Long COVID with extreme tiredness and aching legs; Novavax booster gave no benefit
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 17 months
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I got COVID 9 months ago.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
bad leg aches and general lack of energy ... don't have enough energy for my normal levels of exercise
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
In the past 2 weeks I've been having bad leg aches and general lack of energy
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I got COVID in May and recovered rather quickly, about a week.
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Summary
Falcon 99693 caught COVID in May and recovered within a week, then five months later developed extreme tiredness, hot and cold spells, aching legs and lost strength. Nine months after infection they had bad leg aches, low energy even at rest and too little energy for their usual exercise, though light movement eased the aches. After a Novavax booster in late 2024 they had four days of insomnia.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- COVID vaccines / Novovax booster · Not said
Fully vaccinated and boostered, so I think that helped.
In context ↗ - melatonin · No change
I couldn't sleep even with melatonin
In context ↗ - Zzzquil · Not said
had to take Zzzquil last night to get a crappy 5 hours of sleep
In context ↗ - light exercise · Helped
Moving around and light exercise helps ease the aches but I also don't have enough energy for my normal levels of exercise.
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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 5 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | COVID infection, recovered in about a weekI got COVID in May and recovered rather quickly, about a week.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| October 2023 | sudden extreme tiredness, hot and cold spells, aching muscles, lost strengthI've been feeling a sudden bout of extreme tiredness in the past weekIn context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2024 | bad leg aches and low energy, too little energy for usual exerciseIn the past 2 weeks I've been having bad leg aches and general lack of energyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| October 2024 | four days of insomnia after Novavax boosterI took the Novovax booster last Saturday. I have been having insomnia for 4 days straight now.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I took the Novovax booster last Saturday. I have been having insomnia for 4 days straight now.” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
Lost most of my strength for the past few days
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
my muscles are tired and achy, especially legs
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
some hot/cold spells that feel like a flu fever but I tested multiple times and never had an actual fever
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I have been having insomnia for 4 days straight now
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