Long COVID with bulging, stinging veins and palpitations, now back to normal
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 13 months
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
leads me to believe that everything else was anaemia and the veins were long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
During the height of my long haul symptoms I used to feel like my veins were full of lava or like I had a little bee swimming around my circulatory system stinging all my veins, it was awful.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
My veins are now back to how they were before I caught covid, I have no more horrible stinging pains
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had Covid in March 2022 and the veins started in May 2022
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Summary
A UK woman caught COVID in March 2022; two months later her veins began bulging, changing colour and stinging, with palpitations, jaw and ear pain and blood pooling. Symptoms eased from November 2022, improved markedly around April 2023, and by February 2025 her veins were back to normal. She credited oily fish, omega-3, CoQ10, vitamin C and D, magnesium baths, dry brushing, cold showers and walking, unsure which helped.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- propranalol · Helped
I’ve found taking 40mg of propranalol ... helps to stop the veins bulging so much
In context ↗ - antihistamines / Benadryl · Helped
I’ve found antihistamines really help to reduce the vein swelling and pain
In context ↗ - iron supplement · Helped
I was taking an iron supplement too ... it did help with the horrible numbness / buzzing sensation I was getting in my body and my restless legs
In context ↗ - CO Q10 / Coenzyme 10 · Helped
this was another great find, it helped me feel a lot better
In context ↗ - omega supplement · Helped
You could try taking CO Q10 and an Omega supplement, both those things seemed to help my horrible bulging visible veins post covid
In context ↗ - oily fish · Helped
adding in this step really made a massive difference to my well-being. I started feeling better almost instantly it felt
In context ↗ - dry body brush · Not said
I also started using a dry body brush to help lymphatic drainage and to help firm my skin more
In context ↗ - electrolyte sports drinks · Helped
I started having one each day ... it seemed to help my veins
In context ↗ - high dose vitamin C with added bioflavonoids · Helped
high dose vitamin C with added bioflavonoids which I think helped my body to recover from any lingering viral particles
In context ↗ - high dose vitamin D · Helped
high dose vitamin D - I also think this helped my immune system to repair my body
In context ↗ - magnesium flakes and Epsom salts · Helped
magnesium flakes and Epsom salts dissolved in my bath water ... I think this was also beneficial
In context ↗ - regular cardiovascular exercise · Helped
I too have found that exercise has been paramount to my recovery. I have felt so much better since I started walking regularly
In context ↗ - short bursts of cold water therapy · Helped
short bursts of cold water therapy ... But it did help a bit
In context ↗ - marine collagen supplements · Not said
I’ve also recently started taking marine collagen supplements
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Alternative therapies · Exercise and activity · 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | COVID-19 infectionI had covid at the end of March (high temperature, general malaise, awful body achesIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| May 2022 | bulging, stinging, colour-changing veins began, with palpitations, jaw and ear pain and blood poolingMy new symptoms started in May - horrible bulging forearm veins whenever I have my arms hanging at my side / use my hands.In context ↗ | Mild |
| November 2022 | symptoms stopped getting worse and slowly lessenedwere absolutely terrible and bizarre all the way through to November 2022 and then slowly lessenedIn context ↗ | Mild |
| April 2023 | significant positive change in her veinsuntil about April 2023 when I noticed a significant positive change in my healthIn context ↗ | Mild |
| July 2023 | considered herself pretty much curedIt’s now July 2023 and I’d consider myself pretty much cured *touch wood*In context ↗ | Near normal |
| February 2025 | veins back to how they were before COVIDMy veins are now back to how they were before I caught covid, I have no more horrible stinging painsIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
came down with awful jaw pain, ear pain, horrible pounding heart palpitations and bulging veins in May
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
horrible stinging type pains along different veins
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
blood pooling in my hands and chest pain
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
it did help with the horrible numbness / buzzing sensation I was getting in my body and my restless legs
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I have severe anxiety too so I sympathise entirely
In context ↗
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