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Long COVID Moderate → no benefitIll for 3 years

Long COVID with extreme Raynaud's, unable to work three years, no improvement

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Moderate (mostly housebound)
Ill for
3 years
Last post
Sep 2025
In their words
  • Condition: Long COVIDI have the same ‘thing’ but it includes my feet, hands, arms and legs. In context ↗
  • At worst: ModerateI haven’t been able to work for 3 years In context ↗
  • Now: No benefitsince 2022 it has been extreme In context ↗
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Summary

This person described hands, feet, arms and legs changing colour from white to red to purple after hand-washing or showering and calming after about an hour lying down; they had been told it was Raynaud's, which they had had since 2010 and which had been extreme since 2022. They had been unable to work for three years and relied on a spouse's income. Anxiety and depression were said to be controlled by medication.

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What they tried

Their words about each treatment
  • medication · Helpeddiagnosed with anxiety which is successfully controlled with medication for 15 years In context ↗
  • medication · Helpeddepression which I also have and have been successfully treated with medication for 30 years In context ↗

Their path

Very severeSevereModerateMildNear normalRecoveredonset12 mo2 y3 y

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WhenWhat happenedWhere they were
2022Raynaud's became extreme; later unable to worksince 2022 it has been extreme In context ↗Moderate
2025-09-30still unable to workI haven’t been able to work for 3 years In context ↗Moderate

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • POTS & dysautonomiait gets crazy changing colors from white to red then purple and calms down after an hour or so if I lay down In context ↗
  • Anxiety & low moodI’ve been diagnosed with anxiety which is successfully controlled with medication for 15 years In context ↗

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