Daily headache?

Question

Hi, i am 30 years (2007) and having headache since 1992, it makes total of 15 years. i use to have Crocin(Indian brand of painkiller, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocin). And sometime's Disprin. Almost daily i had to have either one of these before going to bed otherwise i could not sleep. I do not take both together. if i wake up early around 6:30 am, i do not feel pain in head otherwise i will 100% get headache if i wake up on or after 7/8 am. If i eat/drink ice-cream, cold-dinks, yogurt, milk pain will strike any time of the day else it will only start around 9-11 pm in night. it also depend on my work/movement, if i work more there are very good chances that it wont strike. mostly it strike at back of my neck and on the right side of skull above the ear and front of head. any suggection!

Thanks to all those who replied, let me put few more things, which might help you and me to sort this out. For last three

years i am living in England (maximum temperature sometime rise to 25+ degree celcius, around year) and before that i was in

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (usually temperature reach around 35-40 degree celcius through out the year), i am telling name of place

and temperature in order to let you know it does not make much difference to me of the surrounding temperature.
when ever headache start i use to have craving for FOOD, some time it help if i eat something. and important thing is that if

i skip a meal, it is 100% sure that i will have headache. few years ago i got my skull x-ray done, in x-ray i got that on

right side of skull i had some thick layer of some (dnt remember name) stuff, and around right eye too. if severity of cold

increase my level of pain also increses.

one thing i forget to put on, i do not drink lot of water, even after having food i prefer to have a cup of TEA rather than water. Generally before going to bed, with Painkiller i drink half glass of water.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I'm wondering if you could be suffering from a form of cluster headaches. You've said that your headaches are not too painful and normally cluster headaches are EXTREMELY painful; they are far worse than migraines. But the way that you have described the pattern of them sounds similar. I suffered from cluster headaches and when I did have them, I did a little bit of research, and what I found out was: They are generally caused by stress. You need to examine areas in your life which may be cauing you stress and deal with them as necessary, because the headaches will not go away by themselves. If you need to do something as drastic as changing jobs in order to deal with the problem, then that's what needs to happen. That said, they can often be worse at certain times of the year, and this is mainly to do with the seasons changing. I don't know where you live, but if you're in the UK or any other part of the world which experiences a degree of seasonal change, you may find that now that it's getting a little warmer, this is what has triggered it. They might just stop by themselves once the weather settles. In terms of taking tablets to deal with them, I never used to bother. I didn't want to take anything on a daily basis as a precaution, and if you wait until the headache has actually started to take a painkiller, then by the time the painkiller kicks in the headache is already a lot better all by itself. I just used to suffer the pain and bang my head against a brick wall as and when necessary. Also, the reason why they are called "cluster headaches" is because they appear in clusters. You may have one every day for a few weeks and then they will just go away by themselves. But then you'll get another "cluster" a few months later. So, I guess the short story is that I can't really give you any advice. I don't suffer from them at the moment, but from what I've been told by my doctor and what I have read online, this is just luck and I should be prepared for them to return at any moment. But if you think this sounds like what you're going through then just google "cluster headaches" and see if what comes up sounds like what you have.

Answer 3

Something isn't adding up here. How could you have a condition that seems pretty serious, take painkillers for it and not know the name of it? You know the names of your pills. Doctors took an x-ray, told you there's a mass in your brain and let you leave not knowing what the mass is, maybe writing it down for you? It's a big deal to have a mass of any sort in your brain but most sensitive tests like the ones done on a brain are not done by x-ray. Hmmm. It's really hard to "suggest" anything to you cuz I don't know what you have. Plus- didn't your doctors tell you what to expect? You already have painkillers. If they aren't helping you need to go back to the doctor ASAP. While you are there have the doc tell you exactly what they found and what it is called. I'd be scared if I were you, but I'm a softie. Good luck

Answer 4

I use to get headache daily, and an ex-boyfriend told me to go to the chiropractor.

The chiropractor adjusted my neck, and my headaches went away. The vertebra in my neck get out of alignment and cause the headaches. I get adjusted about every 4 - 6 weeks and I don't get headaches anymore.

I just an excellent chiropractor & I am not afriad he'll break my neck. Make sure you go a good chiropractor.

Also, you should start drinking more water, remember your body need 6 to 8 glasses of water a day. You are probably dehydrated. If you don't like the taste of plain water, try putting lemons or limes in the water, or try a few drops of your favour juice or maybe tea.

Answer 5

be sure to drink plenty of water during waking period. keeping the body hydrated specially in high temperature environment even in cold environs does wonders. try also drinking a glass of coffee at its onset. If the headache goes with colds then you can do steam inhalation coz it might be caused by the clog in the sinusis. just boil water and inhale the steam that comes out of it or you can go inside a blanket and bring the very hot steaming water inside if the headache is accompanied by body pains. see what will happen. be sure to safeguard your eyes and open the container little by little. steam could also burn

Answer 6

Go to the source of most pain - muscles. The best book to explain fully what I mean is The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It not only tells what is going on but how to help yourself - I would think that you need someone that is already aware of this to get you progressing. I use a chiropractor who is a muscle specialist and uses an activator (instead of manipulation) along with a massage therapist.

Answer 7

I agree with mlgable.
You have had headaches for too long.
See a neurologist or your primary care physician. There are several causes and types of headaches. Your treatment will depend on what type of headache it is or the cause.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/headache1.shtml

Answer 8

You need to see a neurologist to find out what kind of headaches these are to get them treated. You should never have left them go this long without getting a diagnosis and treatment. See a neurologist and get checked out.

Answer 9

WOW! YOu need to drink Water. YOUR body needs it and I bet your headaches will go away. Make sure you eat and also you may want to go and have accupuncture done.

Answer 10

A neurologist definitely - - plus blood work, does diabetes or migraines run in your family?