Over 10yrs of constant headaches & no end in sight-help!?

Question

I've had a headache every minute of every day for just over 10 yrs. It never goes away, I wake up with it and go to bed with it. In this period I've had loads of scans, x-rays, lumbar puncture, blood tests, allergy tests, had wisdom teeth removed, had my sinus cleaned out, seen a dental specialist about my teeth possibly grinding and tried wearing a mouth guard at night, tried massage, accupuncture, accupressure, magnets, chinese herbs, saw a Chiropractor and a Osteopath. I have depression as a result and take 200mg of slow release Tramil twice a day for pain controll which barely does the job. I use to take Panadeine Forte but long term usage saw me taking up to 18 a day. It peaked in 2004 and I was suicidal & spent 2 weeks in hospital. The pain is at the back of the head and neck and all the experts in their various fields can see nothing wrong with me. I don't smoke or drink & tried going off anything with caffeine with no results. Can anyone offer anything new?

Answer 1

Have you seen a neurologist? They specialize in head problems. Sounds like you need to see one and perhaps have an MRI and a CAT scan for further diagnosis.

Best of luck to you, I hope you feel better sometime soon!

Answer 2

I too have dealt with pain for about 50 years for a variety of reasons.

I personally use deep tissue massage and my beloved Chiropractor for keeping my body aligned and helping to keep pain under control.

Going to a Chiropractor needs to be on a regular basis, probably weekly to start with then, monthly to keep your body in alignment.

Muscles have memory, so once something is out of position, it keeps going back until the correct memory is in place. So the vertebrae in your neck can keep pinching a nerve until it is corrected. Thus causing a headache.

I began migraines at 6, 13 endometriosis began for 25 years and now I am dealing with Rheumatoid arthritis. So I am quite familiar with pain. Plus plenty of night grinding.

For my migraines the Chiropractor plus my "Hot towel relief"
was the best thing I could do. Originally they would last several days, vomiting, dark room the throbbing was unbelievable.

Take a hand towel and dampen it, place it in the microwave for 40 seconds and place it on the face and reheat and then the back of the neck. For me the heat works wonders. Repeat as needed. It opens the blood flow and for me stops any throbbing.

I still get occasional headaches but with the hysterectomy 29 years ago my Migraines stopped cold. I learned they were hormonal.

If I were you I would really find a good Chiropractor and give he or she a few months to try to solve this problem. Whats a few months after ten years. Plus the potential for addiction to pain meds is high.

Good Luck I certainly hope you get this problem solved

Answer 3

I also have been dealing with Daily headaches for the last 7 years. i also have tried anything and everything any doctor can think of, from changing my diet to going to the best neurologist in the state. i went to a pain management doctor and he prescribes me narcotics for my pain. it is the best move i ever made i can now go and do the everyday normal tasks that my headaches made impossible before. i don't plan to be on narcotics forever. i try anything new that comes out and until i find something that works. i can still have a normal life. i felt the same way you did hopeless and thinking life is not worth living but now i realize there is allot to live for. My doctor has told me many times because i was worried about the side effects of narcotics, that Dealing With The Pain Is a 100 times worse for you then the bad side effects from the pain killers. All i know is that this works for me, i can have a normal life and i am always searching for the thing that will work but until then i am taking my pain killers. think about it, it mite be a good option for you.

Answer 4

I have had migraines for 4 years and got fed up with the medical docs so I went to an Iridoligist (study's the eyes) and she gave me some herbs and dietary changes that have fixed the problem. Can't hurt and it's fairly cheap.
Good luck.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

how long have u live at the place Ur in maybe it the paint a certain smell that in Ur house that give u Ur migraine maybe u need imexrin Bad speller it the only one certify for migraines maybe u need a plant maybe u have stale air in Ur house u might needs to get a MRI cscan maybe need change of lifestyle stay stress free maybe a career change go see a specialist maybe need to get a EKG done a test of the brain wave it more deep like a cscan maybe a sleep Ap... test done

Answer 7

Have you tried a cranial osteopath?
Is your house free of perfumes, fumes and chemicals?
Have you had your boiler checked for C02 leakage?
Do you eat regular healthy meals?
Are you on any other medication?
have you tried cutting out the follwing - one at a time - artificial sweeteners, chocolate, cultured dairy products fermented/pickled foods, fruits, mature cheese, monosodium glutamate, nitrates (eg, in cured meats), sugar, sulphites, vegetables, yeast.
Are you sleeping enough?
Have you had any kind of head injury or whiplash?
have you had your eyes checked?
Presumably you've had an MRI scan to rule out vascular compression resulting from abnormal arterial roots near the nerve root?
Have you had shingles?