Long COVID with arm paralysis and tremors, now much better with exercise and sleep
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was never this tired before covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Total muscle paralysis of right peck, and right tricep ... And also always tired! No energy
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
now I am emerging from the cave. Sleep and gut health focussed now. It’s definitely helping.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
All I know is it sucks and I was never this tired before covid
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
A man in south Wales developed long COVID with paralysis of his right chest and arm, constant tremors, anxiety, memory and speech problems and severe fatigue. Within about a year and a half the arm strength returned and he got back to cycling 15 miles to work, crediting exercise and sleep. A reinfection in early 2025 brought the nerve symptoms back; he was on T4 for Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and by May 2026 said he was emerging from the cave, now focusing on sleep and gut health.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Exercise · Helped
Exercise makes a huge difference.
In context ↗ - Sleep · Helped
Sleep is the No1 healer.
In context ↗ - Iron supplements · Helped
I find iron supplements help with that
In context ↗ - ZMA make health · Helped
ZMA make health (has b12, zinc, maganese etc) for energy really helps
In context ↗ - T4 replacement therapy · Not said
Now on T4 replacement therapy to try get the TSH down.
In context ↗ - Gut health focus · Helped
Sleep and gut health focussed now. It’s definitely helping.
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity · Radical rest
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID after infectionAll I know is it sucks and I was never this tired before covidIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-01-21 | right arm and shoulder paralysis, constant tremors, no energyTotal muscle paralysis of right peck, and right tricep. 4 months ago. Heightened anxiety. And tremors everywhere all the time.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2024-02-11 | arm strength back, cycling 15 miles to workMuscle on right arm has come back to pretty much normal now. ... Today I feel awesome, I’ve cycled to and from work 15 milesIn context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2025-01-02 | crashed after a covid reinfectionI've got covid again right now.. can feel all my nerves on red alert, twithcing like mad. ... I did get better before reinfection.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-05-17 | emerging, focusing on sleep and gut healthI have been like you, but now I am emerging from the cave. Sleep and gut health focussed now. It’s definitely helping.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
Total muscle paralysis of right peck, and right tricep
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Still have fasciculations everywhere
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Heightened anxiety.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Cognitive decline, nerve damage everywhere. Speech issues. Memory.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I've had terrible calf muscle pains, really tender and sore.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
My poop went completely white.
In context ↗
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