpitations and nerve pain, now recovered, crediting time
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- At worst: Mild
Symptoms relieved after the new year started, so I had them for about three months. Was annoying, but I feel better, now.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
Symptoms seemed to resolve shortly after the new year ... I’m pretty okay, now.
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Caught COVID in January 2022 and again in October 2022; palpitations began after the first infection, while after the second came muscle spasms, nerve pain in the hands and arms, intermittent nausea and diarrhoea, and chest twinges. Health anxiety led to ER visits, and their doctor's exams found nothing. Symptoms eased after the new year, about three months in, and by January 2024 they felt pretty okay, crediting time and the doctor's clear exams.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- SSRI · Helped
I got back on my SSRI, and thankfully, that brought me back down to earth
In context ↗ - hydroxyzine (antihistamines) · Helped
Antihistamines help. ... it seems to quell the pain—not completely, but it definitely helps.
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| after the new year, 2023 | symptoms resolved with timeSymptoms relieved after the new year started, so I had them for about three months. Was annoying, but I feel better, now.In context ↗ |
| January 22, 2024 | reported being pretty okayI’m pretty okay, now.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
I would get spasms in my legs, sore back muscles, pinches in my chest.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I get the nerve pain in my hands and arms, now.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I developed intermittent GI issues (random bouts of nausea, diarrhea, just overall upset).
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I developed heart palpitations because I noticed skipped beats that I never noticed prior to infection.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety spiked so badly for whatever reason. I got back on my SSRI, and thankfully, that brought me back down to earth, but COVID sparked it back up again
In context ↗