Vyvgart brought us back to life (Clare)
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Oct 2025
Summary
Clare, a nurse previously unable to work because of Long COVID, received Vyvgart (efgartigimod) in the trial, with no specific dose stated, and it significantly improved her tachycardia and lessened her post-exertional malaise. After the trial ended, her symptoms became more severe again and she became mostly housebound once more, a clear relapse from her on-drug improvement.
What they credit
Credits Biologics & antibodies, Efgartigimod / Vyvgart.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: POTS & dysautonomia, Post-exertional malaise.
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