Hi, I'm 16 and doing my final year of
highschool, i don't sleep well, and i
often don't get the reccomended hours of
sleep required for a teenager. I get
fairly stressed alot, and have a pretty
high caffene intake.
i often get very sharp and persistant
pains behind my eyes accompanied by dull
throbbing headaches. I also often get
dizzy spells during the day, and i get
spasms in the muscles around my eyes, as
well as blurred vision for short spells.
i'm fairly sure these things are a
combination of a lack of sleep as well as
stress, but the severity of the pain
worries me a bit, so i was wondering if
anyone else has had similar symptoms and
had a different reason for them.
Thanks, Immy
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 05-02-07 08:59am
Welcome to ehealth!
What you are describing sounds alot like
migraine w/aura. It can disrupt your
vision before and/or during the actual
migraine attack.
You should see you doctor about this.
There are many medications that they can
prescribe that will help after the attack
has already started.
Migraines are (normally) caused by
triggers. And you have already described
three possible triggers (lack of sleep,
stress, and caffeine).You may want to keep
a pain journal. That would track if any
foods or activities trigger them as well.
You should definitely cut back on your
caffeine. It is not healthy to consume to
much and can really play a part in your
headaches. Your pain diary should help you
figure out what other triggers you may
have so that you may be able to prevent
some of the headaches.
But you should schedule a doctors appt to
make sure they are migraines and to get on
some meds that will help shorten the
duration and deintensify the pain.
I hope you are feeling better soon. Keep
us posted!
