Long COVID with vertigo and weak arm, now close to normal after Paxlovid and supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I think these supplements helps with my post covid symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I try to walk and get my exercise everyday.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I have mostly tingling in my hands and my muscles twitch in my legs and thighs..
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID the end of January
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Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 13 this page draws on
Summary
Meadow 20787 caught COVID at the end of January 2023 and took Paxlovid two days after testing positive, feeling better within a week and free of vertigo, a weak arm and a cough by about three months. Lingering high heart rates, wrist and shoulder joint pain, muscle twitching and tingling in the hands have since been managed with CoQ10, magnesium, potassium, B vitamins, vitamin D/K2 and electrolytes, with modest help.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Prilosec · Not said
Was on Prilosec forever then I found out how it depletes b vitamins. I cut out Prilosec.
In context ↗ - Paxlovid · Helped
I took Paxlovid. I felt better after a week. No rebounds at all.
In context ↗ - vitamin d · Helped
I increased my vitamin d and k. This strange feeling went away after 6 months.
In context ↗ - alkaline water (Smart Water, alkaline drops) · Helped
I think drinking alkaline water (smart water, alkaline drops I ordered through Amazon) and eating mostly alkaline foods helped me get over COVID.
In context ↗ - b1 · Helped
I'm taking b1, b complex
In context ↗ - b complex / B12 · Helped
I take tons of B12 and magnesium, Vit D3 and K2, potassium and electrolytes drops. This helps me a bit
In context ↗ - probiotics and prebiotics · Helped
I start my day off with probiotics and prebiotics.
In context ↗ - metamucil / psyllium fiber capsules · Helped
So far, taking some form of fiber has helped me keep GERD/acid reflux away.
In context ↗ - intermittent fasting · Not said
It is important to do intermittent fasting and I do not eat after 3 or 4pm.
In context ↗ - Boiron Acidil · Not said
I do take Boiron Acidil if I have indulged, they're meltaway tablets.
In context ↗ - magnesium and potassium · Helped
Yes magnesium also helps, I take 500 mg at night.
In context ↗ - Mucinex · Helped
I had some coughing but Mucinex worked instantly for that.
In context ↗ - vitamin C · Not said
increased vitamin C
In context ↗ - coQ10 · Helped
Ugh I have high heart rates and during the day I take coQ10 and potassium and magnesium at night. I think these supplements helps with my post covid symptoms.
In context ↗ - stretching exercises · Not said
Doing lots of stretching exercises for that.
In context ↗ - Delsym, cough drops, tea with honey, sore throat spray · Not said
I took tons of Mucinex, Delsym, cough drops, tea with honey, sore throat spray.
In context ↗ - acv blended drink · Helped
I also drink acv blended with celery, cucumber, kale, cilantro, parsley and lemon water.
In context ↗ - omega 3 · No change
I have been taking omega 3, co-q100 and magnesium for about a month but I don't think I'm seeing results.
In context ↗ - walking / daily exercise · Not said
I try to walk and get my exercise everyday.
In context ↗ - electrolytes · Helped
Drinking some water with electrolytes helped calm me down from getting a full blown panic attack.
In context ↗ - TENS units · Helped a lot
I've been using those TENS units and those have greatly helped!
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Approaches: Antivirals
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| end of January 2023 | COVID infectionI had COVID the end of JanuaryIn context ↗ | |
| spring 2023 | felt better and cough settled after PaxlovidI took paxlovid two days after testing positive and I think it took me almost 3 months to feel betterIn context ↗ | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
| 2023-07-06 | new joint pain in wrists and right shoulderLately, I have joint pain in my wrists and right shoulder.In context ↗ | |
| 2024-11-29 | hypnic jerks with racing heart and near panic attackI recently experienced hypnic jerks then my heart started racing. Drinking some water with electrolytes helped calm me down from getting a full blown panic attack.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-02-19 | TENS units greatly helping ongoing twitching and tinglingLately, I've been using those TENS units and those have greatly helped!In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I have mostly tingling in my hands and my muscles twitch in my legs and thighs
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I was dealing with vertigo and strange tingly feelings all over my body.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Right arm also felt weak but now it doesn't feel that way anymore.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I have high heart rates and during the day I take coQ10
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Drinking some water with electrolytes helped calm me down from getting a full blown panic attack.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Lately, I have joint pain in my wrists and right shoulder.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I suffer from GERD so the list of foods to avoid is what helps me keep the heartburn away.
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