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Neuropathy post-Covid infection: Is there treatment that helps?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Mar 13, 2023 | Replies (104)Comment receiving replies
I'm 74 and pretty sensitive to most medications. I have peripheral neuropathy in both my feet and deal with a constellation of pain and stuff I just live with. I am on 1800 mg of Gabapentin and it is slowly getting worse.
I had the Moderna Vaccine initially and then the Pfizer booster. I had one really miserable day after each shot with aches, fever, chills and joint pain. Yesterday I got a Moderna Booster and about 3 hours later my Neuropathy increases by a factor of 5. The kicker is when I get a bad attack I take a Tramadol and it gives me great relief. However, not this time. It does nada. So the next day and I think the Neuropathy is beginning to return to its previous state. The aches and pain and chills are gone but I have terrible fatigue.
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Sorry you’re going through this. I can sympathize with you as I had horrible neuropathy all over my body and in my muscles for over 4 months after I got covid in early 2020. I was also on Gabapentin, 600 mg three times a day. It helped me but not 100% There are other neuro drugs but they have more side effects. Ask your Dr about upping your dose (it’s a high dose already) or trying Lyrica which has more side effects but might help. I had worse rebound covid symptoms after the 2nd vaccine for 3 months and the booster it was over 4 months. The nerve pain came back on and off but it’s pretty much gone now and I had the booster last December. I wonder if it makes a difference what strain of covid you had in regards to your symptoms? Covid also effects older people more and I’m 67.
Good luck my dear and I hope you feel better because nerve pain is the worst pain and the hardest to treat.