Those who’ve had Covid-headache relief?

I’m Sorry to say nothing so far with long Covid. As much hydration and rest as possible but still relentless headaches. I’m all for vitamin D,C snd zinc.

I hope he finds something.

At the risk of asking the obvious-- have you chatted with the doctor about it at all? One of the reasons I ask is because I usually take my migraine meds for pretty much all headaches these days, whether they seem like typical migraines or not. (50mg of sumatriptan plus 600 mg of ibuprofen chaser.) It nearly always works for me within an hour. So since covid is new territory for everything, I wonder if your doctor would consider trying some migraine meds for it.

The only other thing that ever remotely worked for me was a lavender bubble bath from Bath and Body Works that has long since been discontinued, so... maybe lavender aromatherapy?

@missjen
They are not necessarily migraines. They are Covid headaches, but he needs relief in some form. Call the doctor... Push for more and better treatment, now, whether he needs to see a specialist or not!!

More then a few days of a headache I'd be short tempered with noise. I cannot imagine 39 days. I'd be a raging lunitic.

I don’t have experience with Covid, but I do with headaches and pseudo brain injuries. I had a sphenoid sinus infection that caused a lot of headaches and vertigo. It went undiagnosed for months before they found the source of the infection. Head injuries are notorious for short tempers. It’s actually what made me seek help to begin with. I was just so unreasonably angry at everyone. They are also incredibly fatiguing because you are mentally trying to compensate for the deficit.

It may not help the headaches, but for the crabbiness, sleep may be of some help. Maybe sleeping with an ear bud or a noise machine will block out some of the noise. I was the worst when I was woken up abruptly. It’s been almost 10 years and DH still wakes me very gently from a nap or in the mornings. I can’t say that I mind that though.

Reassure the boys that it isn’t them or their fault. That it’s the illness. Dad doesn’t hate them and they aren’t bad kids because they play. My kids were 12 & 14 when I was sick and it wasn’t until years later that I learned how rough I was on them. DH was deployed and I was just so angry all of the time. I was so busy trying to hold it all together that I wasn’t thinking about the impact it was all having on them.

There are some very helpful long Covid groups on Facebook where folks share their experiences and treatments. You might find some good info in those groups. Good luck and fingers crossed that this symptom resolves itself soon.

Headache was my main Covid symptom. I took Sumatriptan daily for a while (after talking to my doctor). I do think in my case it was a secondary sinus infection causing the headache (which is common for me after any virus), because once I started antibiotics for something else, my headache vanished. 2 ibuprofen and 2 Benedryl also work as a migraine/headache cocktail, as well - they sometimes add a 3rd medication (anti-nausea prescription) to this cocktail.

My neurologist put me on Nurtec, although my symptoms aren't really headaches and it hasn't done much for me. (I get pressure behind my eye, and I can feel tingling and pain on eye movement and when rubbing my face and scalp.)

Dehydration, stress, and fatigue all trigger my symptoms. I'll drink a Gatorade when they're bad and it seems to help a little. Mostly I just need calm and quiet and use my meditation app a lot.

My covid headaches lasted 6 months. I also suffer from migraines and cluster headaches and take medication for those but nothing seemed to touch the covid headache. It dulled some over time and I found extra hydration took the edge off.

No advice, just super sorry you and your family are dealing with this. 39 days is a long time! (((hugs)))

my friend gets terrible headaches and I used to when I went into the office. Her aunt told her to take a dose of dramamine and a dose of advil together, and that has really helped me when advil just doesn't touch it. Sometimes I just take half a dose of dramamine bc if I am working I don't want to be drowsy, but if I am going to bed I take the whole dose. HTH. Headaches are just the worst.