I suffer from chronic headaches that seem
to be tension type. I feel tightness in my
neck shoulders and upper back as well as
very sore trigger points. My Main problem
as well as having these daily headaches is
I suffer from vertigo/dizziness. I do not
have a spinning vertigo, it is more of a
motion sensation, I feel like I am
falling, tilting, swaying and sinking. The
sensations can be that of what you would
feel riding in an elevator that dropping
feeling. I also feel very heavy headed as
well as what I can only describe as brain
fog! It's as if I am hungover drunk
feeling, without the drinking. I walk
around all day with this floaty feeling. I
am wondering if there are others who
suffer with these symptoms as well. And
whether or not I should be concerned? Is
this common with tension headaches?
I would love to hear any feed back from
others any thoughts are greatly
appreciated! Thanks in Advance.
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ddcozy
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Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Location: new york
Headaches And Dizzyness Posted: 03-15-07 21:46pm
I have the exact same thing- for the past
4 months
All my tests came back ok
I'm going to try an orthopedist
I need some new doctors because I don't
want to live the rest of my life feeling
this way and the doctors that I have been
seeing are now telling me to see a
psychiatrist- This is not imaginary and I
have no anxiety
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 03-19-07 20:27pm
I am sorry for the delayed resonse. I
personally suffer from tension headaches.
( as well as many others ) Mine begin with
tightness in my neck at the base of my
skull. It then progresses and eventually
ends up being the entire top/back of my
skull. They can be quite painful. There
are many mild medications that can be
proscribed to help the symptoms as well as
help to prevent. I take Phrenilin forte
when I have a headache to help ease the
pain. It comes in two strengths. I also
take Zanaflex every night.(I have a
problem with gritting my teeth at night)
as a preventative measure. I am young and
therefore have a very conservative
medication schedule. Depending on your
doctor, they may be more aggressive. I
hope that you are feeling better soon!
Keep us updated!
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SarahH
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Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Worcestershire
Posted: 03-22-07 09:48am
I have just read your posts and they kinda
sound like what i'm going through, about
4/5 weeks ago i started to get these weird
headaches that i've never had before, pain
all at the back of my head and neck and on
my temples, they get worse towards the end
of the day and by the time I go to bed
they are terribly painful and all i want
to do is go to sleep. Because i have one
short sighted eye and one long sighted eye
I thought this might of been the cause but
as i've had this for years its probably
not! But recently my ears have been
hurting and it hurts when i swallow so i'm
off to the doc's once again tonight anf
hopefully get it sorted! I grind my teeth
at night, but never associated the two,
that may be a cause.
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geeza2006
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Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: uk
Head Aches And Tension Posted: 03-30-07 10:49am
hello everyone, man i thought i was alone
with these symptoms but obviously i'm
not.
ive been getting alot off tension in my
head mainly associated by my temples and i
get pain aswell around temples and at the
back of my head, sometimes it feels like
im wearing a helmet.
im waiting too hear from the hospital to
have a scan, but its horrible waiting,
thinking while im waiting its getting
worse.
it may sound horribe but im hoping too
hear of people that are having the same
symptoms as me because im starting too
have panic attacks
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SarahH
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Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Worcestershire
Posted: 04-16-07 09:24am
Hi there
I know what you mean about finding people
with the same symptoms, it's so hard
trying to explain what its like to my
partner! I'm going to the docs once again
tonight, 4th time now, how many times did
you go before they referred you for a
scan? Does yours come and go? mine kinda
comes in waves, one minute its not too bad
and a few minutes later its horrible,
although ibuprofen does help I hate taking
it every day, as i'm sure that isn't good
for you!
Let me know how you get on with your scan
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geeza2006
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: uk
Tension Head Aches Posted: 04-19-07 12:00pm
hello sarah i think i went about 4 mayb 5
times b4 i was referred for a scan. but
now its just the wait thats getting on my
nerves mine is pretty much the same as
yours i minute i feel pretty fine the next
ive got really bad pressure, but i find it
gets worse when i think about it.
i hope you find out what it is as i do
every1 else and yes ill let you know how
my scan goes and hope every1 can relate 2
it bye. let me know how you get on if u
find anything out at all.
p.s thanx 4 the reply.
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SarahH
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Worcestershire
Posted: 04-30-07 15:35pm
Hi there
The doctor just looked at me blankly and
told me he didn't know what it was, which
is really what i didn't want to hear, he
gave me some strong paracetomol to take 3
times a day which i did for the first week
and the aches got better as they would
taking painkillers so i thought i'd ease
off them to see if it had any longing
effect but it didn't! My temples are
really aching recently and nothing seems
to be working to shift the pain, its so
depressing.
