Long COVID exhaustion and relapse, now somewhat better; Paxlovid helped when ill
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Paxlovid always helped me when I was sick...helped me feel better and fought some of my long covid issues.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I walked 4 miles the other day, so improvement. Still needed a nap, though.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Better in some ways, but I still have walked a lot because I had to quit my gym due to mask harassment from staff, and it is too cold to walk.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
helped me feel better and fought some of my long covid issues
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Harbor 62140, posting in a long COVID forum, found an affordable place to live in November 2024. They described a recovery, then got sick again and felt exhausted in late December 2024. By early 2025 they could walk four miles, though still needing naps, and said Paxlovid helped when they were ill. They quit their gym over mask harassment from staff and said they were better in some ways but still walked a lot because it was too cold to walk.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Paxlovid · Helped
Paxlovid always helped me when I was sick...helped me feel better and fought some of my long covid issues.
In context ↗
Approaches: Antivirals
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | got sick again after a recovery, exhaustedI had similar recovery but got sick again and am pretty exhausted.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-01-01 | walked 4 miles, still needed a napI walked 4 miles the other day, so improvement. Still needed a nap, though.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-02-21 | better in some ways; walking a lot since quitting the gymBetter in some ways, but I still have walked a lot because I had to quit my gym due to mask harassment from staff, and it is too cold to walk.In context ↗ | Mild |
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