Long COVID with chest congestion and reduced lung capacity, somewhat better after Paxlovid
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had long Covid before vaccines
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
that helped a lot. Years later, I have chest congestion and coughing.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had long Covid before vaccines
In context ↗
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Summary
They had long COVID from before vaccines were available and said Paxlovid, which their doctor was able to prescribe, helped a lot. Years later they still had chest congestion and coughing, and their lung capacity was not at all what it had been before COVID-19.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- paxlavoid · Helped a lot
I had long Covid before vaccines and fortunately paxlavoid was available to my doctor and that helped a lot
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Approaches: Antivirals
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 |
|---|---|---|
| before vaccines | long COVID onsetI had long Covid before vaccinesIn context ↗ | |
| — | Paxlovid helped a lotpaxlavoid was available to my doctor and that helped a lotIn context ↗ | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
| 2025-07-21 | still chest congestion, coughing and reduced lung capacityYears later, I have chest congestion and coughing. Lung capacity is not at all what it was, pre-covid.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
I have chest congestion and coughing. Lung capacity is not at all what it was, pre-covid.
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