hi everyone, im new to this and the
internet in general so sorry if I'm asking
things others already have. first of all
I've had a few injuries over the last few
years, a couple of years ago i slipped on
the stairs and cracked my forehead on them
which resulted in me having around 20
stitches, and then last year i cut my head
in a similar place in a stupid accident
laying down too quickly and catching the
temple area on the right side of my head
on a bed side table.
for a few months maybe up to a year I have
been getting a lot of head aches on this
(the right side) of my head, I'm really
worried but I keep putting off going to a
doctor, i know this is stupid but it
really frightens me. they are like deep
dull pains and often make me feel dizzy.
Im never sick as a result of them but feel
like I cant concentrate fully for long
periods.
I'm sure I suffer from depression and this
is probably the first time I've admitted
that to anyone including myself and feel
like its totally ruining my life at the
minute and for the last few years, I dont
know if the head aches are due to stress
or something more serious and thats what
I'm scared of. Do I have any tell tale
symptoms of tumors etc? or do I sound like
I have symptoms of tension stress
headaches? I feel like I worry about
worrying these days and this is the first
step of trying to turn my life around and
it actually feels good just writing it
down on this screen.
My girlfriend said that my gp could tell
if I had something wrong with my brain by
looking into my eyes with a light but I
find this hard to believe? Could the
injuries Ive had be still causing
headaches? I know I had dissolvable
stitches under the skin but 2 years later
Im presuming they have gone, and at the
time I had x-rays of my head and there was
nothing to report, Im also sure I had a
brain scan.
If anyone has any advice it would be
greatly appreciated, I know people will
say go to the doctors and I will be doing
that when I get home from work (I work
away on an offshore platform and sure this
adds to my depression) but any advice on
the stress/depression?
sorry this was a bit long, look forward to
hearing from anyone who takes the time to
reply.
Mike.
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MandMs
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Hello, Mike! Posted: 04-23-08 05:37am
Welcome to our community!
I hope you'll find ehealthforum's posts
helpful.
I'm glad you have found strength to
admitted things to yourself and shared
with us. Talking, usually, is the first
step to solve the problem.
When was your last traumatic head injury?
Are you experiencing hearing loss or ear
ringing?
Have you noticed that you are sensitive to
light and sound?
Do you find yourself with changed
personality after the head injury
(depressed, anxious, irritable)?
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mikest
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Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 06-18-08 23:48pm
Hi MandMs, thanks for your reply sorry its
took me so long to read it! Reading what I
wrote a couple of months ago has made me
think. I was very down then and I feel I'm
doing my best to overcome my depression.
My last traumatic head injury (where i cut
my forehead open on the metal stairs) was
about 2 and a half years ago, then i cut
my forehead on a table which wasnt as
serious around 10 months ago. my headaches
havent been there as much the last couple
of months and I think maybe its down to
coming to terms a bit to life in general.
My personality has changed since the
injuries definately, im trying to beat my
depression but its tough. I find it hard
to become motivated to do anything that I
once did like training in the gym,
running, playing sport. I am also looking
into changing job as the one I'm in
involves alot of working away and is
getting me down.
Thanks once again for the reply, just
writing things on here helps.
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MandMs
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Hi, mikest! Posted: 06-30-08 08:06am
There are some clinical reports that a
mild traumatic brain injury can trigger
depressive episode in a vulnerable subset
of the population, and that the symptoms
of depression can linger for many years
following the injury.
Although, you had imaging tests commonly
used following head injury, there are
chances for undetected nerve problems from
the injury and this may still cause
chronic headaches and pain.
Headaches may sometimes persist for many
months or years after head injury.
The headache can be mild, moderate or
severe, and, does not necessarily appears
immediately after the injury.
So, the conclusion is that, headaches and
depression can follow a head injury.
But, isolated case of clinical depression,
also, has headache as a symptom.
In both cases, antidepressants can be
helpful.
Have you been taking some painkillers for
the headaches?
Do you find it helpful?
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