Since this past sunday afternoon i've had
a terrible headache (or perhaps a series
of headaches). At first it wasn't that
bad, but as the night progressed, the pain
brought me almost to tears.
Now, tuesday evening, I still feel my
headache. It's much less severe that
sunday night, but I still feel it. I've
been filling my body with ibuprofen
nonstop, taking 3 gelcaps instead of the
recommended 1-2 every few hours, but it is
doing nothing for me. It's to a point
where it sometimes is painful to keep my
eyes open.
The pain itself is dead center in my
forehead. It feels like someone nailed me
with a cue stick.
................
This headache started out of nowhere on
sunday.
Does anyone know of any remedies? Or
should I be concerned about this headache
that perseveres through ibuprofen?
Note: this headache does not keep me from
sleeping. It comes about an hour after I
wake up in the morning at 7 a.M. And
lasts until I go to bed at around 10
p.M.
..........
Scaredbaka - has a throbbing head
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BADSAL
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 257 Location: PA
Posted: 09-22-04 12:35pm
I have found excedrin or excedrin migraine
to be the best medicine when I get a
really bad lasting headache. It is the
only thing that works for me.
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ScaredBaka
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 175
Posted: 09-22-04 19:11pm
At first I thought what I had was a
migraine, but then I read about headaches
and such and it said that migraines are
usually isolated to the sides of the head.
But is it possible for them to occur in
the center of the forehead as well?
..............
Another day has passed, and the pain
continues. Earlier today I was crying
from the pain. I'm sensitive to light and
can hardly keep my eyes open during the
day.
I spoke to a nurse practitioner and she
told me it's probably viral...Big surprise
o.O
.................
I'd love to go and get my head examined
(hehe sounds kind of funny), but I don't
want my mom to have to pay 70 dollars just
for some tight wad to tell me that i'm
fine. We're running very low on money and
my mom needs all she can get.
.......
But thank you, badsal, for your help. If
this persists, i'll try excedrin.
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 09-22-04 21:29pm
Whether it's a migraine or not...
Excedrin works great!
As for migraines, they can occur on one
side of the head/face, but they can also
cause your entire head to hurt.. Or it to
even be localized around your forehead and
temples (this is when many people assume
they get sinus headaches when they are
really getting migraines) mine tend to
move around from headache to headache.
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BADSAL
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 257 Location: PA
Posted: 09-23-04 06:57am
I don't know if mine are migraines or
sinus headaches or what. Sometimes I
even feel like I am going to throw up when
my head starts hurting so bad that I am
crying. I usually take two excedrines
and rest for awhile, trying to hold my
head any way to ease the pain a little
bit. Also I found that one of those gel
eye masks over my eyes makes my head feel
a little better.
