Paxlovid: How did you deal with the awful side effects?

Forgot to add that this was my second bout with Covid. The first time, i was away from home and went to Urgent care. The PA said she was not giving me thr RX even though i qualified due to age. She said i was otherwise in good health. and was fully vaccinated. The medication was in short supply then and she wanted to « save « it for unvaccinated people. I am still furious about this. I developed long covid after my first diagnosis of covid.