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Q: Unusual urine smell with severe headache

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 9th, 2008

Last night I woke up and all I could smell was a dog or cat urine smell. (No animals are peeing in my house) Then few minutes later I woke up with a severe headache. The headache continued all night and is still there at 9:30 this morning. I took 3 advil this morning at 5 and it helped some. I do get migraine and this is not the same. This feels like someone hit me with a 2x4 in the back of the head.

I did miss my enbrel shot this week and took it this morning when I remembered.

Any help would be appreciated. Mitzi

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 19th, 2008

Immune Disorders Answer A3686

Given that you say you do get migraines, you may be experiencing a migraine since they can vary in ache intensity and type. If Advil (ibuprofen) helps you to relieve the pain, you can take it whenever you have a headache. If the unusual smell repeats, you might consider consulting a neurologist. A CT-scan of the head may be requested to exclude a brain lesion.

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