Are you taking any anti-anxiety medications or anti-depressants?

Thanks for the replys. I will try that tenipue out. Yes I am on welbutrin for my depression and anxiety. It seems that I wake up with these headaches every morning and they linger throughout the entire day. I am hoping its not anything serious.

Tia

Ok, the tension placed in between the thumb and index finger has never worked for me and i've tried it, had someone else try it and even had a licensed massage therapist try it. Didn't work.
What you might have is a classic case of migraines which is swelling of the blood vessles in the brain, no tension reliever will help that. I too have an ulcer and have frequent migraines. If you get sensitive to light and sound and feel pressure around your eyebrows and feel like your eyes are going to pop out then that is most likely what it is.
I can't take aspirin of any sort. And when I was on an anti-depressant it actually made the headaches 10 times worse. I stopped taking them and they came fewer and farther. The only medication I can take and I can say has 100 percent worked for me was imitrex. Within 7 minutes, my headache was gone. Talk to your doctor and see if migraines could be what you are experiencing.

Take care,
amy

Hi there I also have anxiety and suffer with depression I too have started getting headaches though feel like a constant throb and a slight stab pain in left side I know how u feel though.In all of your problems I have social phobia too

I have these headaches everyday and beleive me, I have had them long enough and seen so many doctors that it is definatley anxiety and nothing else. My worst symptom at the moment is throbbing and an ice-pick pain in the left-back of my head. The throbbing gets worse if I exercise, or I get up quickly but I have been told that I am perfectly normal, and doctors therefore diagnosed me with anxiety. After 8 months (or so) I am not undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt) and also trying out the linden method. I would recommend seeing your doctor and asking for some advice on where to go from here...

Hope this helps,

james

Anyone here ever get headaches at the back of the head when they get up and walk?

i have been suffering panic attacks for the last 4 years and i am now in the last 6 months getting very bad headaches feells like its behind my eyes and almost as if you were putting pressure on your teeth against each other. my doctor said its tension and anxiety buy i keep thinking its more... someone please help what step should i take next?

boppers,

Those types of headaches are dislocated and / or pinched nerves behind your head and neck areas. Those nerves need to be resetted.

A Chiro can help you but it is somewhat costly. A massage therapist could help you but he or she would have to know how to do. I do not know where you live but see my profile for checking me out and for help.

God Luck

CO2 Headache

I discovered years ago that if I hyperventilated after a headache started, much of the time it would go away in 10 minutes to 1/2 hour.
The symptom (besides head aching) is usually shallow breathing because of tension or nasal plug-gage (whole family has sinus trouble...) which allows CO2 to accumulate in the blood. This drops the blood pH (I'm a scientist) and cause inflammation of brain tissues. ttissues.tissues.