What do these symptoms mean to you?

Question

I've been to the doctor so don't tell me to do that please. I'm just curious if anyone in the general public has experienced this and can give me some insight. I currently am experiencing:
Almost daily headaches
Migraines with vomiting in the a.m.
Migraines that do not get better with ibuprofen (Advil)
Migraines that cause weakness for the entire day
Headaches that cause fatigue and weakness
Dizzyness
Muscle twitches
Feelings of vertigo (a little different than dizzyness)

What do you think? Stress? Dehydration? Brain tumor? Paranoia?

thanks for all the opinions, i appreciate it. im not pregnant though, unless it's by divine intervention. and i suppose i could stand to eat a little healthier. but the doctor has scheduled an MRI. i was just curious what you all had to say.

Answer 1

sounds like you are suffering from migrains - and migraines do NOT go away with advil. there are things that can be causing them - caffine is known to be a major trigger for migrains. so is lack of sleep and stress. if you are concerened about dehydration drink more water - and get a water bottle nd place it at the head of your bed - get in the habit of when you wake up to roll over take a big gulp - first thing when you wake up finish the bottle - it could be stress - it could also be tension headaches - when you get up take a hot shower and let it hit your shoulder and the back of your neck while it is running over them do stretching exercises by tilting your head to the far left and hold it for 20 seconds then to the right and front - DO NOT ROLL YOU NECK AROUND - as you do the stretchs you will feel muscles pull - turn your head and tilt to feel other muscles streching hold each stretch for a count fo 20 seconds. if you drink caffine in the morning try cutting back switch to 1/2 caffine 1/2 decaf or no caffine (if your a heavy caffine drinker cutting out caffine 100% make cause headaches)

i do not think it is a brain tumor - but it is a painfil experience - i suffer from both tension heaches and migraines - migraines are on one side of the head only - tension headaches normally start at the back of your head/base of the neck - you could also have TMJ which is a jaw condition that can cause severe headaches, but normally advil works for those so i do not think that is it.

and if your dr is not helping go to a different one!!! there are a dozen medecines that work for migraines and advil is not one of them - zomig, imitrex....the list goes on

Hope you feel better!!!

Answer 2

Headache is common in a wide variety of illness.
Of those that you mention we can rule out paranoia and dehydration.
Instead of guessing, what needs to be done is to rule out the most serious possibilities, like brain tumor. So we take a cat scan of the brain. For a tumor to be causing almost daily headaches, it would have to be large and it would show in a cat scan.
There is no harm with taking some mild sedative while tests are taken. Sometimes, a mild sedative like Valium 2 to 5mg three times a day will produce such an improvement in the patient symptomatology that that in itself make the diagnosis (anxiety, stress).
Because of vertigo, your ears should be checked and there is a strong suggestion of migraine.
It would not surprise me if your doctor would prescribe some medications for migraine while tests are taken.

You may have noticed that I have said that some medications can be tried while tests are taken.
It is common and prudent to do the two things at once, taking medications and continue testing.
Because of the vertigo and the medications I have alluded, driving must be avoided until the vertigo subsides.

Answer 3

Hi there your symptoms sound familiar to mine and my moms, we also suffer from migraines but thankfully not as bad (my moms is like yours). I'm sorry that you have to go through a lot It appears the doctors don't know much rightMy mom had that problem in the past where they say take a headache tablet, but that does not work. Maybe I can advise you to of course consult your doctor on a few medications I will mention and have him prescribe them to you and see how you go with them as my mom take these,

1. Being Sandomigraine
2. Serc
3. Imigrain(nasal spray) I take this one

one of those should give you relefe, the sandomigraine doesn't let you have a migraine it blocks it and the serc helps with the dizzyness (and the imagarain spay you use when you feel a migraine coming). I truely hope you find some kind of relefe as I know what it feels like to go through that and it ruins your life. Just mention those medications I suggested, there is no harm in trying them as you may be suprised of the good outcome. I actually heard about a lady who had that problem from an article I was reading and it mentioned she was using sandomigarine and took the article to my doctor who read it ad I said this is the pill I want you to give my mom and since that day I kid you not she feel so much better. Sometimes we find our own cure from reading or finding it out from others. Good luck to you and let us know how you went.

Answer 4

I bet they are Migraines that are presenting in different ways. My son has them and they come on from a variety of activities. Have you kept a log of what you were doing when they start? Try that, it will give your Dr. more to go on when you see him again. Stress, yes there is always a chance that's it. But...the rest I doubt. Test yourself for Dehydration. It's easy, pinch your skin, if it sticks together, than you are. If it doesn't and it bounces right back you aren't. Brain tumor??? Are you vomiting up green stuff? Paranoia, maybe, is something worrying you? Hope this helps some! Take care,

Answer 5

These also happen to be the side effects from using narcotics. Diabetic symptoms no doubt but also signs that kidney s or your liver could use use a boost or maybe low blood pressure is the issue. Consider lack of food sleep stress factors with your doctor and find solutions. Even clenching your jaw for long periods of time will induce head pain weird vision etc

Answer 6

The weakness, fatigue and dizziness scare me and do not jive with migraines totally. I have suffered from them all of my life. If you just started getting these and have never had them before for sure see your doctor ASAP. Not to scare you but my brother in law has a brain tumor with some ot those symptoms. You are not paranoid go to a neurologist right away to get it checked. Good luck.

Answer 7

To me it sounds like you are having migraines. I been through everything you been through. From headaches a day,dizziness,migraines. With mines I had numbness and eye problems also. To make everything clear go to the doc. to make sure you don't have a brain tumor or anything. It could be a number of things with the same symptoms. Just make sure ok.

Answer 8

I suggest to see a neurolgist if you haven't seen that particular kind of doctor. They will probably schedule you for testing...MRI...etc....
Do you take Oral Contraceptives by any chance? I used to have horrible migraines....hormonal...caused by them. I stopped taking them and voila problem solved. But your problem may be more than that...so do go back to a specialist! Good Luck!

Answer 9

Sounds like you might just be suffering from migraines. I get migraines myself! Advil never worked for me either, I prefer Excedrin. You can also try Imitrex, it is very good for this kinda stuff.

Answer 10

You may be pregnant or you might be under a lot of stress. My mom used to get most of those symptoms that you have, but she was on menopause and under tons of stress. That is my comment. Also if you want to go to webmd.com most the time it works, but sometimes its wrong