Is this a COVID crash? Any suggestions on how to stop a crash?

I think research will help. I’ve tried to donate plasma and get into multiple studies and they are all full. It is a weird coincidence that after having Covid living my life is not possible. When before I was an obese, casual smoker with controlled high blood pressure. I did multiple 5ks had a full time job went to happy hour twice a week, hung out & kept up with 25-30 yr olds. Now I spend my days scared, filled with anxiety, using a Cpap forgetting to flush the toilet, not making it to the bathroom because I was distracted on my way there, no interest in sex, or the energy to do it, or climb stairs or anything for that matter. Coindence. NO. After effects of Covid 19 double pneumonia untreated because it’s not anything because 1/2 the country doesn’t think so. YES. These comments are what are making us all insane. Thanks for your well wishes though.

I had a relatively mild case in July 2020. I have not been the same since! Started with pain across the front of my head and sinuses, itching scalp, spontaneous bruising and recently itching on my legs and arms. I also had tremors which led to a diagnosis of panic attacks??? I have had treatment for each (most unsuccessful) but this continues to today. When I mention Covid most doctors ignore this as a cause!

Hey @joelf, I wanted to say welcome. Let me see if I got your timeline correct. You have COVID 54 days ago. 1.5 weeks ago your self-test showed you were negative for COVID infection. But 2 days ago you tested positive and you feel awful - sore throat, wheezing and poor sleep. Have I got that right?

Sounds like reinfection to me, but I'm not a doc. Did you get that confirmed?

Hi Colleen. Thank you. Yes, it is a confirmed reinfection. I am being treated with a combo antiviral, Paxlovid and I am on day 3 of 5. I have not experienced an illness like this before, especially without having a fever. I did have a fever early on, but now I have of joint pain, muscle twitches, dizziness, sleepiness, a lot of coughing and wheezing, sore throat, and a horrible metallic taste in my mouth. My cough is mostly unproductive, but when I do get something up, it is thick and white.

Doesn't it seem strange to have a reinfection so soon? I even received a booster vaccine after the first case. Perhaps I got it too soon, or this is a variant that the vaccine does not cover.

After my first infection I had tremors. My provider started me on propranolol and seems to have stopped those. I had patients ask me if I was nervous because my hands were shaking. I was afraid Parkinson's was setting in. I just want to be over this and go back to work!

I have been noticing that I do get dizzy and a headache. Prior to crashing. Then I am tired and sleep for a few days qhen I overdo it

I just had my first crash this morning. Can anyone offer any suggestions to how to deal with this?

@mclelland1958, you'll be interested in this discussion for tips:
- Is this a COVID crash? Any suggestions on how to stop a crash?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/the-covid-crash/

What, if anything, do you think may have contributed to the crash? Were you doing more activities before the crash? Might it be related to post-exertional malaise (PEM)?

You can use the group search to find more discussions on PEM https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/?search=Post-exertional%20malaise&index=discussions