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Does anyone else get lots of headaches?
Its not something that I am worried about (for a change) as I have had headaches all my adult life. I am sick of reaching for a painkiller when I get one!! Could it be an anxiety thing? I wonder if its tension in my neck, but if it is how on earth can I control it without taking paracetamol??
hi debs
it is unusual if i DON'T have a headache! I used to be under the headache/pain clinic at york years ago when they were at their worst - now - i can go several weeks without taking painkillers but always feel slightly headachey but recently i have been taking painkillers every day/every other day. I have a lot of tension in my neck/shoulders and try to remember not to continually hunch my shoulders etc. I also drink lots of water and use a wheat bag. x
just been googling - i know i shouldnt but as i am not worried i thought - wth!
so looks like its a tension headache - which makes sense!
i really think its coming from my neck and shoulders too xx
just done some more reading - i think it may be 'Medication-Overuse' headache. I tend to take paracetamol and apparantly if you take this for more than 15 days in a month for a headache than your body can become used to the medication and on the days where you dont take it - your body suffers with withdrawel symptoms - therefore another headache = more painkillers!!!!
So I think I will have to be brave and stop taking the paracetamol!
hi - i was warned of this but i can go several weeks at a time when i don't take painkillers after taking them every day for a while so try not to worry too much. do you take the full dose when you have a headache? i try to only take 2 syndol (they are paracetamol/caffeine/codine and a muscle relaxant) and then if it doesnt go i use a headache stick/cold gel on my head for the rest of the day.
by the way - if you are on the pill - they can make headaches much worse. i came off the pill for 6 months last year and hardly suffered with headaches x
A few rounds of massage works wonders for these headaches. The muscles at the back of my neck get tensed up and I start getting daily headaches. After one or two massage sessions I'm good to go for another few months.
Rachael
do you ever find if sometimes you forget about it, it goes away? i suffer from really bad tension headaches to the point where i cant think straight and my head feels as if its in a vice like grip , i get scared sometimes that i will pass out so i tend to be zoned into it... but i have noticed when my mind is truly taken off it , it seems to melt away only problem is i 'check in' alot (to see if its still there)and as soon as i do that bam!! its back x
randomworry
01-08-10, 19:20
can control headaches by doing loads of exercise
well i've decided to abandon any painkillers! I had a really bad headache all weekend and too some painkillers on saturday, I didnt take any yesterday and this morning i have woken clear headed!!
Strange thing is I seem to be able to bring one on just by thinking about it - I think it is coming from muscle tension - i really need to learn how to relax
randomworry
02-08-10, 13:43
hey debbsi try and calm down your dancing cat thing too..........why is it sooo fast looool!!
hahaha :) I tried but cant work out how to do it!! :D
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