Long COVID headaches nearly making them pass out, amitriptyline helped then back
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 17 months
- Last post
- Feb 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I am suffering from long covid headaches
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Only headaches and fatigue.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Because of breathing techniques I had my headache completely under controle, now I tested positive for Covid and the headaches are as bad as the first time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Which made me think in September 2020 I had Covid and I am suffering from long covid headaches..
Summary
Bluebell 74561 developed headaches that nearly made them pass out in September 2020, which they came to suspect were long COVID. By February 2022 they still suffered from them. Amitriptyline helped the headaches quite well but left them feeling like a zombie and increased their fatigue, and breathing techniques once brought the headaches completely under control. A positive COVID test in 2022 brought the headaches back as bad as the first time.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Amitriptyline · Helped
I've tried the antidepressant Amitriptyline, worked quite well ... Headaches were reduced by Amitriptyline and fatigue was increased with Amitriptyline
- Chiropractor · Not said
- Chiropractor (13x Manipulated)
In context ↗ - Osteopath · Not said
- Osteopath (2x)
In context ↗ - Physiotherapist · Not said
- Physiotherapist (10x)
In context ↗ - Acupuncture · Not said
- Acupuncture (2x)
In context ↗ - Breathing techniques · Helped a lot
Because of breathing techniques I had my headache completely under controle, now I tested positive for Covid and the headaches are as bad as the first time
In context ↗ - Hot shower & hot bath · Helped
- Hot shower & hot bath
In context ↗ - Cupping with massages · Helped
- Cupping with massages
In context ↗ - Ibuprofen · Helped
- Ibuprofen (Have already taken too much of it so I stopped taking these)
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Exercise and activity · Mind-body practices · Other drugs and medicines · Tricyclic antidepressants
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | headache that almost made them pass outIn September 2020 I had a headache which made me almost pass out.In context ↗ | |
| — | headaches completely under control with breathing techniquesBecause of breathing techniques I had my headache completely under controleIn context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| February 2022 | crashed after testing positive for Covidnow I tested positive for Covid and the headaches are as bad as the first timeIn context ↗ | |
| February 2022 | still suffering from post-COVID headachesNow in February 2022 I still suffer from these headaches.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)“I felt a little too much of a zombie because of them ... fatigue was increased with Amitriptyline” Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
Now in February 2022 I still suffer from these headaches.
In context ↗
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