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I caught OG covid in June of 2020. I've had it once more (Feb of this year). Exposed a third time but tested negative (who knows about these tests). I've had fatigue, tinnitus, and a persistent neck pain since the Feb infection. What I would consider neurological symptoms as well (extremity weakness, vertigo, headaches). I'm pretty young (31). Prior to Feb, I was pretty active. Weight lifting every day, running 2 miles every other. Now, the fatigue and weakness really has gotten the best of me. The neck pain and tinnitus is something I can deal with though. I've had multiple tests (cats and mris)... nothing remarkable.

Probably long covid.

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Probably a long shot, but have you ever gotten a Lyme test? Tinnitus is a common symptom if it gets into your nervous system, and the other symptoms you describe fit too.

Anecdotally I was having a bunch of bizarre symptoms this summer and thought I had long Covid too, and ended up in the hospital due to heart complications which turned out to be from Lyme. They treated me with the standard antibiotics and I’ve been pretty much fine since then.

Yup. I've done a extensive blood work for pretty much everything you would think can affect the nervous system (Lyme, ana for Lupus, even Syphilis). Nothing. I've done everything short of a lumbar puncture.

I've not even a health anxiety person. At this point I'm sort of thinking "it is what it is". I'll continue to live life. But the only thing there really is to point to is either covid itself, or some vaccine response.

How’s your jaw? Did you start grinding your teeth / clenching your jaw?

Your symptom cluster is very similar to me since a long long time before Covid.

I'm sorry to hear about your issues and hope you get to feeling better.

I've seen perfectly healthy people—before and after COVID—who literally had their life changed due to a completely random infection or issue. People who went deaf after having a baby or developed T1 diabetes. Some people were "perfectly healthy".

But some people seemed healthy until they weren't. One day, their eating/drinking/smoking habits caught up with them due to age or complications from things they didn't even realize were health problems until it suddenly became an issue.

I am not a doctor... but you mentioned weightlifting... the fatigue and neck pain could be a pinched nerve? Perhaps an injury that manifested itself after a viral infection? Have you seen a physiotherapist? I finally saw one about arm pain and it changed my life.

I'm conscious of my health. I've had CATs and MRI's to rule herniations and pinched nerves out (I said that in my post). I was also ACTUALLY healthy. Seen a PT because that's what doctors recommend before imaging.

Dang.

Well, hoping you find some answers, then.

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