Long COVID headache forcing them to lie down by afternoon, now well again
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 months
- Last post
- Apr 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had what I think was Omicron about 5 weeks ago ... Once the cough went, I developed a primary stabbing headache that hasn't gone away.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
It is usually less intense first half of the day, but by late afternoon I need to lie down.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
It finally wet away ... I am grateful to feel well again.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had what I think was Omicron about 5 weeks ago.
Summary
After a probable Omicron infection about five weeks before March 2022, the user had mild initial symptoms and a lingering cough, then developed a stabbing headache that forced them to lie down by late afternoon. Magnesium, B2 and melatonin gave limited effect, and they later tried nattokinase, B12, D2, turmeric, ginger and garlic. The headache moved down to the lower ribcage as shooting neuropathy and cleared after about a month; by April 2022 they felt well again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- magnesium · Helped
I'm taking magnesium, B2 and melatonin with limited effect.
In context ↗ - ibuprofen · Worse
I took ibuprofen one night and woke up with a worse headache.
In context ↗ - nattokinase · Helped
I threw everything and the kitchen sink at it: nattokinase, b12, d2, turmeric, ginger, garlic.
In context ↗
Approaches: Anticoagulants · Supplements
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| late January 2022 (about 5 weeks before 2022-03-06) | probable Omicron infection with mild symptoms and a lingering coughI had what I think was Omicron about 5 weeks ago. Mild symptoms, but a lingering cough that went away a week ago.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-03-06 | daily stabbing headache, needing to lie down by late afternoonOnce the cough went, I developed a primary stabbing headache that hasn't gone away. ... by late afternoon I need to lie downIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2022-04-04 | headache moved to lower ribcage as shooting neuropathy, then cleared; feeling well againIt moved down my body to lower ribcage area as shooting neuropathy pain and then just disappeared after about a month. ... I am grateful to feel well again.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Motrin)“I took ibuprofen one night and woke up with a worse headache.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
I developed a primary stabbing headache that hasn't gone away
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
It moved down my body to lower ribcage area as shooting neuropathy pain
In context ↗
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