Long COVID
Relapsed
Long COVID with back spasms, improved then relapsed; CBD lotion helped spasms
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my back spasms got pretty bad while I tested positive ... they got worse during COVID
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
things are a lot better now than they were ... After my episode (that completely destroyed my school, health, relationships
- Began after: COVID
my back spasms got pretty bad while I tested positive
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Reddit user Grove 44795 in r/covidlonghaulers tested positive for COVID and said back spasms worsened during the infection. By July 2022 they felt much better but expected 6–12 months to heal fully. They had long-standing fibromyalgia and back spasms; CBD lotion helped the spasms. Gabapentin did not help their fibromyalgia pain, and tapering from 2700 mg daily over about a month caused severe psychosis and disrupted school, health and relationships.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Gabapentin · No change
It also didn’t really help with my chronic fibromyalgia pain that it was prescribed for, which is why I got off it.
In context ↗ - Muscle relaxants · No change
CBD lotion has done wonder for my muscle spasms in a way other drugs (including Muscle relaxants) were not.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | COVID-19 infection; back spasms worsenedmy back spasms got pretty bad while I tested positiveIn context ↗ |
| 2022-07-11 | reported doing better; expected 6–12 months to heal fullythings are a lot better now than they wereIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)“The withdrawal syndrome when I tried to get off Gabapentin caused me to endure severe psychosis.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
I have a long history of muscle spasms in my back
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