Long COVID symptoms milder then stronger again, prednisone helped a lot
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My symptoms became milder and then came back stronger.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
My symptoms became milder and then came back stronger.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Posted in r/LongCovid in April 2022 that their symptoms had become milder and then came back stronger. They said the steroid prednisone was helping them a lot, with no detail on dose or duration. Their level of function, how long they had been ill and what triggered the illness are not described in their posts.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Prednisone · Helped a lot
Prednisone is a medication that has been helping me a lot!
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|
| — | symptoms became milderMy symptoms became milderIn context ↗ |
| 2022-04-11 | symptoms came back strongerthen came back strongerIn context ↗ |
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