Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 1 year
Long COVID tingling, pins and needles, numbness a year on; night pregabalin helped sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m a year in (got covid march 2020) and have all the symptoms you’ve listed above. ... The key with long hauler issues is to reduce inflammation
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
got covid march 2020
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Heron 60723 caught COVID in March 2020 and a year on still had symptoms including tingling, pins and needles and numbness. Taking pregabalin only at night helped with sleep, while a morning dose made them sleepy during the day, and they took Claritin at night at the same time. No overall level of function is described.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- pregabalin (generic for Lyrica) · Helped
I was prescribed pregabalin (generic for Lyrica) and it’s been helping with sleep.
In context ↗ - Claritin · Helped
I also take Claritin each night at the same time I take the pregabalin. ... an antihistamine helps.
In context ↗ - Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) · Not said
I don’t take Benadryl because it makes me more sleepy the next day
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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 |
|---|---|
| March 2020 | got COVID-19got covid march 2020In context ↗ |
| 2021-03-21 | still had all long-hauler symptoms; pregabalin helped sleepI was prescribed pregabalin (generic for Lyrica) and it’s been helping with sleep. I’m a year in (got covid march 2020) and have all the symptoms you’ve listed above.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Pregabalin (Lyrica)“a morning dose makes me sleepy during the day” In context ↗ Side effects
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)“I don’t take Benadryl because it makes me more sleepy the next day” In context ↗ Side effects