Long COVID worsened until they left work, now somewhat better with cannabis and gabapentin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 years
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got LC symptoms out of the blue in middle of June 2020
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
steadily got worse until I had to leave my job
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
not cured but learnt to manage with LC better through medication & relaxing more
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Initially got covid in February 2020 & felt better after a couple of weeks, then got LC symptoms out of the blue in middle of June 2020.
Read from 17 of their posts and comments; links to the 11 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user who caught COVID-19 in February 2020 recovered within weeks, then developed long-COVID symptoms four to five months later that steadily worsened until they left their job. Prescribed medical cannabis helped with fatigue, insomnia and neuropathy, and gabapentin 300 mg three times daily eased leg nerve pain; vitamin D made no difference. Over five years on they were still not cured but managed better with medication and rest.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- vit D supplements · No change
It has not made much difference for my LC as far as I can see.
In context ↗ - medical cannabis · Helped a lot
Being prescribed medical Cannabis has helped me tremendously & kept me going.
In context ↗ - Gabapentin · Helped
I take 300mg 3x a day & it really helps with neuropathy.
In context ↗ - relaxing more · Helped
learnt to manage with LC better through medication & relaxing more without feeling guilty for not being more active.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Pacing
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 4 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | COVID-19 infection, felt recovered after a couple of weeksI originally got covid in Feb 2020 & got better until LC symptoms appeared around 4/5 months later.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| June 2020 | Long COVID symptoms began and steadily worsened until he left his jobthen got LC symptoms out of the blue in middle of June 2020 ... steadily got worse until I had to leave my job | Moderate |
| December 2022 | Medicinal cannabis eased some LC complicationsI’ve turned to Medicinal Cannabis after trying various different treatments, it has been effective in helping with some of the health complicationsIn context ↗ | Moderate |
| March 2024 | Managing LC better with medication and more rest, though not curednot cured but learnt to manage with LC better through medication & relaxing more without feeling guilty for not being more activeIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
It has been very helpful with fatigue & insomnia
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I start feeling the nerve pain in my legs more
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I also put off sex because of the overwhelming fatigue & neuropathic pain I get afterwards
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I get tested & treated for ailments that are caused by long covid, like gastrointestinal, insomnia, fatigue etc.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have stopped getting depressed over it
In context ↗
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