Increased headaches and other pains are common symptoms after a COVID infection. Most headaches are not dangerous and they don’t cause damage to the brain. Similarly, most other pains don’t indicate actual damage to your muscles and joints (unless you have had recent injury). However, headaches and pain can be troubling and affect your daily activities.

 

There are many reasons why you may experience headaches and other pain symptoms after COVID. Long COVID symptoms may be due to changes in the nervous system and breathing patterns.

 

**Important Note**

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Sometimes, headaches can be a sign of another problem. Talk to a doctor or another health care professional if you have:

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• Fever along with headaches (new or worse than normal)

• Numbness or weakness in your body or problems speaking/seeing along with headaches

• Headaches that often wake you up when you’re sleeping