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My understanding is that an antiviral like Paxlovid will only help if you use it promptly "Like all antivirals, Paxlovid works best early in the course of an illness—in this case, within the first five days of symptom onset, says Jeffrey Topal, MD, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist who is involved in determining COVID-19 treatment protocols for Yale New Haven Hospital patients.".
If there is a drug interaction problem for Paxlovid, would it be safe to temporarily stop the other medication(s) while you use a course of Paxlovid? "The standard dose is three Paxlovid pills twice daily for five days for a full course that adds up to 30 pills."
One thing to realize is that the experience of people who have Covid-19 is highly variable, ranging from scarcely being aware of it, to a fatal or debilitating encounter. It sounds like your primary care physician advised you to take an anti-viral, right? Can you not afford the medicine? I am afraid no one on the internet is going to be able to predict what your course of disease will be, even if they're a doctor, so if you can afford the medicine, I'd suggest you follow your doctor's advice and go for it.
If the medicine is just financially out of reach, I think it's typical supportive care for a viral infection - stay warm, drink plenty of fluids, get plenty of rest, eat healthy (lots of veggies and fruits, multivitamins - as directed though, no megadoses). Continue to monitor your temperature and use acetaminophen or ibuprofen for fever - again, use only as directed though. I believe your TheraFlu has acetaminophen in it. If things worsen, contact your doctor.
The test can be positive for many weeks or months in some cases. Means nothing to keep testing yourself.
Although it is not "a cold" or "the flu" - for otherwise healthy folks, and with today's less serious strains - it will run its course and be gone. Post back in a week and give an update.
If you want to do something - try to avoid spreading it to other people, because no one enjoys being sick, serious or not.
So today’s strains are less deadly? I work from home so I am in isolation.
No, it's not a cold. A cold has never had me consider going to the ER because I could not breathe...
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may experience genome structure changes that not only may explain our immunological symptoms after infection, but also potentially link to long COVID, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston
The big issue with Covid is the breathing issue. If you are breathing fine then you dodged the worst of it.
Another big one is extreme fatigue.
Otherwise the brain fog and other irritating aspects are not as severe (imho and I'm sure others agree).
It will be a long time before all the implications of the vaccines and the disease are understood. So, fretting about it is pointless. I also have to stay up to date with the vaccines and assume the couple times I have had it I was better off by having the vaccine onboard.
No issues breathing. I do feel tired but not extreme. I have good energy to do errands and I do work from home from my computer. Tylenol helps a lot. No fever today.
No brain fog. Itchy throat is an issue but also have allergies and now pollen is high due to spring season.
Why? You have symptoms and have tested positive already.
Don’t sweat it. I had mild symptoms for three days only in October of 2022,
yet tested positive at home for 3 weeks.
At your age and health status I see no reason to be concerned about this infection.
Just to get a second opinion from the test. $19.99. My insurance will not cover it.
It feels like I have the common cold/flu.
As others have said, with all your vaccine doses on board and your otherwise good physical health, you will likely be fine. My anxiety shot through the roof with Covid to the point that I wondered if it was an effect of the virus, but fortunately, once I was well again, the anxiety abated. The combination of this plus OCD has got to be miserable. I'd focus on whatever coping skills you've been taught in therapy for your anxiety and OCD. This will all end, and probably soon. I'm sorry you're dealing with this.
Once I saw the positive tick mark in the test. I was devastated. OCD isn’t effecting it much to Covid but I want to get rid of my itchy throat too.
Impressive feat, holding out for four years before finally contracting Covid. You seem to be fretting a bit more than necessary, but then, you did say you have OCD/anxiety. Get well soon; hopefully staying home doesn't bore you as much as it bores me
Yeah. 4 years. I thought I had made it to the VIP club but no so fast. I work from home so did take a day off work. I am pretty energetic today except the itchy throat. Tylenol helps a lot.
Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
Except for the stomach problems, that's a cold. And the CDC recommends exactly what I said to the OP: stay home.
Fever but none today, some cough, itchy throat, some congestion of nose is what I have so far.
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