vy canis majoris
07-08-13, 17:51
Hi everyone, I would just like to ask a few questions about my symptoms.
So here it goes -
I have had my headache for just over 3 months almost on a daily basis. The pain in my head around 90% of the time is at the back of my head on the right side, the pain is like a pulsing/burning pain. So two months ago I decided to go to the doctors about my problem headache. She asked me a few questions like where the pain was sore etc, then she took my blood pressure and checked my pupils, everything was fine. I was given Ibuprofen 400mg tablets, which helped the headache for 2-3 hours per tablet but the pain always came back. After a week of using Ibuprofen I thought it was best to stop taking them because I didn't want to get rebound headaches.
A few weeks after I went to the doctors I then thought it would be best to get an eye exam incase the headache was an indiction I needed glasses. I told the person that was examing my eyes that I've been getting a lot of headaches at the back of my head. I got my eye test and again everything was fine, she couldn't see any abnormalities.
A fortnight after I had the eye exam, one night I looked in the mirror I noticed that my pupils were a different size, my right pupil was much bigger than my left, this really scared me. I thought it would be best to go on google to see what different sized pupils mean with a headache and the stuff that came up completly freaked me out! I check every night now and my right pupil is always bigger than my left.
Almost three weeks ago I went to see my doctor again about my headache, I told her the Ibuprofen didn't work, I had different sized pupils, ringing in my ears and some dizziness whenever I stand up. Again she checked my blood pressure and checked my pupils. Bloodpressure was normal and both pupils responded to light. After these checks I was told I had a chronic tension-type headache and was given Amitriptyline 10mg after 1 week I move up to 20mg. I have been on the Amitriptyline for 2 and a half weeks. I still get the pain at the back of my head (mostly at night now) and my pupils are still different size.
I'm a 23 year old male that has had headaches in the past but they have never lasted as long as this one. What I would like to know is if anyone from this site has the same symptoms as me. And how could she diagnose me without doing any sort of tests such as blood tests, MRI, CT scans etc. After checking up google (bad move) I now think I have something serious such as a brain tumor. Any messages from others who have had this problem would be much appreciated.
So here it goes -
I have had my headache for just over 3 months almost on a daily basis. The pain in my head around 90% of the time is at the back of my head on the right side, the pain is like a pulsing/burning pain. So two months ago I decided to go to the doctors about my problem headache. She asked me a few questions like where the pain was sore etc, then she took my blood pressure and checked my pupils, everything was fine. I was given Ibuprofen 400mg tablets, which helped the headache for 2-3 hours per tablet but the pain always came back. After a week of using Ibuprofen I thought it was best to stop taking them because I didn't want to get rebound headaches.
A few weeks after I went to the doctors I then thought it would be best to get an eye exam incase the headache was an indiction I needed glasses. I told the person that was examing my eyes that I've been getting a lot of headaches at the back of my head. I got my eye test and again everything was fine, she couldn't see any abnormalities.
A fortnight after I had the eye exam, one night I looked in the mirror I noticed that my pupils were a different size, my right pupil was much bigger than my left, this really scared me. I thought it would be best to go on google to see what different sized pupils mean with a headache and the stuff that came up completly freaked me out! I check every night now and my right pupil is always bigger than my left.
Almost three weeks ago I went to see my doctor again about my headache, I told her the Ibuprofen didn't work, I had different sized pupils, ringing in my ears and some dizziness whenever I stand up. Again she checked my blood pressure and checked my pupils. Bloodpressure was normal and both pupils responded to light. After these checks I was told I had a chronic tension-type headache and was given Amitriptyline 10mg after 1 week I move up to 20mg. I have been on the Amitriptyline for 2 and a half weeks. I still get the pain at the back of my head (mostly at night now) and my pupils are still different size.
I'm a 23 year old male that has had headaches in the past but they have never lasted as long as this one. What I would like to know is if anyone from this site has the same symptoms as me. And how could she diagnose me without doing any sort of tests such as blood tests, MRI, CT scans etc. After checking up google (bad move) I now think I have something serious such as a brain tumor. Any messages from others who have had this problem would be much appreciated.