Mystery Problem. I Need Help! Posted: 12-26-04 00:23am
I'm a fifteen year old girl, and since
march i've been getting terrible
headaches, usually on the right side
around the temple, sometimes on the left
side. I felt better for a little while
during the summer, but the past few weeks
it's gotten worse and worse. Lately i've
been feeling a little sick to my stomach.
I've been exhausted and sleeping a lot.
I missed a quarter of the school year last
year and now my grades are suffering
because I fall asleep in class(seriously,
I wake up and have no clue what we're
doing, no matter how hard I try!) anyway,
i've had two mri's and they found a
microadenoma on my pituitary gland, but
the neroligist said that definately wasn't
the problem. I've also been told it
could be migranes, a complecation from a
virus, and a pinched nerve, but the
medication, chiropracty, and sleep hasn't
helped. I've kept a calender of what I
eat, when I sleep, and when the headaches
happen(usually lasting between ten minutes
and an hour or two), but I can't find any
pattern. If anyone has heard of this
type of thing before, or if you have any
suggestions of what I should do, please
tell me! Thanks
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xsheenx
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Ventura
Posted: 12-29-04 17:56pm
From the ages of 14-16 I suffered from a
migraine problem. I would get them once a
week if not more. This was about 12 years
ago so they didnt have many solutions for
my problem. Eventually the migraines went
away but during those years I missed a lot
of school and my grades suffered. The
only thing I can suggest is see your
doctor. These days I suffer from a
different type of headache problem. If I
sleep longer than my usual time of
awakening I get a massive sinus headache
which last all day. This is the reason I
registered with this forum. Sorry I
couldn't be of much help but all I can say
is your not alone and there is help.
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Noway65
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Location: St. Louis
Blood Test? Posted: 01-27-05 15:12pm
This is probably too simple but, have you
had a blood test done to check your iron
level? Anemia could be part of your
fatigue problem. It's worth checking
into if you have not done so yet.
The isolated nature of your headaches
sound like migraines (i get mine behind my
left eye). Did your neurologist
prescribe any "migraine meds"? If so,
did you get any relief, even briefly? I
vaguely remember my internist giving me an
imitrex shot once and telling me that if I
did not experience any sort of relief,
then the headache was probably not a
migraine. Lucky for me, I felt better in
about 15 minutes.
