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Did PAXLOVID also relieve your arthritis and autoimmune symptoms?
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My mother after having Covid was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis, then told she had Osteoarthritis.
She got Covid a second time last winter and was given Paxlovid.
All her symptoms disappeared completely.
She was absolutely 100% better and back to her old self.
She is now suffering terribly again with osteoarthritis???
And is taking Hadlima.
After trying Methotrexate which made her really sick.
We need to know if there is a medication that is effective like Paxlovid!
Please contact me.
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Hi @jacsho22
Im not sure if your aware there are currently recover studies running now in usa with Paxlovid.
for long covid treatment. I am eager to try Paxlovid. Famcyclovir helped some symptoms , but not totally resolved, but did help.
I had the same experience. Send an email to Pfizer. They actually called me and wanted to know more about how my arthritis symptoms disappeared while taking Paxlovid. They asked me to reach out to others who also experienced this so please contact them!
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Hi Jacsho22,
So there do seem to be a few people in this situation.
I don't know what to do next. Do you have any ideas?
Now I have been kinda overwhelmed by health and am not able to pursue this vigorously. I am looking into low dose naltrexone, and it's taking up all of my energy.
I tried to explain to my rheumatalogist but she didn't listen carefully. I think I may have posted about this already.
Sympathy on methotrexate. It does help some people. One dose gave me "the runs" for a month, no exaggeration. I have taken a lot of different meds since diagnosis in 2012.
I think it's possible that the osteoarthritis in your mom may have nothing to do with the Covid/virus. Lots of older/old-ish folks have it from wear and tear of life. I have it in some joints. My docs don't pay much attention to it; sort of like grey hair.
I wonder, did your mom have any symptoms of autoimmune disease before her first bout of Covid? Maybe symptoms that she or her doctors brushed off? They can look like a lot of other diseases. (My earliest symptoms started when I was about 15. I got diagnosed at age 52. A long time of gaslighting, brush-offs, blame.)
I am wondering about chronic Epstein Barr virus as a cause of what is now my "autoimmune disease." Did your mom ever have "mono"?
I had mono in high school, possibly before my first symptom (R hip pain/lower back). A few years ago, an ear nose and throat doctor tested me for Epstein Barr, which was active when I was experiencing neck and face problems.
I'm getting pretty tired so I'm gonna get off now.
It's good of you to take care of your mom. Bless you! both of you!