headaches everyday?!?
in Health
symptoms are
nausea
tingling in fingers and other random places.
dizzy and extreme fatigue.
my headaches are on and off all day.
they're in my face, top of head, sides and back of head.
i'm 19
cant go to the doctors;no insurance
help????
Comments
It’s probably stress related.
Plagued with headaches from childhood to middle age I have had many different types: Migraines, Cluster, Allergic, Visual and mild. The following has helped me and others, I AM NOT A DOCTOR and I recommend that you make an appointment to see one and possibly consider counseling if these headaches are persistent.
This is not a substitute for seeing a Doctor or any health-care provider. However, if you read this and follow the recommendations at the END you may be headache free before the appointment date(s).
What your DDS, ER, MD, chiropractor, therapist or health-care provider may not tell you are; that most if not all headaches are STRESS related and they can be and usually are triggered by conditioning. If you can identify the conditioned triggers of your headaches you can break the cycle of stress aggravating a headache and the headache aggravating the stress. This fuels a very disabling negative feedback cycle. Break the cycle by:
Reducing headache symptoms such as, nausea, vomiting and vertigo.
Try inducing relaxation.
Teach your body to be more tolerant towards headache triggers.
Try improving blood-circulation to your brain.
Start a routine that controls or rids you of headaches (see my routine below).
Here are a few common types of headaches:
SUBDURAL Hematoma headaches are caused by trauma. If you have suffered a HEAD INJURY please stop reading this and go to the nearest hospital Emergency Room NOW.
MIGRAINE headaches are usually one sided, more common in females and characterized by at least one of the following; sensitivity to light, pain behind one eye, throbbing brought on by bright lights, chocolate, cheese, red wine or menstrual cycle. You can also have a visual aura around lights and things may taste odd.
HYPERTENSION headaches are at the top and back of your head and throb. You usually wake up with this headache and after about 3 to 4 hours it subsides and may be caused by high blood pressure. You may need medicines to reduce your high blood pressure.
CLUSTER headaches can be seen in an adolescent to adult, more common in males, one sided, usually over temple or eye area, may have a blood shot eye(s), and may wake you up at night, runny nose, sweating, tearing of the eyes, usually worse in Spring or Fall (allergy season) and lasts 15 min. to 12 hrs.
MUSCULAR TENSION headaches feels: band-like distribution around head - like wearing a very tight head band and is brought on by stress, tension, fatigue and work.
CERVICOGENIC (neck caused) headaches - characterized by possible sharp pain behind your ear at the base of the skull along with correlated shoulder pain which can last for days and weeks at a time until misalignment is corrected. Medications provide only short term relief when taken.
SINUS headaches are localized in nature; certain positions are worse like the nose area, steady throb, and worse in the morning and may be seasonal.
Rounding it out are Temporal, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Brain Tumor headaches.
With the exception of the last three types of headache and SUBDURAL Hematoma trauma headaches there are SIX home remedies that I use and that may work for you as they do/did for me. This is a routine;
(1) Drink 16 to 24 ounces of water as dehydration may cause headaches. Dehydration is stress. If you are fasting this can fill an empty stomach and allows you to continue your fast.
(2) Eat a banana! My MOST skeptical of friends was SO DESPERATE he eventually tried it and claims that it cures 40% of his headaches/migraines and gives some relief of the other 60%! Bananas are loaded with potassium which helps alleviate all headaches. In addition it is very filling and an empty stomach is stress.
(3) Take your chosen OTC meds, if any.
(4) Take a pleasant shower.
(5) De-stress by; turning off the phone, TV, the computer, the clock and don’t watch the news!
(6) Lay down for a nap. To unplug the brain you are only going to think about what else you can do to de-stress.
This is my routine I use to break the headache cycle. You could do the same or add other stress reducers, such as: cold compresses, ear plugs, sleep visors, herbal teas, etc. It’s important to have a routine so that you can get CONTROL of the headaches and not vice-a-versa.
Knowledge is power. Learn more about headaches and get more control and empowerment over them. Start at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headache Also try: http://www.headache-treatment-options.com/
Hope this helps!
Have your eyes checked out- you may need glasses or a new prescription. headaches can be bought on by the eyes straining over a long period of time which ties in with you getting them in the evening. Are you on a computer all day? if so give your eyes a break form the flickering screen and go for a walk for some fresh air. You are legally entitled to 5 minutes away from the computer each hour. Use it! hope this helps.
Tight neck muscles cause your headaches. The muscles go to the top of your head where they connect to muscles going around your head. When the neck muscles are tight they can pull the head muscles into pain and that's your headache. The tight muscles can press into the nerves leaving the neck that go around your head and face to send pains to those areas for the sorted pains you get. Tight neck muscles can restrict the blood flow in your head so less oxygen makes it to the brain resulting in you feeling very tired and dizzy. They are pressing into the gag reflex area of your throat to make you feel nausea. They can press into nerves going to the arms to send pains into them. This surprised me but I have had several people say the pain went down their arm when releasing their neck muscles. Here's how to release those neck muscles to get rid of the tightness causing the problems for you:
Neck:
Place your hands behind your head so your fingers meet in the middle of your neck. Press into the neck with a moderate pressure and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your head as far as you can, then remove the pressure from the muscles but continue holding your head down for another 30 seconds.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.
repeat if needed and keep repeating until the pains are gone.