Tingling, burning, numbness with long COVID, nearly back to normal on sleep and magnesium
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 20 months
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
started the week after I tested positive (September 1st, 2024)
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Like 90-95% I would say. ... it doesn’t impact my daily life at all.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
This was a very alarming symptom that started the week after I tested positive (September 1st, 2024)
Summary
Petrel 46561 developed intense tingling, burning and numbness the week after a COVID-19 infection in September 2024, landing them in the ER. They credited sleep regulation, meditation, magnesium glycinate, alpha-lipoic acid, curcumin and electrolytes as it slowly eased over about nine months. By May 2026 they rated themselves 90-95%, with occasional tingling and a numb patch on one foot; a January 2026 reinfection caused a brief, milder flare.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- regulating my sleep · Helped
Things that helped me were regulating my sleep
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
Things that helped me were ... meditation
In context ↗ - drinking enough water · Helped
Things that helped me were ... making sure I was drinking enough water
In context ↗ - magnesium glycinate · Helped
magnesium glycinate ... occasional twitching that is managed well by the magnesium
- alpha-lipoic acid · Helped
Things that helped me were ... alpha-lipoic acid
In context ↗ - curcumin (turmeric) · Helped
Things that helped me were ... curcumin (turmeric)
In context ↗ - daily electrolytes · Helped
Things that helped me were ... daily electrolytes
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Approaches: POTS medication · Mind-body practices · Radical rest · 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. The chart starts 10 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | COVID-19 infection, then intense neuropathy the following week that landed them in the ERThis was a very alarming symptom that started the week after I tested positive (September 1st, 2024) and landed me in the ER.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-06-24 | neuropathy almost recovered after slow improvement over 9 monthsNeuropathy (tingling, burning, numbness) finally almost recovered after 9 months ... I’m back to living my normal life for the most part.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| January 2026 | flare after COVID reinfectionI tested positive again in January of this year and I had a bit of a flare (still much less severe) for a few days but recovered just fineIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-05-10 | rated 90-95%, barely noticeable, does not impact daily lifeLike 90-95% I would say. I think it’s gotten as good as it’s going to get, but it’s better to the point that I can go a few days without thinking about it and it doesn’t impact my daily life at all.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
What remains is occasional tingling, usually if I’m tired or I’ve overdone it, occasional wispy feelings on my legs, and a patch of numbness on the bottom of my left foot.
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