Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Daily head pressure and headaches after long COVID, no clear relief from treatments tried
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2022
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I’m still NOT 100% myself
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Quail 28124 caught COVID-19 in December and has had daily head pressure and headaches since. Sumatriptan did not agree with them and they stopped it, and they began Zoloft. They tried magnesium oxide, nightly antihistamines, hot showers and avoiding caffeine and sugar, and planned a fuller diet, with no clear relief by June 2022.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- OTC medicine · No change
I’m doing these headaches alone with just OTC medicine and nothing is working!
In context ↗ - Sumatriptan · Worse
my body didn’t agree with the medication so I stopped it
In context ↗ - Therapist · Not said
I also see a Therapist and she told me that a antidepressant will help me
In context ↗ - Zoloft · Not said
I’m currently taking Zoloft, I been on it for a week so I really haven’t noticed a difference
In context ↗ - Magnesium Oxide · Not said
I went today and bought Magnesium Oxide to see if it would help with my head pressure
In context ↗ - antihistamine / Benadryl · Helped
Benadryl seem like it gives me a little relief but then it’s back all over again
In context ↗ - hot shower · Helped
Sometimes a hot shower helps but then it’s back again
In context ↗ - avoiding caffeine and sugar / the diet · Helped
I also stay away from Caffeine & Sugar ... I tried partial of the diet but it seem like I will have to go full force
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | daily head pressure and migraines, some days in bed cryingsome days I just sit in bed and cry because the pain is that unbearableIn context ↗ | Mild |
| June 2022 | still daily head pressure, no fix foundI tried partial of the diet but it seem like I will have to go full force because this pressure really putting a strain on my life everyday.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Sumatriptan (Imitrex)“he prescribed me Sumatriptan and my body didn’t agree with the medication so I stopped it” In context ↗ Side effects