Long COVID
No benefit
Long COVID PEM-like episodes up to 12 weeks, no improvement after stellate ganglion block
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
How long do episodes of PEM last? Im thinking that could be what I am experiencing?
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So far the episodes have lasted up to 12 weeks and each time the symptoms get worse.
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Summary
A person with long COVID described episodes of PEM-like symptoms lasting up to 12 weeks, each worse than the last, with breaks of up to 8+ weeks when breathing problems disappeared. In June 2026 they had a first stellate ganglion block, which cost $263 privately and caused a day of intense anxiety, with no improvement seen; by late June they were 11+ weeks into an episode and a second injection was planned.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- stellate ganglion block · Not said
I get the 2nd one next week. The doc is doing same side this time, thinking the inflammation was just too severe to see improvement.
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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 |
|---|---|
| — | long COVID with recurring episodes of PEM-like symptomsI have what I call episodesIn context ↗ |
| 2026-06-16 | first stellate ganglion block injection; a day of intense anxietyThe side effects were transient which included a day of intense anxietyIn context ↗ |
| 2026-06-22 | 11+ weeks into a PEM episode, each episode worse than the lastCurrent one has lasted 11+ weeks. Last one was 12.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Stellate ganglion block“The side effects were transient which included a day of intense anxiety in which I shouldn't have spoken to anyone.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
my symptoms will be less severe and even no breathing problems at all
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thru a doc i already see for back pain
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