Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Months of constant long COVID head pain, now episodic after nortriptyline
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
https://www.reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/comments/1mz5ol6/_/naidba8/
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Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
The person had months of constant head pain before taking nortriptyline for two to three months earlier in 2025. It broke up the pain but caused unbearable side effects, so they stopped. Some benefit lasted after stopping: the head pain is now episodic rather than constant, though they were left with lasting sexual dysfunction.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Nortriptyline · Worse
Nortriptyline broke up months-long pain in the head for me, but caused unbearable side effects. I had to get off. ... but I have some lasting sexual dysfunction.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| earlier this year | months of constant head painmonths-long pain in the head for meIn context ↗ | |
| 2025-08-25 | head pain became episodic after nortriptyline; lasting sexual dysfunctionthe pain is episodic instead of constant nowIn context ↗ | Nortriptyline (Pamelor) |
Adverse events
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor)“Nortriptyline broke up months-long pain in the head for me, but caused unbearable side effects. I had to get off.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor)“I have some lasting sexual dysfunction. I took it for 2-3 months earlier this year.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
months-long pain in the head for me ... the pain is episodic instead of constant now
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