Post Covid weird symptoms

Posted by gail333 @gail333, Oct 23, 2023

Since I had Covid (3x) I have been experiencing a kind of electric shock type of feeling that starts at my toes and zaps me up my body to my fingertips. Almost like a fork in a socket but not as intense. I experience this anywhere up to 6x a day. Is this normal? What is this? Is it just weird remnants of covid?
I’ve had 3 Covid shots btw. But I have a weak immune system.
Thanks in advance for any advice or input.
Gail

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Hello, yes I have had covid three times. I also experienced the feeling of electric shock. But I had the most of them in my neck, head, arms, hand, and fingers. Mostly in the upper body. I started to take these to help with vestibular migraines and them seem to go away. I developed vestibular migraines after getting covid in 2020. I had vertigo, dizzy, lightheaded, etc. I take vitamins everyday or every other day to help with this. And then I noticed that the electric shocks slowly went away.

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Your not alone, I’ve posted in the past regarding a electrical, buzzing feeling that started May of 2022 with full body then has reduced to mostly in my legs in the evening hours, sometimes debilitating to walk. I always know it’s there because throughout the day I have the buzzing, tremor feelings that last several minutes. I’ve had 2 vaccines and Covid one time. This started a month after covid. I’ve worn 21 day heart monitor, stress test, an MRI of the brain requested by a neurologist, extensive blood work to rule out many diseases and everything comes back normal. It’s still a mystery in my world!

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I have this as well. I also have purple feet when I stand too long. Brain fog and confusion. I just got diagnosed with neuropathy in the left side of my body with some starting in my right leg. I’m fatigued all the time and get out of breath easily. I’m praying for you

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@jillfl

Your not alone, I’ve posted in the past regarding a electrical, buzzing feeling that started May of 2022 with full body then has reduced to mostly in my legs in the evening hours, sometimes debilitating to walk. I always know it’s there because throughout the day I have the buzzing, tremor feelings that last several minutes. I’ve had 2 vaccines and Covid one time. This started a month after covid. I’ve worn 21 day heart monitor, stress test, an MRI of the brain requested by a neurologist, extensive blood work to rule out many diseases and everything comes back normal. It’s still a mystery in my world!

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I have had long Covid for over 3 years. It took forever to have it diagnosed. I had reconstructive foot surgery in November of 2021. I have had the pins and needles all over my body. My foot got worse to the point I was crawling through my house after the point the actual reconstruction had healed. I had nerve conduction studies that showed nothing. Yet, my right leg goes completely numb and I fall and my left foot and leg swell and turn red and blue. I was not diagnosed correctly until I had skin biopsies at the Long Covid Clinic I am now with. They show I have neuropathy. I also have chronic regional pain syndrome in my foot and leg, lower back and neck. This is the extreme version of neuropathy. I am now taking gabapentin(neurotin) to help with this. My pain management doctor says I will always have pain. I have light headedness and dizziness. I have been diagnosed with POTS. I wear an abdominal binder so I can sit and stand up without passing out. I have started therapy. Will see how that turns out. Please be sure to do some research about your symptoms on such sites as the Mayo Clinic, NIH or Johns Hopkins. You need to be a self advocate as much as possible. I had so many tests done over the years that showed nothing. I felt like I was crazy. Long covid is attacking my autonomic nervous system so every part of me is impacted. I also have gastroparesis which is miserable.

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@smdawson540

I have had long Covid for over 3 years. It took forever to have it diagnosed. I had reconstructive foot surgery in November of 2021. I have had the pins and needles all over my body. My foot got worse to the point I was crawling through my house after the point the actual reconstruction had healed. I had nerve conduction studies that showed nothing. Yet, my right leg goes completely numb and I fall and my left foot and leg swell and turn red and blue. I was not diagnosed correctly until I had skin biopsies at the Long Covid Clinic I am now with. They show I have neuropathy. I also have chronic regional pain syndrome in my foot and leg, lower back and neck. This is the extreme version of neuropathy. I am now taking gabapentin(neurotin) to help with this. My pain management doctor says I will always have pain. I have light headedness and dizziness. I have been diagnosed with POTS. I wear an abdominal binder so I can sit and stand up without passing out. I have started therapy. Will see how that turns out. Please be sure to do some research about your symptoms on such sites as the Mayo Clinic, NIH or Johns Hopkins. You need to be a self advocate as much as possible. I had so many tests done over the years that showed nothing. I felt like I was crazy. Long covid is attacking my autonomic nervous system so every part of me is impacted. I also have gastroparesis which is miserable.

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I also run into things I see and trip over things I see. And am now being tested for Sjogren's syndrome. I was told by Long Covid Clinic that COVID is going through and turning on all my bad genes.

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I got covid in early 2020, when covid was new and doctors didn’t really know what to make of it, especially neurological symptoms - doctors were rightly focused on the respiratory symptoms that were killing people. I have been seeing a neurologist since 2020 for nerve pain and memory issues, before we understood how much neurological damage covid can do. My symptoms have included sharp nerve pain that zinged up and down my leg and face. The nerve pain lasted a couple of months then went away, but memory issues persisted. After 3 years of long covid I had a grand mal seizure out of the blue. and am now Epileptic. Long covid is no joke. Recommend finding a good neurologist that is covid-aware.

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You are not alone. I have had Long Covid for 18 months. My feet have pins and needles, my skin 'crawls', I get jabbing pain between my toes, and what can be described as 'pop rocks' up and down my legs. I've also been noticing that my body feels like it is humming in a vibrating kind of way, if that makes sense. Also lightheaded with a headache that just won't quit! I am short of breath on exertion and have developed dysfunctional breathing. I can't seem to regulate my temperature anymore and frequently have a fever. I'm losing count but I had 3, maybe 4 Covid shots and one Covid infection. I've learned that I have a compromised immune system (unknown to me prior to Covid) as I have tested positive for Epstein Barr, Lyme, and am Hypothyroid.

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Sounds all too familiar! Feel better.

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Yes, I am about a year out and have the "zaps." They are mostly at night as I am going to sleep. As best I can tell they are anxiety related. Covid somehow damages the brain and can cause a lot of anxiety and low Serotonin. I would try an SSRI and possibly something like Klonipin. It helped me a lot.

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