Long COVID with head pressure and dizziness, somewhat better with NAC and CoQ10
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Mar 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
When my LC started in 2023
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’m on a roller coaster of getting better/getting worse with LC
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
When my LC started in 2023 I went down many paths
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Long COVID began in 2023 with extreme dizziness that died down after about two to three months and nightly tension headaches for a month. Since then episodes have brought months of on-and-off head pressure that makes sleep nearly impossible, a tight chest and repeated relapses; they also report pins and needles in the lips and tongue on and off for years and a metallic taste that has come and gone since the vaccines. NAC or NACET and CoQ10 seemed to help at times, though they often stopped them when feeling better.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- aspirin · Helped
I’ve taken it ad-hoc as it has seemed to be the best stab at relieving head pressure. It doesn’t always work but anecdotally it’s better than nothing.
In context ↗ - NAC or NACET · Helped
the things that had anecdotally helped me I believe at times have been supplements NAC or NACET, and Co-Q10
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
When I got the vaccines I reacted immediately, pain through my tongue and the taste of metal in my mouth for a couple days.
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | long COVID began, with extreme dizziness and nightly tension headachesmine was absolutely awful for 3 months and has reverberated back with varying symptoms and intensity ever sinceIn context ↗ |
| 2023, two to three months in | extreme dizziness died downwhich died down about probably 2-3 monthsIn context ↗ |
| about six months before March 2026 (late 2025) | horrible on-and-off head pressure began, worst lying downThe head pressure has been on/off fairly horrible for almost 6 months nowIn context ↗ |
| 2026-01-28 | overall trend gradually better over timebut it’s like it’s trending better over timeIn context ↗ |
| 2026-03-08 | repeated relapses; head pressure and tight chest stopping sleep half the timeLately I can’t sleep half the time because of head pressure and tight chest.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“When I got the vaccines I reacted immediately, pain through my tongue and the taste of metal in my mouth for a couple days.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
I had extreme dizziness and “just wanted to get off the roller coaster now please” which died down about probably 2-3 months
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
The head pressure has been on/off fairly horrible for almost 6 months now
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Lately I can’t sleep half the time because of head pressure and tight chest.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I’ve had had pins and needles in my lips and tongue on and off for years.
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
The taste of metal has come and gone ever since. Sometimes it’s metal, sometimes it’s sour
In context ↗
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