What can I do about headaches?

Question

I get a lot of headaches. They're almost always on the right side of my head and they start in the back, near my neck, and then work their way up and forward. They're really hard to get rid of. I can
t take aspirin or ibuprofen, Tylenol doesn't work, even if I take 5 Extra Strength Tylenol, I've tried Midrin and Tylenol 3 but they don't help much either. Does anyone have an explanation for these types of headaches? I'm really sick of them.

Answer 1

sounds like tension headaches.
try a massage, or gentle stretches of your neck.
(turn your head in the OPPOSITE direction of which ever side is hurting so that your chin lines up with your breast, then with your hand on your head, pull gentley down as to pull your head/chin to your chest. hold this for 5 seconds.) you will feel a gentle stretching in your neck.
maybe your pillow is too high? and taking too much medicine can make it worse so be careful with that.
you need anti inflammatory. Advil is one example.
Tylenol is acetaminophen. but you can try to take one of each, sometimes a combination of the two works good.
also try cold compress like ice on your neck. NEVER use heat will make a headache worse! also strangely enough, caffeine or coffee will help too.
hope this helps ;)

Answer 2

One-sided headaches are often migraines. Do you have an aura? Sensitivity to light and sound? You can see your GP, then maybe even a neurologist and perhaps prophylactic medications can help to prevent these headaches, plus there are several meds now that abort a migraine. DON'T get started on narcotic pain meds, that can be worse than the headaches. Also, you can get rebound headaches from taking Tylenol, etc., too frequently.

Answer 3

I would consult your doctor, however check your environment. If you work at a desk ensure your posture is correct and you have a chair with good lower back supports and make sure you move around for 5 minutes of every hour. Use a document stand instead of trying to bend over paperwork to read it, and if necessary get check for glasses. If you have an exercise program make sure the exercises you are doing are not placing undue stress on your spine or back muscles and also avoid high quantities of caffine.

Answer 4

Not all headaches require medical attention, and respond with simple analgesia (painkillers) such as paracetamol/acetaminophen or members of the NSAID class (such as aspirin/acetylsalicylic acid or ibuprofen).

In recurrent unexplained headaches, healthcare professionals may recommend keeping a "headache diary" with entries on type of headache, associated symptoms, precipitating and aggravating factors. This may reveal specific patterns, such as an association with medication, menstruation and absenteeism.

Some forms of headache may be amenable to preventative treatment, such as migraine. On the whole, long-term use of painkillers is discouraged as this may lead to "rebound headaches" on withdrawal. Caffeine, a vasoconstrictor, is sometimes prescribed or recommended, as a remedy or supplement to pain killers in the case of extreme migraine. This has led to the development of Tylenol Ultra, a paracetamol/caffeine analgesic.

Answer 5

You're having migraines
Try to find out what triggers by looking it up on the internet.
Go to the doctor and get some pills for it.
But until then you can some old remedies but I find that laying down in dark room reliefs the pain especially with Niquill which put you to sleep
Don't worry I have Migraines to but mines are about ten times worse than yours first I have Visual Arua( Blurred vision) in one eye that give me time to perpare for the migraine I firgured that long exposured to heat triggers mine

Answer 6

More than likely it revolves around stress or possibly your posture, I get migranes frequently and live on excederine migrane, if it is your posture, try the "tension" headache medicine. Also it is possible that you have allergies or sinus problems, so if the excedrine migrane dosen't work try taking a sinus pill.....beware it may make you drowsy, but if it is the problem then you will feel better real quick.

Answer 7

Try some traditional chinese therapy...u know, the one using needles....u medicine didn work due to the fact that they only block/ease it, they dont solve your prob...and overdosage-->"5 Extra Strength Tylenol" causes your body to build resistance against it and eventually needs it to even feel normal....hence try going to a proper checkup

Answer 8

I feel for you. I've been fighting headaches for three days. I get migraines and so does my son. We are both on RX for them My son is on a preventative.
I've been told to try a chiropractor but they kind of scare me when it comes to cracking my neck or back.
You may want to go to a Dr. It might be something easy to take care of and it may not be. Good luck!

Answer 9

You really need to see a doctor...see your GP if you have one...otherwise see a Neurologist. This is NOT something you should mess around with....it could be any number of things and I don't want to scare you but I DO want to motivate you because even if it isn't 'all that serious' you can still get relief from a doctor that you certainly won't get on Yahoo Answers.

Answer 10

Sounds like you should go to the chiropractor to get realigned. Also what you are explaining is a migraine, not a headache. The best thing for that is Excedrin Migraine.