Muscle problems

I had this. I was diagnosed with post-viral myositis in my proximal muscles following a cold about 18 months ago. It was awful. It recurs if I am having a more general flare of inflammation, but never as bad as it was initially. It also doesn't scare me as much now as it did at first because I know it's not degenerative and is temporary. I went to neurologists and other docs, unable to walk, terrified, and they all shrugged. One actually told me to stop being so dramatic, because my basic neuro exam was fine (normal muscle capacity and control) so I must be fine.

I got over the cold itself, and then a few days later, bam! Neuro symptoms and proximal muscle weakness and soreness, tingling, fatigue, no appetite, dysautonomia. Just an awful time - for five months. More recently, however, I got a cold and only had three weeks of post-viral garbage, and that was also milder, so I am hopeful that a cold need not equal five months in bed every time!

Take it very easy. Maintain circulation with gentle movement and massage. Try Epsom salt baths, magnesium, and CBD.

In my case, I think immune-booster herbs make it flare (elderberry, echinacea, etc.) because of some sort of autoimmune inflammatory process, but I can't be sure because I tend to take more of those herbs when I'm fighting something off. I think that my immune system fights off an invader but then doesn't know when to stop fighting, and attacks my muscles. Immunomodulators like mushrooms and adaptogens seem to help me.

Mold and fungal gut issues caused a lot of muscle weakness and muscle fatigue for me. Mold avoidance, antifungals, and detox helped.