Long COVID with severe sore throat and fatigue, now nearly back to normal after supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 months
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve been long hauling for almost 5 months now.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I would say my fatigue would be when I can’t really get up from bed. Showering back then was tiring already.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
yes it stopped after 7-8 months ... I still got a lot of muscle twitching but it’s lessening now.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Till I got very very sick last year November 2024 assuming covid since I have internal tremors and fatigue
- Says they never had: Headaches & migraine
I don’t have headaches
- Says they never had: Post-exertional malaise
I don’t have PEM.
Read from 22 of their posts and comments; links to the 9 this page draws on
Summary
Rain 93651 fell ill in November 2024, probably with COVID and possibly reactivated EBV, with severe sore throat, neck pain, fatigue and internal tremors, with fatigue making getting out of bed hard at first. They credit supplements; an IV Myers cocktail gave energy for three days, and fatigue faded within two to three months; by April 2025 they rated themselves 85-90% recovered. Flu A set them back. The vibrations stopped after seven to eight months, leaving lessening twitching.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vitamin B12 (sublingual) · Helped
I started with b12 sublingual and it kinda helped but still experiencing tremors and twitches.
In context ↗ - vitamin D · Helped
Tried vitamin D, iron, magnesium supplements, copper, selenium, etc.
In context ↗ - lysine · Helped
been drinking lysine, B12, copper, selenium, magnesium glycinate, vitamin C, D, L-threonate
In context ↗ - IV drip with Myers cocktail · Helped
Tried IV drip once, it made me have energy for 3 days but waned off.
In context ↗ - lemon water · Helped
I drink lemon water every morning because it helps me poop because I was also constipated.
In context ↗ - masking everywhere · Helped
I masked everywhere I go and I think it kinda helped.
In context ↗ - gabapentin · Helped
Honestly, it helped me sleep good. However, I stopped today and I’m having insomnia and feeling on edge.
In context ↗ - amitriptyline · Helped
Neurologist gave me gabapentin 100mg and amitriptyline 10 mg for 1 month.
In context ↗ - LDN · Not said
Should I try LDN this time? I ordered from ageless rx to see if it will stop my vibrations.
In context ↗ - distraction / stopping thinking about the tremors · Helped
when I tried to stop thinking about it. It kinda helped of stopped the vibrations.
In context ↗ - time · Helped
My fatigue went away with time for 2-3 months.
In context ↗
Approaches: Amino acids and carnitine · 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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Fell ill, probably COVID; severe sore throat, neck and upper back pain, fatigue, internal tremorsThe first 2 months was hell for me. I have excruciating sore throat and front and back neck pain.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| January-February 2025 | Fatigue faded after supplements, leaving internal tremorsI’ve been taking supplements and the fatigue has gone away.In context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2025 | Flu A slowed recoveryI also got Flu A last February so it made things worse for me with recovery.In context ↗ | Mild |
| April 2025 | Rated self 85-90% recovered, working again, tremors remainingBut I’m like 85%-90% recovered?In context ↗ | Near normal |
| October 2025 | Internal vibrations stopped after 7-8 months; twitching lesseningHey, yes it stopped after 7-8 months.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Gabapentin (Neurontin), Amitriptyline (Elavil)“I stopped today and I’m having insomnia and feeling on edge. I’ve been having more twitching episodes and the vibrations.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
I have excruciating sore throat and front and back neck pain.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I still have the pain in my front and back neck, upper back
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I still got a lot of muscle twitching but it’s lessening now.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
Actually when it first started my legs feel heavy
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I feel like I developed some trauma to this because if one of my body part hurts, I get scared that I would get sick again.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was also constipated
In context ↗
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