Long COVID with brain fog and migraines, much better after septoplasty and Aimovig
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4.5 years
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my journey with LC
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Now I'm at like 95% and don't think about it at all. If someone can just hurry up and find a cure to brain fog, I'll be back to normal lol
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
two bony growths blocking my nasal passage that I never had before Covid
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
Coast 11081 developed long COVID in 2021, with brain fog, near-daily migraines, light sensitivity and obstructed breathing; lung capacity was about 50% after Covid. Septoplasty and turbinate reduction improved lung capacity to about 95%, and monthly Aimovig injections with rizatriptan as backup made daily head pressure more manageable. Antihistamines, a CPAP and peptides gave little, other trials didn't help or worsened things, and naltrexone was in their daily intake. Brain fog, and caffeine triggering it, remained in late 2025.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- septoplasty and turbinate reduction · Helped
Post surgery, my lung capacity dramatically increased and I felt my body naturally repair itself over the next couple of months.
In context ↗ - CPAP machine · No change
they made me get a CPAP machine which really didn't help me much
In context ↗ - Propanalol · Worse
they had me try Propanalol which didn't help at all and gave me horrible heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Aimovig · Helped
Aimovig seems to have me at a slightly better baseline but hasn't gotten me all the way back.
In context ↗ - Rizatriptan · Helped
The only things that have helped so far have been Rizatriptan and injectable Aimovig.
In context ↗ - Naltrexone · No change
no noticeable improvement yet on 2 mg after two weeks. Going to give it some time and mess with dosage.
In context ↗ - keto · Helped
i already started keto about a month ago and have seen a pretty sizable difference.
In context ↗ - Allegra · No change
I haven't seen much of a change on those
In context ↗ - Sulforaphane Glucosinolate · Not said
My current daily intake is 2x Allegra, 2x Pepcid, Sulforaphane Glucosinolate, Alpha Lipoic Acid, NAC Glycine Supreme, Naltrexone, and a daily vitamin.
In context ↗ - Upper Cervical Chiropractor · No change
I've been seeing a Upper Cervical Chiropractor but don't see much change from that.
In context ↗ - Formula C · Much worse
I tried something called Formula C which made my symptoms WAYY worse.
In context ↗ - Selank · No change
I recently tried Selank and Semax but haven't seen much improvement with it.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Biologics & antibodies · Other drugs and medicines · Surgery & structural
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | noticed something off in their head, at first about once a monthSome time in 2021, I noticed something weird was going on with my head.In context ↗ | |
| 2023 | symptoms went from weekly to dailyThen I went from feeling off maybe once a month, to feeling off once a week, and eventually that turned into every day.In context ↗ | |
| 2023 | septoplasty and turbinate reduction eased breathingI got a septoplasty and turbinate reduction which did help my breathing quite a bit but didn't solve the brain issues.In context ↗ | Sinus, jaw and tonsil surgery |
| 2025-08-25 | Aimovig gave a slightly better baselineAimovig seems to have me at a slightly better baseline but hasn't gotten me all the way back.In context ↗ | |
| 2025-09-26 | lung capacity back to about 95% after nasal surgeryNow I'm at like 95% and don't think about it at all. If someone can just hurry up and find a cure to brain fog, I'll be back to normal lolIn context ↗ | Sinus, jaw and tonsil surgery |
| 2025-11-06 | daily head pressure more manageable, brain fog persistsI still have daily pressure on my head but its a lot more manageable than where I was before.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Propranolol (Inderal)“For medicine, they had me try Propanalol which didn't help at all and gave me horrible heart palpitations.” In context ↗ Heart rhythm problems
- Sinus, jaw and tonsil surgery“I got horrible headaches and was hallucinating for days after it because of my LC brain fog and because they give you Oxy to deal with the pain.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “I tried something called Formula C which made my symptoms WAYY worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
it feels like my brain is processing a split second behind the rest of my body
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
I have horrible migraines almost all the time
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
sensitivity to light
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
when I started on Aimovig for my migraines my vertigo went away entirely
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
My breathing was horrible and I thought it was all my lungs
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I thought I was having a panic attack
In context ↗
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