My name is will, I am 24 years old.
I do not smoke, drink, or do drugs.
About a year ago I removed caffeine from
my diet.
I drink at least 8 glasses of water a
day.
I weight roughly 250 pounds, and the
doctor has expressed that I should lose
weight. However, I am nowhere near
obeese.
In mid-2005 I began having small "pains"
in my forehead. They were really just
small annoyances. They generally traveled
from the front/right portion of my head
and would occassionatlly go to the top of
my head. It felt more like a tickle than
anything.
They have continued, and I am seriously
wanting to know what is going on.
I have narrowed it down to three things.
1) after visiting the doctor she diagnosed
me with high blood pressure. However, I
have struggled with the fact that I have
done everything she's asked me to do to
lower it, and these head pressure spells
are still occuring a year later. Also,
upon taking my blood pressure, very rarely
was it ever high.
I believe that much of my high blood
pressure is stress related. Including
readings in the doctors office (after
being in the initial exam for an hour, and
her ruling out all other factors I became
relaxed and she noted my bp had
decreased.)
2) I have had a cavity in my back, jaw
tooth for 3 years. It has not been a
problem as far as pain is concerned. It
is out of site, and I wanted to wait until
I got out of school to take care of it
unless it became a problem. I do have an
appointment with the dentist set up for
this october. Though, I am wondering if
that cavity could be the problem.
3) about a month prior to my trip to the
doctor I sneezed very hard and
accidentally pinched my nose. It was
incredibly painful, and even rattled my
teeth. In the following hours afterwards
the right side of my head developed a
large area of pressure (felt similar to
that of a sinus infection.) it is blurry,
but I don't know if my pains started
before or after the incident.
If they started after, could these
pressure/pain spells I am having be rooted
in that?
I have always had sensitive sinuses (about
twice a year I generally get colds or
sinus infections, and deal with a few days
of sinus pressure headaches.)
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this entire situation has me worried, and
I would like to know if anyone has any
information for me. If you need more
information just ask and I will be glad to
give it. I am wanting to find someway of
knowing what this is, and try to treat it.
If someone can help, please let me
know.
Worried will
