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Natalie2389
22-02-14, 15:59
hi all ive been having bad tension headaches for the past 4 days, head feels like its going to explode, I was prescribed co codomol but there not working, im pregnant so am liminted on what I can take, I was on citalopram 10mg and am now alternating the days to be weaned off of them can this be why im getting these headaches? I feel awful:blush:
kurtis1990
22-02-14, 16:04
Have you tried massage? That does wonders for my headaches
Natalie2389
22-02-14, 16:18
Have you tried massage? That does wonders for my headaches

no I haven't because I cant stand anyone touching my head!
RoseEve
22-02-14, 16:21
Headaches can increase during pregnancy it's the hormones. You should be able to talk a mild pain reliever. Congratulations!
Serenity1990
22-02-14, 16:36
I got these very badly when my anxiety first started. It took an osteopath half an hour to banish them for good, they were caused by neck tension resultant from wearing my shoulders as earrings due to anxiety.
anthrokid
23-02-14, 07:26
It's not unusual to get tension headaches when you are weaning off a medication. It often happens because your body is adjusting to the new balance. Again, this can also happen in pregnancy due to your body trying to adjust to different hormone balances. And, yet again, anxiety in general causes tention headaches. Have you considered taking up a meditation class? It can be a fantastic help in reducing tension headaches, increasing relaxation and reducing anxiety.
mummyanxious
23-02-14, 07:52
At what stage are you in your pregnancy as the others have said headaches are very common x
Natalie2389
24-02-14, 15:37
8 weeks but I've had these tension headaches before it's a main anxiety symptom of mine x
Dexterjames
24-02-14, 21:41
I had absolute hell with these for weeks ,90% of my symptoms have been head symptoms i found Ibuprofen (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CD8QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIbuprof en&ei=Z7oLU-GxLqbZ0QW2s4CYBw&usg=AFQjCNGKDwjZ0XDWzbM4H7SrjiOIcmkgZQ&bvm=bv.61725948,d.d2k) work Speak to your GP about that.
It feels like tight band around head and across top.