Long COVID
No benefitIll for 2 years
Long COVID with worsened neuropathy, constant twitching and stabbing pain, no improvement
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 2 years
- Last post
- Sep 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My third bout with COVID, I took paxlovid and then 3 months later, LC symptoms started creeping in.
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my neuropathy has leveled up ... LC symptoms started creeping in
- Began after: COVID
My third bout with COVID, I took paxlovid and then 3 months later, LC symptoms started creeping in.
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Summary
A Reddit user's long COVID symptoms began about three months after a third COVID infection in September 2023, which Paxlovid had cleared in five days. Over six weeks their pre-existing 15-year peripheral neuropathy worsened, with constant muscle twitching and spasming primarily in the legs and feet, also in the arms, hands, back, neck and occasionally the face, plus stabbing pain. They had never had these symptoms before.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Paxlovid · Helped
Took Paxlovid and it cleared in 5 days.
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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 |
|---|---|
| September 2023 | third COVID infection; acute illness cleared with PaxlovidHad 3rd (I think?) bout of COVID in Sept. (Double vaxxed and double boosted). Took Paxlovid and it cleared in 5 days.In context ↗ |
| December 2023 | long COVID symptoms crept in; neuropathy worsened with constant muscle twitching and spasmingmy neuropathy has leveled up and I’m experiencing constant muscle twitching and spasming in legs and feet primarily, but also arms, hands, back, neck, and face on occasion.In context ↗ |
| September 2025 | long COVID symptoms still present, no improvement describedMy third bout with COVID, I took paxlovid and then 3 months later, LC symptoms started creeping in.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
Already had peripheral neuropathy for mystery reasons for 15 years btw. ... my neuropathy has leveled up ... my ever-present neuropathic “static fuzz” pain and numbness
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