Long COVID setback after reinfection, somewhat better with Paxlovid
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
It meant I was only set back in my long Covid recovery a few weeks, rather than several months.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I had been contemplating a return to work in September; now I’m bracing for the worst.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I had Paxlovid during my most recent case of Covid, and if I had not, I would still be suffering. It meant I was only set back in my long Covid recovery a few weeks, rather than several months.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
It meant I was only set back in my long Covid recovery a few weeks, rather than several months.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Crane 58468 was about two years into long COVID recovery when a COVID reinfection in July 2024 threatened their progress. They took Paxlovid through a University of Toronto study, which they credit with limiting the setback to a few weeks rather than months. They still had dizziness and palpitations, and had relapses lasting days to weeks.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Paxlovid · Helped
It meant I was only set back in my long Covid recovery a few weeks, rather than several months.
In context ↗
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | long COVID began, roughly two years before July 2024my progress from the last two yearsIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| by July 2024 | relapse after sex, lasting a few days to a few weeks, repeatedlyYes, this happens to me; I’ve had a relapse every time. A couple of times it lasted a few weeks, honestly. Sometimes just a few days.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| mid-July 2024 | huge flare, then a COVID reinfectionMy last experience a couple weeks ago was a huge flare followed by a covid reinfection, so this month has really been something, ha.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2024-07-27 | COVID reinfection; feared losing two years of progressI also just was reinfected, and am terrified my progress from the last two years will simply vanish and I’ll be back to square one.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2024-08-31 | Paxlovid limited the reinfection setback to a few weeksIt meant I was only set back in my long Covid recovery a few weeks, rather than several months.In context ↗ | Mild | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Yes, this happens to me; I’ve had a relapse every time. A couple of times it lasted a few weeks, honestly. Sometimes just a few days.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
it feels like my LC symptoms are reduced a bit (dizziness, heart palpitations, etc have been less)
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart palpitations, etc have been less
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I get an almost instant headache that lasts for days and days, much worse than my normal headache
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the last time I noticed terrible joint pain, it was almost like the flare was circulating through every symptom for about a week
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath
In context ↗
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