Long COVID
Mild → no benefitNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with severe pain and dizziness, still resting; supplements gave no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I have fallen asleep on my desk at work bc I actually can’t keep my eyes open.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’m currently in bed/ couch lounging for hour 9.
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
They fell ill after an infection and a COVID exposure that was never confirmed by rapid test, with tremors, muscle fatigue, tingling, vision changes and phantom smells; doctors called it fibromyalgia. They kept working but fell asleep at their desk, later stopped going out, and had severe pain that morphine did not touch plus dizzy spells with a heart rate near 140. Supplements did nothing; they still spent hours resting in bed or on the couch, saying pushing on made it worse.
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What they tried
Also tried
lying down / resting in bed· Helpedsupplements· No changemeds for an infection· Worsemorphine· Much worseeating food during an episode· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- meds for an infection · Worse
an infection in which I took meds for (had a bad reaction)
In context ↗ - supplements · No change
Take the right supplements etc. and nothing helps
In context ↗ - morphine · Much worse
they gave me morphine and it doesn’t even touch my pain. It made it exponentially worse
In context ↗ - eating food during an episode · Not said
I usually shove food in my fave bc for the longest time I thought it was covid blood sugar related. But sometimes that doesn’t help
In context ↗ - lying down / resting in bed · Helped
I learned I HAVE to do it ... If I don’t it will just get worse
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| onset | illness began after an infection and COVID exposurecame on after an infection in which I took meds for (had a bad reaction) and Covid exposure but never confirmed a yes on a rapid testIn context ↗ |
| 2024-08-06 | severe pain that morphine did not touch, blood pressure spikeI was in such severe pain that they gave me morphine and it doesn't even touch my pain.In context ↗ |
| 2025-05-05 | spending nine hours lying in bed or on the couch, needing rest to avoid getting worseI'm currently in bed/ couch lounging for hour 9. I learned I HAVE to do itIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “that came on after an infection in which I took meds for (had a bad reaction)” In context ↗ Side effects
- Morphine“they gave me morphine and it doesn’t even touch my pain. It made it exponentially worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodLoss of smell or tasteMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaiseSleep problemsVision problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
it's always always after exerting myself
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
tremors (even when I only do easy activities- my muscles act like I've lifted a thousand pounds)
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
not feeling certain limbs at times, tingling and numbness
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
smells that aren’t even there sometimes
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I have fallen asleep on my desk at work bc I actually can’t keep my eyes open.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I was in such severe pain that they gave me morphine and it doesn’t even touch my pain.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I have had those tremors and difficulty regulating blood pressure
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I went through a total anxiety scare when this all first started but I’m so calm now.
In context ↗