Long COVID
No benefit
Post-COVID muscle issues, still stuck despite potassium chloride
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had the same and I was defecient in potassium, took potassium chloride solution for a few days and it went away.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Really difficult to see myself stuck when my peers and others are moving forward happily.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had the same and I was defecient in potassium, took potassium chloride solution for a few days and it went away.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/covidlonghaulers described post-COVID muscle issues. They found they were potassium deficient and said potassium chloride solution cleared it within a few days. They later wrote it got better for a week at a time but some days it returned, and by June 2022 they wrote they felt stuck while their peers moved forward.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- potassium chloride · Helped
I had the same and I was defecient in potassium, took potassium chloride solution for a few days and it went away.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-17 | Post-COVID muscle twitching; found to be potassium deficientI had the same and I was defecient in potassium, took potassium chloride solution for a few days and it went away.In context ↗ | |
| 2021-06-22 | Muscle twitching went away after potassium chloridetook potassium chloride solution for a few days and it went awayIn context ↗ | Potassium |
| 2021-07-03 | Ear popping and crackling when swallowing, around three monthsYes, around 3 months now.In context ↗ | |
| 2021-08-26 | Ear symptoms better though some days they returnFor a week it gets better and some days it's back. ... But definitely better than how it was before.In context ↗ | |
| 2022-06-19 | Still stuck while peers move forwardReally difficult to see myself stuck when my peers and others are moving forward happily.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I had the same and I was defecient in potassium, took potassium chloride solution for a few days and it went away.
In context ↗