Long COVID with painful joints, tingling and brain fog, much better after acyclovir
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
All the symptoms that i thought were long covid started 2 years ago.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I had hard time doing any task, mental or physical, it is almost 60% harder then it actually is
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
In general I feel much better as I actually work physical labor now and am able to carry weight.
In context ↗
Read from 27 of their posts and comments; links to the 19 this page draws on
Summary
Crocus 71610 had symptoms they thought were long COVID for about two years from 2023: cracking, painful joints, tingling and weak legs, brain fog, chills, low mood, and gluten intolerance after COVID; they also had a reaction to a second Pfizer dose. Gluten avoidance, heavy lifting, probiotics and B vitamins helped some; acyclovir, taken for suspected shingles, cut symptoms by about 95%. By mid-2025 they were 80% recovered, and by August were doing physical work, with flares after reinfection or stress.
Ask Miruvor AI
What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- spinach · Not said
these nail occurences are related to iron deficiency so i eat a lot more spinach
In context ↗ - quit gluten · Helped
When i stay away from gluten it is much less frequent and annoying
In context ↗ - exercises · Helped
DOing exercises and drinking water is the only thing that for sure helps a bunch ... Also, lifting heavy helpeed immensely.
- drinking water · Helped
DOing exercises and drinking water is the only thing that for sure helps a bunch
In context ↗ - orthodox chritian prayers · Helped
Also, trg reading or listening to orthodox chritian prayers and quit gliten. ... This really helped me i had hige problems with my hands
In context ↗ - B complex · Helped a lot
There is a medicine called periferisan in Serbia. It is a b complex thing. it has helped me the most out of all things I took.
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Helped
Also vitamins d and b complex helped a bunch.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Not said
I have been using B complex, vitamin D magnesium, and other pills in order to help myself out
In context ↗ - curcumin tablets with vitamin c · Helped
what helped were curcumin tablets with vitamin c
In context ↗ - onion tea · Helped
For sinus infection best thing i found for me to work and it is natural remedy, onion tea.
In context ↗ - tensing my glute muscles · Helped a lot
end immediately after I tense up my glute muscles when I am sitting on standing.
In context ↗ - meditatiion · Helped
meditatiion for brain fog helps and cleansing your sinuses tooo
In context ↗ - listening to music from specific periods · Helped
What i felt helped me was listening to music from specific periods. Maybe old playlists or playing old games.
In context ↗ - slowing down on purpose · Helped
I also felt that slowing down on purpose, makes a ton of difference
In context ↗ - probiotics · Helped
What has helped a bunch is probiotics (lately) .
In context ↗ - focusing on the pain and allowing it · Helped
Lately i started focusing on something i read about and that is inner physical pain and emotional pain that is not expressed. ... and focusing on the pain and allowing it.
In context ↗ - Acyclovir · Helped a lot
when I take 400mg of Acyclovir, my sympromps are reduced by 95%
In context ↗ - benzoes · Not said
not in a way benzoes do, which i also tried
In context ↗ - no fap · Helped
I went on no fap and it slowly got better.
In context ↗ - dandelion root · Helped a lot
I was taking different viatmins too , dandelion root helped the most.
In context ↗ - breathing exercises for lymph node drainage · Helped
Another thing that has helped me is breathing exercises for lymph node drainage.
In context ↗ - spending time in nature · Not said
Spending time in nature
In context ↗ - ivermectin · Worse
it is not as dangerpus as ivermectin. i had crazy things happen to me after that
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Antivirals · Brain retraining · Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · Supplements
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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (about 2 years before May 2025) | long COVID symptoms beganAll the symptoms that i thought were long covid started 2 years ago.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-01-19 | hand symptoms less frequent off glutenWhen i stay away from gluten it is much less frequent and annoyingIn context ↗ | Mild | Gluten-free diet |
| 2025-03-04 | heavy lifting and glute tensing brought big improvementI also noticed huge improvement when i lift heavy with my arms.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2025-04-13 | joint cracking about 80% lessMy joints crack less overall. Maybe 80 percent less.In context ↗ | Mild | Probiotics and fermented foods |
| 2025-05-19 | acyclovir reduced symptoms by about 95%I have recovered 80% but the last thing that has kept itself was this Shingles thing.In context ↗ | Mild | Acyclovir |
| 2025-08-23 (latest report) | doing physical labour and carrying weightIn general I feel much better as I actually work physical labor now and am able to carry weight.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Ivermectin“it is not as dangerpus as ivermectin. i had crazy things happen to me after that” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
i get flushes of flares when i get creatively invested or emotionally hightened
In context ↗ - Brain fog
overall brain fog
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
tingling in feet, depression, neuropathy, weak muscles in legs
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Joint cracking and pain after using keyboard
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
weak muscles in legs
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I feel depressed from this
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
weird chills throughout the body
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
hypersensibility, sound irritability
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
i also started being allergic to gluten after covid
In context ↗
Ask Miruvor AI
Similar stories
-
Bedbound with ME/CFS, now recovered after mind-body work and LDN
A man first ill with CFS/ME around 2015 recovered after about 18 months, then relapsed in mid-2025 and became bedbound, needing a caregiver to feed him. He credited mind-body and nervous system work, Primal Trust, LDN, later IFS therapy and JournalSpeak for…
-
Bedbound for months with long COVID, now much better with aggressive rest and acupuncture
A man in South Jersey got long COVID in July 2022 and had a worsening course with fatigue, PEM, brain fog, MCAS-like symptoms and anxiety, though he recovered to about 70% before three IVIG infusions in early 2025 left him bedbound for months. From late 2025…
-
Long COVID brain fog and insomnia, now almost back to normal after Zoloft and acupuncture
Long COVID after a third COVID infection in April 2025 brought insomnia, internal vibrations, adrenaline dumps, low blood pressure, brain fog and sun light sensitivity. Zoloft restored sleep; acupuncture, electrolytes and leg-propping helped other symptoms,…
-
Housebound long COVID, improved then relapsed after calcium channel blockers and Ranexa
Long COVID began in January 2021, two weeks after his second Pfizer shot; by early 2022 he was housebound with chest pain, brain fog, migraines, fatigue and anxiety, and a booster made him worse. Over four years he improved gradually, crediting time, a clean…