Long COVID with POTS-like symptoms and cold sores, improved with exercise then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My LC symptoms were just starting
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I thought mine were mostly better but now theyre back to early stages!
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Fox 76466 developed long COVID after a COVID infection in January 2022, with POTS-like symptoms, plus constant cold sores that started about 8-9 months later. Too ill to exercise at first, they pushed through anyway and felt better for it. Around December 2022 their symptoms flared back to early stages; by July 2023 the cold sores were finally dying down, though random paresthesia remained.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- exercise · Helped
My symptoms were too bad for exercise at first, then I tried again, they were still not the best but I pushed through and am better for it.
In context ↗ - Probiotics · No change
Probiotics don't make a dent.
In context ↗ - Valtrex · Helped
Been on Valtrex and it stops them from completely forming but then I just have constant prodromal symptoms/constant beginning sores.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | COVID infection; long COVID symptoms begin (heart rate up 50 bpm standing, breathlessness, chest pressure, digestive issues)My symptoms were too bad for exercise at firstIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2022-07-11 | tried exercise again and pushed through, felt better for itI tried again, they were still not the best but I pushed through and am better for itIn context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2022-12-05 | symptoms back to early stages when the weather turned coldI thought mine were mostly better but now theyre back to early stages!In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-07-08 | constant cold sores finally dying down, random paresthesia remainsThey are finally dying down! But i have some weird residual symptoms— random paresthesia over my bodyIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
random paresthesia over my body
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