Speech problems with long COVID, somewhat better but still tired on Valtrex
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Still tired, but 50% better
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Still tired, but 50% better
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Kestrel 34386 had speech problems — stuttering and stopping and starting mid-sentence — that were embarrassing on the phone. Valtrex helped a lot with neurological symptoms, but the speech issue returned when they stopped it, so they stayed on the drug. They reported being 50% better but still tired.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- valtrex · Helped a lot
It has helped me a lot with neurological stuff. Still tired, but 50% better.
In context ↗
Approaches: Antivirals
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | speech problems with long COVIDstuttering or stopping and starting in the middle of a sentenceIn context ↗ | |
| — | speech problems largely clearedA lot of this went away with valtrexIn context ↗ | Valtrex / valacyclovir |
| — | speech issue returned after stopping valtrexWhen I stopped valtrex recently the speech issue came backIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-12-09 | back on valtrex, 50% better but still tiredIm staying on valtrex for a while ... Still tired, but 50% betterIn context ↗ | Valtrex / valacyclovir |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
stuttering or stopping and starting in the middle of a sentence
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