Ok I've recently been getting annoyed with
this headache. I go to bed with it and
wake up with it and go through my entire
day with it.
Here is some information about me then I
will describe the headache better
I'm Male
25
Work on my feet anywhere from 8-10 hours a
day
Eat one meal a day, usually after work,
only time I have to eat
After work I spend a lot of my time in
front of a computer
I don't really deal with much stress
except the occasional stress from work
I like to drink beer, whiskey, and wine
(haven't since the headache started)
I smoke cigarettes anywhere from half a
pack to a whole pack a day, depending on
the day
I also smoke marijuana at a minimum of 1
joint a day
I don't have an actual sleeping pattern,
anywhere from 6-12 hours a night,
depending on what I have planned the next
day or if my insomnia (don't know if it's
really insomnia) or my lack of ability to
sleep kicks in.
anything else you might need to know I can
tell you if you ask
The pain of the headache is usually on one
side, and is fine until I bend over, walk
up a set of stairs, anything that gets the
blood flowing I guess. And when it does it
starts throbbing, the pain is usually
mostly behind the eye, and it has been on
both the left and the right side, so there
is no specific side.
This is my first headache in over a year
and this is by far the longest I have ever
had one, it's been annoying me since the
beginning of July and it is now the 17th.
I have just recently started taking advil
for the pain but it doesn't seem to do
much for it. There are times where I think
the headache is gone but then I cough or
sneeze or bend down to pick something up.
I work near fluorescent lights all day but
they don't seem to really make the
headache worse, but when I go outside at
break and the sun is shining bright then
it starts hurting really bad. Noise does
not seem to have any affect on it either
as far as I can tell.
Everything I listed earlier about myself
has been the same for the past 8-10 years
or so.
I am typing here to see what kind of
suggestions I get. I have not seen a
doctor yet as I just received my health
insurance and have not found a doctor near
by yet.
Thanks for any help I get, and if you need
to know more about it let me know I will
try my best at describing it.
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motherofhighspiritedones
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Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 555 Location: Silverdale, WA United States
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Posted: 07-17-08 18:49pm
Might you have a sinus infection? They can
cause the headaches that you seem to be
having. Other than that I am stumped. Here
is a link that can help you figure out
what kind of headache you may have.
Remember that it does not substitute the
advice of a doctor. Id go to your doctor
as soon as you can, just to get checked
out.
I was thinking sinus thing, but my nose is
clear I can breath through it and it's not
runny at all, my throat isn't sore, no
other symptoms of anything but the
headache.
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Fairy Godmother
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Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 1492 Location: , Georgia USA
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Hi Posted: 07-17-08 19:54pm
I experienced the same thing, underneath
the right eye mainly. I had headaches for
a very long time. Then they became really
bad. Please, find a physican and ask them
for CAT scan, Mri and MRA....this would
rule out an aneurysm. Thats what mine
ended up being. It ruptured, but was
clipped before killing me off. Explain to
this physican your concerns. A neurologist
would be best. Find one soon......this
could very well be only migraines, but at
least you can rest assured its not
something that could kill you! Hope this
has helped!
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Rhetoric Camel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 07-18-08 18:43pm
today I had some relief early on in the
day from the headache was just a slight
headache feeling, but it came back later
on. But I woke up with a sore neck, I'm
thinking it's just from sleeping on it
funny.
