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Q: Headache may have its Root in Detoxing from Narcotics...

asked by: DoctorQuestion on June 6th, 2006

please see my post: not sure if headaches...but i will give what i can here.

i used to suffer from headaches for 30 years, till the fixed a devated syptum and it got rid of the headache for 3 years...Now suddenly after coming off actiq 800mcg's 6 times a day, 10 days after that is...I suddenly developed pain in the back of my head, with being tired after resting.
The pain when laying down stop!, but when i sit up and stand up, the pain begins and don't let it be raining outside or it worse. I have had xrays, mri's, and cat scans and except for a few mid to lower bulging vertibre, there is nothing to show what is causing this..at least that is what they say.
My question is: have you heard of this before, or know of others suffering from undiagnosed head pain that can not seem to be found my normal means?
oh, i have been to physical therapy, ciropractors and others, nero, ortho, and even a shrink and none can find anything..
Help if you can...i am getting desprate...all i do is lay around in bed all the time and unless i take a large dose of oxycontin i can not get up sometimes.
Oh this pain started before takeing any narcotice type meds.

please help...please.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on June 12th, 2006

Headache, Migraines, Sinus Conditions Answer A1049

It seems that the first headache you experienced could have been caused by chronic sinusitis: it vanished after repairing the deviated nasal septum. Your current symptoms might be caused by "abstinence syndrome" from narcotics. After so many years on narcotics (actiq, oxicontin etc.), you could have developed a dependence on them, thereby making life difficult without them. You can talk to your GP for advice regarding abstinence. Detoxing from narcotics can be medically supervised; you need not do it alone.

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