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    Default had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    ok i need some ideas.

    headache came on thursday afternoon and it seemed to start because i was sitting at my desk at my day job and the sun was shining in my eyes. i moved after 15 mins or so.
    i had to miss work on friday and saturday because my head hurt and i knew it would just get worse in the club.
    i have tried taking paracetamol - they did nothing but take the edge of the headache a teeny bit,
    i took my mom's migraine medication and that didn't seem to do anything more than paracetamol,
    i'v also tried sinus unblocking tablets in case that's what it is (i have been a little snotty!) and that has done nothing.
    i have tried the menthol stick that you rub on your head amd this helps a little but like everything else, doesn't get rid of even half the pain.

    i went to the doctor's yesteday and she gave me an anti-inflammatory....
    i think it worked slightly better than the others but hardly at all. in fact they kind of made me feel pretty sick.

    i woke up today and it's day 6 of my headache.
    it's not so painful that i'm bedridden but i'm really getting down about it now.

    having a niggly headache for so long is making me irritable and grouchy and just plain miserable. i'm totally fed up. FED UP!

    i've had my eyes tested and no problems there. the doc checked behind my eyes and stuff and didn't find anything wrong there.

    i can't afford to miss another weekend of work... i'm saving up to go travelling next year and it's really important to me.

    please, please, please anyone had a similar problem? any other remedies i could try? i'm at my wits end. it's atually making me feel a little depressed.

    the doc mentions something about tension headaches but i don't really know what she means?

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    Default Re: had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    My friend had a headache for two weeks couldn't figure out why. Turned out she has a pinched nerve in her neck.

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    Default Re: had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    ooh i wonder if it could be that? would i have to go to a physio or something to find out?

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    Default Re: had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    peel a lemmon and put the peels on your forehead yellow side down. tie a bandana over the peels to keep them in place. leave it there for twenty minutes. I know it sounds wierd, but it does work.

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    Default Re: had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    Quote Originally Posted by Jinx_Removing View Post
    ooh i wonder if it could be that? would i have to go to a physio or something to find out?

    She found out from an MRI. It can't hurt to ask your doc if that's not a possibilty for the headache. I don't know if an MRI is the only way to detect it or not.

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    Default Re: had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    danielle, thanks for th tip never heard that one before!

    susan thanks for sharing your info...i'm not sure if i should go back to the doctors... i feel a bit silly about it all. i almost feel like i'm making it up because there's nothing outwardly physically wrong with me you know?! but it's hurting now and is definitely worse today.

    wish i knew what to do!

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    Why feel silly about going back to the doc? If you're in pain, there has to be a reason for it. Better to go back and find out that nothing is wrong than not go and have it turn out to be something major.

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    If you think it might be a tension headache, get a massage!
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    Default Re: had a headache for 6 days now and i'm getting really fed up :(

    I get tension headaches all the time. Epsom salt baths are worth their weight in gold.

    Also-do you clench your jaw or grind your teeth? After the bath, use your thumbs to rub behind your ears along that ridge of bone and down to the neck muscles and then under the jaw. Then rub from the temples down to your jaw. When you find sore spots, rub them. Open and close your jaw a bunch. It might pop a little or make your ears pop. You might need to get a full on massage.

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