Age: 53.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Magnetic resonance imaging, Ocular discomfort
Clinical narrative: had headache continuously; feels light headed/ dizziness; pain in my eyes; it's just like hard pressure and pressure in my eyes; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via a Pfizer-sponsored program, . A 53-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in the right arm on 21Mar2021 16:30 (batch/lot number: EP6955) as dose 2, single; via an unspecified route of administration, administered in the left arm on 27Feb2021 16:00 (batch/lot number: EN6198) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included tension headache and using amitriptyline from 8 years before. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient received both doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, after 4-5 weeks after second dose (Apr2021), she feels light headed and had headache continuously, can't work, she asked what can she do to get rid of this. She's been to the ER, done CT scans and everything and doesn't know what was going on. She stated, so far she felt dizziness and headaches and pain in her eyes, it's just like hard pressure and pressure in her eyes, the doctor said she has to go to an eye specialist, they did a CT scan for sinusitis, and many tests, she went to ER, did MRI, CT scans and everything was fine. Nothing happened but the neurologist checked and said maybe the vaccine triggered the headache. She had a tension headache and using amitriptyline from 8 years before. Only one tablet sometimes at night when having the tension headaches. After maybe, in the 8 years, no kind of headache. Her yearly check ups were fine, no blood pressure or sugars, nothing, she doesn't use any medications. Two months and she still has a headache, the medicine helps her a little bit, but then they happen again. She asked how long will it take for her to recover, how long will it last, what can she do it's almost 6 weeks. She was not working in 1 and a half months, can't work because of headache and pressure in her eyes, so she can't go to her job. The night light hurts her, and her headache starts again, she can not drive or work. Medication for headache: She stated she was using right now the amitriptyline. The doctor prescribed her 2 tablets of amitriptyline (intent of treatment) for headache and also they sent her the neurologist for headache specialist. She has an appointment after 2 weeks. So, she was so shocked. She has not had any medical history, no blood pressure, sugar not anything because she was admitted in the hospital 2 days (further not clarified) in previous 4 weeks ago, they did her all tests MRI, CT scan, blood work. Everything was fine but they said maybe the vaccine has triggered her headache. She stated her primary care gave her the amitriptyline (further clarification was unknown hence not captured in tab) little bit helped her, reduced her pain but still it's not recovered. Her primary care. This Monday she went over there, her primary care gave her 20 days medicine. Felt she was ok but still she has not recovered so primary care thinks she needed to consult the headache specialist. So, if she does the headache specialist so they can find out what kind of headache and what kind of medicine she needed. So, she thinks she called and asked for help. If she did this vaccine second dose she has approximately 4 months done. Asked how many affected this medicine in the system, body system, how many months was left too because she wanted to get rid off from this problem. The amitriptyline medicine was for 25 mg. Vaccination facility type was a school area where they did the vaccine. The patient further stated that after getting the 2nd dose, 3 to 4 weeks later, she has been light headed, has headaches and went to the ER and they did not help. She wanted to know how long this was going to last. She cannot work. The outcome was not recovered for the event headache; and unknown for the other events.   Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.