Long COVID tingling and nerve pain, now nearly back to normal with acupuncture and rest
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had long covid in 2024 I got covid november 2025
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I still deal with it slightly but it vastly improved
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had long covid in 2024
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Heron 62337 developed long COVID in 2024, with tingling in the upper extremities and face, a numb arm, foot pain and tingling in the feet, and later some sciatica. They credit extreme rest, gentle restorative yoga, physical therapy and, most of all, weekly acupuncture for a vast improvement. A COVID reinfection in November 2025 brought some sensations back; they rested hard, took two weeks of Paxlovid with a slight rebound, and got through it.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- extreme rest · Helped a lot
this time I rested like my life depended on it. I slept as much as possible. ... the rest saved me
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Helped a lot
most of all acupuncture ... I truly don’t think I would’ve survived without her
In context ↗ - very gentle, restorative yoga · Helped
Truly, the only thing that helped me was extreme rest, very gentle, restorative yoga, and finding a physical therapist, and most of all acupuncture.
In context ↗ - physical therapist · Helped
massage, cupping, hot baths and cold showers, pt and acupuncture helped me
In context ↗ - hot and cold therapy · Helped
hot and cold therapy helped me too, I went to one of those plunge places
In context ↗ - not pushing / pacing · Helped
I just rested I didn’t push myself even when I felt better
In context ↗ - vaccination · Helped a lot
the good news is I was recently vaccinated in september and I think that helped me greatly
In context ↗ - paxlovid · Not said
I took two weeks of paxlovid instead of the regular five, I had a very slight rebound
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Mind-body practices · Pacing · Physiotherapy and rehab · Radical rest · Vaccination
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | long COVID after COVID infectionI had long covid in 2024In context ↗ | Not stated |
| — | numbness and tingling vastly improvedthe only thing that helped me was extreme rest, very gentle, restorative yoga, and finding a physical therapist, and most of all acupunctureIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| November 2025 | COVID reinfection; some sensations returnedI got covid november 2025 ... some of those sensations did return | Not stated |
| January 2026 | vastly improved, slight residual tingling and sciaticaI still deal with it slightly but it vastly improved. I have some sciatica now.In context ↗ | Near normal |
Adverse events
- Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir“I took two weeks of paxlovid instead of the regular five, I had a very slight rebound.” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Neuropathy & tingling
I also had foot pain and tingling in my feet, arm went fully numb
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I have some sciatica now
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I basically had a mental breakdown and anxiety attack from the fear
In context ↗
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