Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID pain and PEM: acupuncture gave temporary relief, medication helped pain
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my LC doctor has asked me to start going again
In context ↗
Summary
They had long COVID with pain and post-exertional malaise; physiotherapy acupuncture gave only temporary relief and the trip exhausted them. While on an unnamed medication for about 10 months, it helped their pain but they had extreme hunger and gained 15 kg, so they stopped it. They lost the weight, but the pain returned.
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What they tried
Also tried
acupuncture· Helped · wore offmedication (unspecified)· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- acupuncture · Helped
I used to get it done on my knees for joint pains but it only gave me temporary relief for 2-3 days
In context ↗ - medication (unspecified) · Helped
I had extreme hunger and gained 15 kgs while on medication for about 10 months. It helped my pains.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | Long COVID with pain and PEM; acupuncture gave temporary reliefthe trip to and from the physio was exhausting for me because of PEMIn context ↗ |
| 2025-04-08 | Acupuncture gave 2-3 days of joint pain reliefit only gave me temporary relief for 2-3 daysIn context ↗ |
| 2025-2026 | Unnamed medication eased pain but caused hunger and weight gainIt helped my pains.In context ↗ |
| 2026-03-26 | Stopped medication; weight lost but pain returnedthe pain came back as expected!In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “I had extreme hunger and gained 15 kgs while on medication for about 10 months” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
the trip to and from the physio was exhausting for me because of PEM
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
the pain came back as expected!
In context ↗