Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with flu-like symptoms, fatigue and cough; tried Paxlovid
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My first infection, my wife’s second infection.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My first infection, my wife’s second infection.
In context ↗
Summary
They described a first COVID-19 infection with flu-like symptoms, fatigue, headache, body aches, fever and cough, occurring a while earlier. They took Paxlovid and felt noticeably better by day three, with symptom reduction tracking similarly to their wife’s. The only side effect they reported was a bad taste in the mouth while taking it.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- paxlovid · Helped
Paxlovid is very good shit for initial infections, it shuts down the virus in a few days. ... Feeling noticeably better day 3 I think?
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| a while ago | First COVID-19 infection with flu-like symptoms, fatigue, headache, body aches, fever and coughMy first infection, my wife’s second infection. ... Oh, flu-like symptoms I guess, fatigue, headache, body aches, fever, cough. It was a while ago. | |
| day 3 | Felt noticeably better by day 3 on Paxlovid; only side effect was bad taste in mouthFeeling noticeably better day 3 I think? ... No side effects except for bad taste in mouth while taking it. | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
Adverse events
- Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir“No side effects except for bad taste in mouth while taking it.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
flu-like symptoms I guess
In context ↗