OldAndCranky
New member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2024
- Messages
- 2
Hello. I'm new to this forum but not new to fibro. My symptoms started back in the 1990s after a struggle with Lyme, and a concurrent virus (flare up of CMV)and a very stressful move. Have dealt with Fibro symptoms, on and off, ever since. I take pregablin which is pretty useful. It's really been pretty good over the last few years- we moved two years ago and it flared up a bit, but has been good in the warm weather UNTIL I got my first case of Covid a month ago. I took Paxlovid( and was fully vaccinated and boosted) and really was barely ill. But now I've got fibro symptoms- pain, tingling, intermittent brain fog, PME, the whole nine yards. How do I know whether this is just my usual response to illnesses or is it the dreaded long covid? TBH, I'm doing fairly well, but I'm a bit concerned. I was fine two weeks after Covid and went for a two mile walk, (I usually walk 3-4 miles daily) and crashed big time. I've been struggling ever since, although I've had a normal day or two in there. I'm sick of resting- want to resume exercising, but every time I do morning walks I crash hugely by 2-3 PM. Anyone else have this happen and did it go away? I'm female, my name is Ruth and I'm 73. Ancient.