Long COVID with extreme anxiety and facial spasms, now somewhat better with iron infusions
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 month
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My LC issues are not terrible to deal with
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My LC issues are not terrible to deal with
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Things that have helped in my first month of my journey- weekly iron infusions ... anxiety meds, cutting out caffeine/sugar
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’m at the start of my long haul journey. ... covid knocks my iron level down to almost nothing
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Summary
Glade 72561 was in the first month of long COVID in April 2025, with extreme anxiety and depression and involuntary facial muscle spasms. They said their LC issues were not terrible to deal with but that taking anxiety medication 45 minutes late left them in pure hell for the day. They reported help from weekly iron infusions, anxiety medication, cutting caffeine and sugar, acupressure, juicing, and ice caps for anxiety and CNS issues.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- weekly iron infusions · Helped
weekly iron infusions (covid knocks my iron level down to almost nothing)
In context ↗ - ice caps on my head · Helped
ice caps on my head to help with anxiety/CNS issues
In context ↗ - anxiety meds · Helped
I’m currently on anxiety meds, but would like to lower my dose
In context ↗ - cutting out caffeine/sugar · Helped
cutting out caffeine/sugar
In context ↗ - acupressure mat · Helped
using an acupressure mat 2x daily for CNS issues
In context ↗ - juicing · Helped
juicing (get nutrients in while feeling like I can’t eat)
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Supplements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | Long COVID began with extreme anxiety/depression and facial muscle spasmsI’m at the start of my long haul journey. Anyone have advice on the extreme anxiety/depression front?In context ↗ | |
| 2025-04-10 | First month; several treatments reported as helpingThings that have helped in my first month of my journeyIn context ↗ | Iron infusion / ferritin repletion |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I took my anxiety meds 45 minutes late and the rest of the day was pure hell.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
extreme anxiety/depression front
In context ↗
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