Long COVID with headaches and twitching, somewhat better; credits protein shakes
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10 months
- Last post
- Oct 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Also got covid in december and that's when it hit the fan.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My symptoms have been improving and really relieved my head can breathe on most days with those tension headaches.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Also got covid in december and that's when it hit the fan.
In context ↗
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Summary
After a rabies vaccine that caused head pins and needles and night twitching, with high blood pressure that lasted six months, they said getting COVID in December is when things worsened. They took ibuprofen, Tylenol and multivitamins, later vitamins D and C, teas, collagen and protein shakes; they believed the protein shakes helped a lot. By autumn 2023 their tension headaches had eased on most days.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- raba vert vaccine for rabies · Much worse
don't get the raba vert vaccine for rabies. That almost killed me with the same problem but with pins and needles in my head and also twitching at night.
In context ↗ - wait until I felt better · Helped
I just had to wait until I felt better.
In context ↗ - ibuprofen · No change
All I took was ibuprofen and Tylenol.
In context ↗ - multivitamins · Helped
I also took multivitamins and I believe they help me in some way.
In context ↗ - vitamins d · Not said
I've been taking vitamins d and c.
In context ↗ - teas · Not said
Also trying out teas
In context ↗ - collagen · Not said
was taking collagen to help me out.
In context ↗ - protein shakes · Helped
I was also drinking a lot of protein shakes so I believe that helped me out a lot.
In context ↗
Approaches: 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 9 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| before December 2022 | rabies vaccine reaction: pins and needles in head, night twitching, very high blood pressureThat almost killed me with the same problem but with pins and needles in my head and also twitching at night. I had high blood pressure that made me feel like I was going to explode.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| December 2022 | got COVID; things got much worseAlso got covid in december and that's when it hit the fan.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2023-09-21 | symptoms improving; head can breathe on most daysMy symptoms have been improving and really relieved my head can breathe on most days with those tension headaches.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-10-14 | taking vitamins D and C, teas, collagen and protein shakes, which they believe helpedI've been taking vitamins d and c. Also trying out teas and was taking collagen to help me out. I was also drinking a lot of protein shakes so I believe that helped me out a lot.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- “with pins and needles in my head and also twitching at night” In context ↗ Nerve pain
- “with pins and needles in my head and also twitching at night” In context ↗ Other
- “I had high blood pressure that made me feel like I was going to explode.” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
really relieved my head can breathe on most days with those tension headaches
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
pins and needles in my head and also twitching at night
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I had high blood pressure that made me feel like I was going to explode
In context ↗
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