I’ve just finally contracted it for the first time. I’m vaxxed and multiple-times-boosted, so it’s not that bad…
But it’s still pretty fucking miserable. Ugh. The paxlovid seems to be helping some, but in return it’s giving me the most horrendous taste in my mouth. Like a battery fucked a lemon in there.
What worked for you when you caught it, lemmings?
Edit: Holy cats, you guys came through! Thank you all for your various recommendations. The gist of it seems to be:
- Definitely stay on the paxlovid (and use pineapple to deal with the awful taste in my mouth that’s a side-effect).
- Rest. Fucking REST! Do not, under any circumstances, stop resting until it’s run its course. (Fortunately already doing that, since I’ve been feeling half-past dead.)
- Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and mucinex are my dear, sweet friends. (I’m already a big fan of mucinex, so I have some already.)
- Drink a lot of water. (I have a comically oversized cup I’ve been using for that.)
And I gotta say… Now, as the end of the day approaches, I think I might, just maybe, be feeling a tad better. Thank you all!
I was tired and the fucking headaches man. The headache was horrible. Felt like a tension headache that would. not. stop. I slammed water and took pain and congestion meds. I also watched Stargate SG1 lol.
I’ve gotten it twice now, despite being fully vaxxed/boosted, cuz I work in a hospital in the middle of Redneckistan, and a vaccine can only do so much against the plume of concentrated idiot I work in… Anyway, my symptoms weren’t the usual MO- 99% was just nonstop sneezing. Like, both nostrils bleeding, feel like I got punched in the face cuz my sinuses were so torn up, but still sneezing. Wasn’t a great time.
Tried a few antihistamines and some acetaminophen and none of that touched it. Otherwise just lots of rest.
I recall the long covid symptoms having a correlation with people who try to just “push through” the symptoms and do normal activity despite needing rest, so… don’t do that. Legit just chill until you feel better.
Oh, you better fucking believe I’m resting. As much as I humanly can. I’ve spent just about the entire day in my bedroom, switching between bed (when I can breathe through the mucus) and supremely comfy chair (when I can’t). There will be no “push” in this house.
When I had it, my only symptoms were in my nose, too. Not nearly as bad as you, but I constantly felt like I had a bunch of water up my nose… The same feeling you get when you swim on your back underwater. It was a really weird sensation.
Maybe this is part of Dutch culture, but both me and most people I know aren’t to big on taking any medication unless necessary. Doctors will also generally advice to just take some rest an dget better, unless there’s medicine that is really necessary.
So idk, both times I just laid in bed feeling very tired and fucked up for a week, maybe took some paracetamol every now and then, and just waited for it to blow over. The second time I got it, which was during omicron, things did get a bit spooky. At some point I started struggling a bit with breathing. I noticed that I was getting tired just from breathing, so I told myself that of this stayed for too long or got worse I’d call a doctor. But luckily that didn’t happen, and it all got better again after a few days.
For me the main focus was getting good rest and energy. Using (good) nose spray to make sure I could breathe well when sleeping, using paracetamol when sleeping, and eating and drinking enough even if I really didn’t want to. I also slept around 10-14 hours per day at the peak, just because I was super duper tired
Same in Sweden, it’s understood that it’s going to suck and you’ll be uncomfortable but that it’ll pass. It’s a given for a lot of people here that it won’t be a problem to stop working while sick. Just rest and small comfort measures (for me, nose spray, ibuprofen if needed, sleeping and whining to myself).
Paxlovid is the way. I was similar to you. I had one day of fevers and then felt like I had a bad cold for a few days. Vaccines are fucking awesome. Drink lots of water.
I have what can only be described as a “flagon” of water next to my bed. I’ve emptied it like five times today.
Covid wrecked me even with vaccination and boosters. Water, and sleep is what helped. I didn’t even eat for a couple days. I could barely get out of bed, let alone stand and cook. Just slept and drank what I could
The exhaustion, headaches, and shortness of breath are terrible! Even a walk to the bathroom left me winded and heart racing. When you’re feeling a little better, try to walk a lap or two around your house/apartment every couple of hours. I wasn’t as diligent about that as i should have been and it took me two weeks to get back to not feeling fatigued on the stairs at work.
Lots of rest, drink lots of fluids, and take the occasional tylenol when fever comes up.
I just slept a lot. It just felt like a really bad cold, or a typical flu. I got the shivers for a day or two, had zero appetite, and my body felt sore all over, but thankfully I didn’t have any really bad symptoms. I just stayed in bed for a few days, took whatever cold medicine I had for the pain relievers and to knock me out to sleep. Oh and I kept a water bottle by my bed.
Just kinda let my body do its thing. I had only 2 shots of the vaccine. I luckily didn’t have it as bad as others did. I just lost my sense of taste and smell, and had a runny nose.
My friend had it rough, and it kicked his ass for a couple weeks.
I suffered thru it the first time and did the same thing the second time. Only took some painkillers to cut down on the fever a bit.
I found all I needed to do was isolate, really. I was one of the lucky ones. Just a cough and a tiny headache.
I had it pretty easy and before there was a vaccine. I had large joint pain(knees especially), light body aches(more muscle soreness), some fatigue, and it was slightly harder to breathe. I had never had a cold or flu before, so it was very foreign to me.
I did bed rest, Motrin, and the thing that helped the most to provide comfort was Epsom salt baths. I soaked in the tub like 3-4 times a day for the 3 days I was symptomatic and it helped me feel so much better.
Paxlovid.
I haven’t contracted it but my wife did. As soon as she said her sense of taste was gone, I masked in the house. Thankfully we were all vaccinated so the symptoms didn’t stick around long.
I stayed away from everyone and completely isolated, except for one unfortunate soul who I regretfully cannot say is around anymore.
