Long COVID with near-constant dizziness, almost back to normal after gabapentin
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Unprompted they suggested that my problems triggered by a mild COVID case gone wrong
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
made work very difficult ... the frequency of the problem increased to pretty much 24/7, and dizziness entered the picture as a major symptom
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Almost all symptoms gone ... except there's still a little pressure left in my head. Otherwise I feel like I'm back to normal!
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
they suggested that my problems triggered by a mild COVID case gone wrong
Summary
A Reddit user in r/LongCovid started having afternoon weariness and poor concentration a day or two a week about three months into the COVID lockdown; by mid-2022 symptoms were near-constant with dizziness. Symptoms possibly eased for a week or two after each Pfizer COVID vaccination. Gabapentin, sent by mistake as someone else's prescription under their name, cleared almost all symptoms overnight, leaving slight head pressure, and they were back at work days later.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- COVID (Pfizer) vaccination · Helped
Possibly coincidentally, the symptoms went away for a week or two after my each COVID (Pfizer) vaccination, but no real change around the booster (Moderna).
In context ↗ - gabapentin · Helped a lot
Almost all symptoms gone ... Otherwise I feel like I'm back to normal!
In context ↗ - Lumbar puncture (CSF drainage) · Not said
Minor backache for the next day or two.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2020, about 3 months into the COVID lockdown | afternoon weariness and poor concentration a day or two a week, making work difficultAbout 3pm a day or two a week I'd go into a state where I was very weary and couldn't concentrate for more that a few minutesIn context ↗ |
| a few weeks before 11 June 2022 | symptoms became near-constant with dizziness; not workingA few weeks ago the frequency of the problem increased to pretty much 24/7, and dizziness entered the picture as a major symptomIn context ↗ |
| 2022-06-15 | worked a day at work; gabapentin still effectiveI had a day at work today - didn't think I'd be saying that again any time soon!In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Lumbar puncture (CSF drainage)“Minor backache for the next day or two.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
couldn't concentrate for more that a few minutes without losing track of what I was doing
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
dizziness entered the picture as a major symptom, but was in the background before
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
there's still a little pressure left in my head
In context ↗
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