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Q: Other People Who Suffer From Tension Type Headaches?
asked by: anke on May 11th, 2004
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Hi,

i'm anke, a 22 years old university student from the netherlands. Since about 4 months I have been suffering from tension type headaches. These headaches are constantly present but differ in severeness; sometimes I can cope with the pain but sometimes the pain is so severe I can almost do nothing at all. It is a huge strain on my everyday life. I can not go to university fulltime (i now only follow one course). I can no longer make appointments with friends because I don't know if I will be able to keep the appointment; if I will suffer too much pain. Since this is a everyday struggle and I have nobody to share these experiences with who really understands what i'm going through, I am looking for people who experience the same. Are there any people on this forum who are also coping with tension type headaches? Please send me an e-mail. I would really like to share thoughts and experiences.

Greetings from europe,

anke

ps. Email: headache at crash dot nu
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loishensley
replied on September 1st, 2004
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Re: Other People Who Suffer From Tension Type Headaches?
anke wrote:
hi,

i'm anke, a 22 years old university student from the netherlands. Since about 4 months I have been suffering from tension type headaches. These headaches are constantly present but differ in severeness; sometimes I can cope with the pain but sometimes the pain is so severe I can almost do nothing at all. It is a huge strain on my everyday life. I can not go to university fulltime (i now only follow one course). I can no longer make app Arrow Question Question ointments with friends because I don't know if I will be able to keep the appointment; if I will suffer too much pain. Since this is a everyday struggle and I have nobody to share these experiences with who really understands what i'm going through, I am looking for people who experience the same. Are there any people on this forum who are also coping with tension type headaches? Please send me an e-mail. I would really like to share thoughts and experiences.

Greetings from europe,

anke

ps. Email: headache at crash dot nu
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loishensley
replied on September 1st, 2004
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Re: Other People Who Suffer From Tension Type Headaches?
anke wrote:
hi,

i'm anke, a 22 years old university student from the netherlands. Since about 4 months I have been suffering from tension type headaches. These headaches are constantly present but differ in severeness; sometimes I can cope with the pain but sometimes the pain is so severe I can almost do nothing at all. It is a huge strain on my everyday life. I can not go to university fulltime (i now only follow one course). I can no longer make app Arrow Question Question ointments with friends because I don't know if I will be able to keep the appointment; if I will suffer too much pain. Since this is a everyday struggle and I have nobody to share these experiences with who really understands what i'm going through, I am looking for people who experience the same. Are there any people on this forum who are also coping with tension type headaches? Please send me an e-mail. I would really like to share thoughts and experiences.

Greetings from europe,

anke

ps. Email: headache at crash dot nu
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loishensley
replied on September 1st, 2004
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Lois,
i have a headache almost every week, they get so bad I have to stay in bed, and I am always missing work. They started out being just a dull ache and I could take a pain pill, slept for about an hour and I would be just fine, know they are so bad I can not function at all. I have had a mri, which showed nothing, and they told me to go home and take a look at my life and try to figure out what I am so stressed about, alot of help?????? They did give me imitrex, 50mg, which helps if it doesn't get bad, if it does I usually have to take 2 tablets. I usually feel one coming on when I first wake up and over my eyes the pain is really servere and I will take something first thing, I do clinch my teeth at night so I feel it may be from tmj but I had one dentist tell me I didn't have tmj and about 10 years ago after a car accident one sent me to a specialist and they told me I did. Who do you believe, I am going to go to my dendtist to be checked out one more time. I can not keep going thru this weekly or sometimes daily the pain is becoming to much for me. I enjoy my work and I am tired of not being able to go.

Very bad pain
lois h
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