Long COVID with numb hands and feet, somewhat better after yoga and massage
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Jul 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
It was not until fall of 2024 when I had my real issue with the long covid .
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
been Suffering this chronic fatigue and dull body and joints ache for almost a year now
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
So I don’t know for sure , but overall I think I have definitely improved.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
the Covid variant infection ( 1 of 3 covid infections I contracted )that caused these problems most likely from the one that occurred in early 2023
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Summary
Ridge 34778 dates their long COVID to a COVID infection in early 2023; after a strenuous hike in fall 2024 they went three days without sleeping and were diagnosed with anxiety. An infection in February 2025 left them feeling great and they started sweating again; from spring 2025 yoga, sauna and lymphatic drainage massage cleared numb hands and feet and eased red spots and anxiety. Joint pain remained and they still needed regular massage.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- lymphatic drainage massage · Helped a lot
This I just found out 2 months ago ! It’s a life saver !!
In context ↗ - stretching , yoga , breathing excercise · Helped
I started to do more stretching , yoga , breathing excercise . Sauna and soaking . I did feel slightly better.
In context ↗ - sauna and soaking · Helped
Once I was able to get circulation to the area by sauna and lymph node massages , they disappeared.
In context ↗ - reducing PEMS · Helped
it came down to lymphatic drainage and reducing inflammatory episodes and reducing PEMS
In context ↗ - Zyrtec · Not said
Melatonin, Zyrtec daily , and atarax 25’mg
In context ↗ - atarax · Not said
They gave me atarax 25mg and called it the day .
In context ↗ - calming tea · Not said
I’ve also tried calming tea , honey and salt before sleeping .
In context ↗ - chiropractor · Worse
I had a session with the chiropractor that caused me to have a problem sleeping
In context ↗ - scraping with a tiger balm like oil · Helped
I also did scraping with a tiger balm like oil , which semi helps .
In context ↗ - vitamin b complex · No change
vitamin b complex and magnesium…but no improvement after a month
In context ↗ - tennis , doing cardio activities · Worse
I started to play tennis , doing cardio activities ….um big mistake .
In context ↗ - karaoke session · Helped
I did a karaoke session at night before sleeping and it actually did help !
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Mind-body practices · Pacing
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| early 2023 | COVID variant infection; shortness of breath, trouble lying down to sleep, stopped sweatingThis was the variant that caused shortness of breath and trouble lying down to sleepIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| winter 2023 | chiropractor session brought on almost three months of difficulty falling asleepI had a session with the chiropractor that caused me to have a problem sleepingIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| fall 2024 | strenuous hike followed by three sleepless days, ER visits and an anxiety diagnosisAfter the trip I had an episode where I was unable to sleep for 3 days straightIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| February 2025 | flu or COVID infection; immune system kicked in, sweating returned, felt greatI felt great after this infectionIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| spring 2025 | tennis and cardio left them hyperinflamed and stiffAlthough those activities helped me sweat , a few days afterwards ,my body would be hyperinflammed and become stiffIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| April 2025 | more stretching, yoga, breathing exercises, sauna and soakingI did feel slightly betterIn context ↗ | Mild | Hyperthermia and sauna |
| May 2025 | lymphatic drainage massage; sweating returned and numb hands and feet clearedBut it was not until I supplement it with lymphatic drainage massage every two weeks and self lymphatic massage every day did my hand feet numbness go awayIn context ↗ | Mild | Manual lymphatic drainage |
| July 2025 | slowly improving; needs ongoing lymphatic drainage as maintenanceoverall I think I have definitely improvedIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Chiropractic“In the winter of 2023 I had a session with the chiropractor that caused me to have a problem sleeping ... I was having difficulty falling asleep for almost 3 months .” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- Manual lymphatic drainage“One time I did it myself on my left ear and jaw , and the next morning I woke up with a huge clot the size of ping pong ball on the right jaw .” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
everytime you start to feel good and normal and over exert yourself , you go back into the spiral
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I felt restless all the time at night or when lying down or sitting still
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
waking up with joint pain all over
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
My feet and hand started to go numb
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
the Most severe anxiety attack I had was when I was unable to sleep for 3 day straight about a year ago
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
This was the variant that caused shortness of breath and trouble lying down to sleep
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
I would be hiking in those weather with a cotton t shirt and a cotton hoodie and did not sweat much after a 30min-1 hour hikes
In context ↗
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