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Q: headaches and feeling run down?
asked by: obilynz on September 17th, 2008
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hi i am really struggling with my health right nowi have been getting headaches for 6 weeks every day, i have no appitie and barely eat during the day, i have just been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism again and have alot of symptoms from that and i feel really run down... my doctor cant see wot is wrong , she says it is either a viral infection or my thyroids as my white blood count is low but i dont know.

i have a 4 mth old daughter so wanna be healthy for her but right now just wanna stay in bed,

could headaches be caused by my lackof food as i didnt eat after my daughters birth for 6 weeks then stsrted again but now my appitite has gone again.

reallyi just want to be healthy so any advice will be good

thanx
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rooted
replied on September 20th, 2008
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1. Are you drinking enough water?

2. What's your intake of caffeine like?

3. You can support your immune and adrenal system response by taking multivitamins and colostrum, echinacea and immune support supplements ... but be sure to be getting all the nutrients you need in a balanced diet!
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healthlover
replied on September 28th, 2008
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How much water do you drink a day? One of the reasons to have headache is the lack of water intake. This is because water makes up 75% of brain. Lack of water will cause headache/migraine, dizziness, lack of concentration etc.
I had headache and migraine before. After I learned about the role of water, I always make sure that I drink enough water everyday, and amazingly, I do not experience any headache anymore. Basides that, I also taking a nutritional supplement.
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savisuri
replied on September 28th, 2008
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Headache causes and tips
Headaches are one of the most common health grievances of students, adults and even children, Headaches are very common and usually do not point to a serious illness. But even a mild headache can disrupt your daily activities

What actually happens in your body to cause headache?

The skull bones and brain tissues do not have pain sensitive nerve fibers. But muscles of face, mouth, throat, neck , scalp and blood vessels on the surface and base of brain are sensitive to pain as they contain pain sensitive nerve fibers.

The tip of these nerve fibers gets stimulated by various causes like stress, muscle tension, lack of sleep etc. The stimulated nerve tip sends message up the length of the nerve fiber to the related nerve cells of Brain. Brain locates the region of stimulated nerve tip based on these signals and we feel the pain or ache.

The headache may be mild, chronic or severe depending on the underlying cause and pain bearing capacity of the individual.

Our body produces natural pain killing proteins called endorphins. One of the theories suggests that people with low endorphin levels suffer from severe headache and other chronic pains in comparison with people having high endorphin levels.
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teagan2009
replied on March 19th, 2009
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i understand what your going through ive had headahes for 7weeks now not to mention dizzy spells everyday some days i cant do anything and feel like im dying im about to travel australia with my boyfriend but havent been able to due to my sickness. i had a viral infection wich was realy bad and since then ive felt like this all my blood tests have came back negative now im planning a ct scan maybe you should look into it oh mention chronic fatigue to your doctor as thats related to run down and headaches. and definately keep the water up.
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timeisshort
replied on March 30th, 2009
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hyperthyroidism
you should go to ithyroid It has been so good for me to learn the balance of nutrition & help manage my thyroid issues. carefull not to over do the water & bare in mind we all need natural salts in our systems to help detox our bodies look up natural salt, & water.
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