Head pressure and migraines with long COVID, now recovered with time and maintenance
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 15 months
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my LH daily symptoms pretty much completely abated by month 15.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was working thru a degree, and definitely couldn't produce quality work.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
right now, i'm like 100% recovered
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
i first got sick in March 2020, and the allergies were very similar to my bout of covid
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Summary
Dew 74843 fell ill in March 2020 with presumed COVID-19, then spent months with constant head pressure and migraines, chest pain, tinnitus, gut trouble and tingling. Symptoms began to pare down around month seven, and by month 15 they considered themselves 100% recovered, putting progress down to time and good maintenance. Pfizer vaccinations set them back, with the third affecting them for over a month, and capsaicin still triggered symptoms.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- peanuts · Helped
peanuts being high in potassium, i bought a couple bottles of dry roasted, unsalted peanuts and i ate about a cup per day in fistfulls
In context ↗ - sun exposure · Helped
got lots of sun
In context ↗ - hydration · Helped
tried to stay hydrated
In context ↗ - exercise · Helped
exercised when i could
In context ↗ - famotidine · No change
i took famotidine for a couple months. i don't think it did anything, but why not?
In context ↗ - swallowing exercises · Helped
I used swallowing exercises to help put things back in order, and it worked.
In context ↗ - sleeping on the right side · Helped
lying on the right side was the best for me, and i did that for over 9 months.
In context ↗ - Claritin · Worse
i tried the claritin to treat chest pain ... it released the pain from one place but it somehow moved to a different place, was worse, and caused an intense and frightening pressure headache
In context ↗ - Mt Sinai post-COVID clinic · No change
I went to Mt Sinai hospital post-covid clinic in NYC. I didn't get any medical help, really, but it was nice to be able to reach out for reassurance.
In context ↗ - Pfizer COVID vaccine · Worse
each successive vaccinaion messed me up for longer and harder than the previous one
In context ↗ - trigger-avoidance diet · Helped
for the first year, sugar and caffeine were a no-no for me too.
In context ↗
Approaches: POTS medication · Exercise and activity · Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Acute COVID-19 illness, positive test at week 7i got sick in march 2020In context ↗ | Mild |
| October 2020 | Symptoms began to pare downmy list started paring down after 7 monthsIn context ↗ | Mild |
| February 2021 | Reported 99.9% betterI am on month 11. I am doing 99.9% better.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| August 2021 | Felt 100% normal most of the timei fibally felt 100% normal most of the time, after 15 monthsIn context ↗ | Recovered |
| December 2021 | Crashed after Pfizer boosterbooster put me back on the haul mildly.In context ↗ | Mild |
| September 2023 | Reports being 100% recovered, with symptom triggers stillright now, i'm like 100% recovered, tho i'd say i was 98% for 1.5 yearsIn context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Loratadine (Claritin)“i tried the claritin to treat chest pain that was caused by something else, not seasonal allergies. it released the pain from one place but it somehow moved to a different place, was worse, and caused an intense and frightening pressure headache.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Loratadine (Claritin)“yeeah, antihistamines made mine worse under certain cirvumstances. kinda made the swelling actively move, from constricting my stomach and chest to doing something that caused a headache.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“the 1st was fine, the 2nd i was sick for 48 hrs, and the 3rd sick again, but also chest pain that lasted for about 3 days.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“each successive vaccinaion messed me up for longer and harder than the previous one. the third, over a month.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“booster put me back on the haul mildly.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“crushed the day after the shot. felt better the day after that, till evenig when i noticed my chest hurt like someone punched me hard. still feels like that. also, shittinf constantly.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
various typea of migraine were my main symptom
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
i have covid tinnitus in one ear
In context ↗ - Gut problems
i had weird gut and stool stuff too
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Chest pain was constant, and extended into arms.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Tingly/buzzy fingers and feet.
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
waking up and shivering violently and uncontrollably
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Also, that dread feeling.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
the tremors, inability to focus, weird cramps in yoyr legs, and that spacey feeling
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
Seasonal allergies, tho this year that didn't happen.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
yes, mine was too. it fluctuated to asymmetrical after months as it began to go away.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
not sleeping on my left side (or my back, due to insane apnea)
In context ↗
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