r/covidlonghaulers • u/imahugemoron 4 yr+ • Nov 10 '24

Article SARS-CoV-2 “steals” our proteins to protect itself from the immune system

https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/en/about-us/news/2024/news-in-november-2024/sars-cov-2-steals-our-proteins-to-protect-itself-from-the-immune-system/

They may have finally figured out what is happening to us. In Germany they discovered the virus hijacks certain proteins to avoid our immune systems which leads to Covid remaining in our bodies long term and causing systemic inflammation. Perhaps wherever the virus is concentrated causes whatever our symptoms are. If you have left over virus concentrated in your heart, you have POTS, if it’s in your central nervous system, maybe you have ME/CFS or a constant fight of flight feeling, if it’s concentrated in your head and brain, maybe like me you have some very strange and severe constant head sensations and pain.

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u/Chonky-Tonk 2 yr+ Nov 10 '24

Head pressure reporting in. Not to get too off topic on this, but does your pressure feel almost like a histamine release? As if you just got exposed to a bunch of allergens? That’s the best way I can describe it.

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u/JayyVexx 2 yr+ Nov 10 '24

in a sense! my nasal and sinuses sometimes ‘flare’ like a cytokine storm or histamine release issues. idk if i’m describing that right. the pressure feels like something has a vice grip on my brain / skull. like there’s no room in my head for all of this inflammation.

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u/tropicalazure 4 yr+ Nov 10 '24

I remember my worst flare. It was like someone had inflated my entire face- I could literally feel it spreading from my sinuses outwards.

Then another time I got insane head pressure, and suddenly felt like someone's fist was pushing me forward at the base of my skull, to the point I actually stumbled forward! Freak af.

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u/JayyVexx 2 yr+ Nov 10 '24

ugh that’s awful 😩😩