Long COVID
Mild → somewhat betterIll 1 year before improving or writing
Daily neck, head and nerve pain for a year with long COVID, somewhat better on duloxetine
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Jun 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
All of the above, OP.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I work on my feet all day and hate to sit still
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Took a year and a script of Cymbalta but finally they are not daily
In context ↗
Summary
They described a year of daily neck and head pain, depression and neuro pain. Duloxetine (Cymbalta) finally made the symptoms non-daily and helped pain and depression; the Epley maneuver, chiropractic visits, compression socks, light resistance work and stretching also helped. They still had intermittent symptoms but worked on their feet all day.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Cymbalta · Helped a lot
Took a year and a script of Cymbalta but finally they are not daily.
In context ↗ - Epley maneuver · Helped a lot
The Epley maneuver for vestibular recalibration as well as chiropractic visits also helped immensely
In context ↗ - chiropractic visits · Helped a lot
as well as chiropractic visits also helped immensely
In context ↗ - light body resistance workouts and light stretching · Helped
Seems counter intuitive but for me it has helped regain the strength and muscle I lost
In context ↗ - compression socks · Helped a lot
Second the compression socks. They helped me immensely
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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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Daily neck and head pain, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and neuro pain for about a yearAll of the above, OP. ... Took a year and a script of Cymbalta but finally they are not daily.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2025-06-18 | Symptoms no longer daily; working on feet all dayfinally they are not daily ... I work on my feet all day | Near normal | Duloxetine (Cymbalta) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
neck and skull pain
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
head and neck aches worse
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
All of the above, OP. ... the accompanying depression that can come w physical distress
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
mitigating neuro pain
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
regain the strength and muscle I lost
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