tlanott
04-01-17, 03:06
Hello all,
I just recently got over a fear of esophageal cancer (after begging for a barium swallow which showed nothing but mild reflux), and now I have moved onto a new fear courtesy my health anxiety.
About two weeks ago I randomly got a headache in the afternoon and did not think too much of it, took a Tylenol and it disappeared. However, after this, and for the past two weeks, I have had daily headaches. Usually, I will wake up without pain, but I will immediately start thinking about having a headache and within a minute I begin to feel pain. The headaches usually are most mild in the morning, get worse mid-afternoon, anywhere between 1 and 5 in the afternoon, and then just kind of continue on until I go to bed. It has become my new obsession. I have also have felt pretty tired despite sleeping for 9 to 10 hours a day (I am on break from college). Other than this, I would describe myself as a healthy 20 year old.
Other things I have noticed...
- Usually, when I go to the gym and workout the headache subsides completely or at least is not as noticeable, but begins again almost immediately after I finish my workout.
- When I was with my family during the holidays I would have a beer or two which would basically rid me of a headache for a few hours (I'm thinking it may have relaxed me).
- The headache is much less noticeable when I am distracted with friends, etc.
- The headache is not localized, and usually begins as a pressure near the bridge of my nose and near my eyes/lower forehead, and then gradually moves to the side of my head, back of my head, returns to my forehead/pressure behind my eyes, etc.
- OTC painkillers worked at first, but now after I take them I cannot stop focusing on my head and possible pain, so although the pain may be more bearable it usually never subsides fully.
I have been sitting around most of the day watching TV, spending time on my computer, or on my phone, so it is possible that I am straining my eyes and that me basically sitting around doing nothing is making me tired. It also allows me to focus on my head and how I feel at all hours of the day, which isn't great.
Logically, I know that I most likely do not have a brain tumor, but as someone who basically never gets headaches, and who is constantly worried about my health, I can't help but be concerned, especially since it's now been slightly over two weeks, and think about the worst possible outcome. I also can't seem myself away from Dr. Google.
Sorry for such a long post, and thank you in advance for your replies!
I just recently got over a fear of esophageal cancer (after begging for a barium swallow which showed nothing but mild reflux), and now I have moved onto a new fear courtesy my health anxiety.
About two weeks ago I randomly got a headache in the afternoon and did not think too much of it, took a Tylenol and it disappeared. However, after this, and for the past two weeks, I have had daily headaches. Usually, I will wake up without pain, but I will immediately start thinking about having a headache and within a minute I begin to feel pain. The headaches usually are most mild in the morning, get worse mid-afternoon, anywhere between 1 and 5 in the afternoon, and then just kind of continue on until I go to bed. It has become my new obsession. I have also have felt pretty tired despite sleeping for 9 to 10 hours a day (I am on break from college). Other than this, I would describe myself as a healthy 20 year old.
Other things I have noticed...
- Usually, when I go to the gym and workout the headache subsides completely or at least is not as noticeable, but begins again almost immediately after I finish my workout.
- When I was with my family during the holidays I would have a beer or two which would basically rid me of a headache for a few hours (I'm thinking it may have relaxed me).
- The headache is much less noticeable when I am distracted with friends, etc.
- The headache is not localized, and usually begins as a pressure near the bridge of my nose and near my eyes/lower forehead, and then gradually moves to the side of my head, back of my head, returns to my forehead/pressure behind my eyes, etc.
- OTC painkillers worked at first, but now after I take them I cannot stop focusing on my head and possible pain, so although the pain may be more bearable it usually never subsides fully.
I have been sitting around most of the day watching TV, spending time on my computer, or on my phone, so it is possible that I am straining my eyes and that me basically sitting around doing nothing is making me tired. It also allows me to focus on my head and how I feel at all hours of the day, which isn't great.
Logically, I know that I most likely do not have a brain tumor, but as someone who basically never gets headaches, and who is constantly worried about my health, I can't help but be concerned, especially since it's now been slightly over two weeks, and think about the worst possible outcome. I also can't seem myself away from Dr. Google.
Sorry for such a long post, and thank you in advance for your replies!