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Q: Headache around left eye

asked by: Sadfella on April 18th, 2008

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Does anyone have any advice. I frequently (2/3 times a week) get headaches which always seem to be like a dull ache around the left eye socket. As the day progresses they normally move to the left side of my head, but ofen they remain above my eye.
They seem to be accompanied by intense hunger or frequently needing to go to the toilet and pass a stool.

I am getting really fed up with it. I've been to my local Dr who simply told me to eat when I am hunger as he thinks that is a trigger. However when I wake up in the middle of the night with this kind of pain it isn't practical to eat as occasionally it leads to vomitting too.

The only effective treatment is using an eye bath, accompanied with Anadin (pain killers), but I have to take at least 4/6 of these in a short space of time to have any effect and even when I do this majority of the time they simply dull the pain for a couple of hours and it returns more intensely.

I am at my wits end. I am in a vicious circle of taking pills or having the headaches.

Anyone got any advice ?

Replies(7)

MandMs

replied on April 18th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Does this pain start near one eye and shoot up to the top of the head on that side?
Is the pain often starting at the same time each day?
How long does the pain last?
Is this pain sudden and severe, accompanied with watery eye and runny nose?

Sadfella

replied on April 18th, 2008

New User

Yes it is normally early hours of the morning or first thing in the morning.
Yes it does normally begin as a pain round the eye and then progress to the same side of my head.
Normally lasts about 6/7 hrs
It can be accompanied by a runny eye or nose....

MandMs

replied on April 21st, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Are you experiencing dropping eyelid and red eye?
Do you feel sweaty, restless, or nauseated when you have headache attack?
Do you find this pain very severe?
How long is the period of having this kind of headache?
Have you been waken up from the headache at night?

relder251

replied on January 1st, 2009

New User

Continuation of the above...

I have similar symptoms:

I also get this type of headache. Sometimes I break into a sweat, get nauseated, restless, and am highly sensitive to light, noise, etc.
My neck gets stiff, and vision can get blurred.
I've been having this type of headaches for probably 15 years. I don't generally wake up from them, but it does take a fair amount of time to get to sleep (several hours). The headaches tend to start prior to waking up in the morning (wake up with the headache) and will last all day, and sometimes span multiple days.

kenjizaki

replied on February 1st, 2009

New User

is the problem here known?

i am having the same problem as initially stated on this thread but mine only started last night after using the computer (i'm always in front of the computer btw). since i felt really pain in my left eye socket, i decided to sleep but noticed early in the morning the pain is still there and watery and now having runny nose. i know its only my 1st day but the problem seems similar to this thread. just wonder how come this thread has not been followed up anymore. please help!

chanito

replied on February 24th, 2009

New User

I have the same type of heachache

Since I was 13 years old, Ive suffered from this type of headache. My pain starts mildly on my left eye, usually from the moment that i wake up. If it goes untreated, the pain carries to the entire left side of my head, it becomes a throbbing, unbearable pain. What i do is eat something fast (toast, bagle, etc), take two extrastrength Excedrin CAPLETS in the green bottle (these are the only ones that work form me, never the round tablets)with a cup of coffee. I lay down and 15 minutes later, Im as good as new. This works for me every time, try it for yourself.

jahshua

replied on September 17th, 2009

New User

I have had the same problem as the person above. I have had really bad headaches EVERYDAY for the past 5-6 years. I get them during the night so I wake up with them every morning. It's hard to pin-point where the headache actually is because it moves so much from time to time. The first thing I usually do in the morning is take an excederin. Sometimes putting on my glasses helps a little too. I have taken excederin every morning for the past 5-6 years and I fear that it may have some long term effect. I have seen a physician, neurologist, and a sinus expert and none have found a valid solution to my problem. The recommendations never work. I have taken a MRI and a sinus X-ray and all came back normal. I can't seem to find what the problem is.

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