Vyvgart brought us back to life (Nicole)
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Oct 2025
Summary
Nicole Barrick, a nurse who contracted COVID while working on a COVID unit, received weekly Vyvgart (efgartigimod) infusions, and after six months in the trial's open-label phase she no longer met the clinical criteria for POTS on tilt-table testing, with her symptoms decreasing and her activity levels improving. Before treatment she had been severely disabled by Long COVID. When the trial ended, she lost the chance to return to her operating-room nursing job, an opportunity she said felt like it was "ripped away" from her for a second time, indicating the gains did not hold once infusions stopped.
What they credit
Credits POTS medication, Biologics & antibodies, Efgartigimod / Vyvgart.
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