Daily headaches with long COVID, almost back to normal after antihistamines
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
since 2 years I started getting bad headaches everyday
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I started getting bad headaches everyday ... I was sensitive to light too
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
my antihistamines help me live completely normally
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
They had daily headaches for about two years, along with light sensitivity and a burning throat that came on when temperatures rose. Over-the-counter antihistamines made the headaches disappear and, they said, helped them live completely normally. They were waiting for an allergy test, which had a seven-month wait.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- antihistamines · Helped a lot
my antihistamines help me live completely normally
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines
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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| about 2021 | daily headaches began, with light sensitivitysince 2 years I started getting bad headaches everydayIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-12-20 | over-the-counter antihistamines stopped the daily headaches and burning throatmy antihistamines help me live completely normallyIn context ↗ | Near normal | H1 antihistamines (unspecified) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
since 2 years I started getting bad headaches everyday, but feeling more like "eye headache"
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
I was sensitive to light too so that's why I comment
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
I also felt some burning sensation in my throat making me think I was getting sick when temperature was rising
In context ↗
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