I wake up alot of times with pain that shoots from the left to the right in the back of my head. I also have fibromyalgia. Could that cause the pain? I also notice they get more intense when I'm tired or stressed.
2007-09-15 00:39:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Hello Annie Oakley,
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2007-09-17 14:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 10 years ago. Pain in the area you describe is not typical of fibromyalgia pain, but each sufferer is different.
Factors you may want to consider regarding consulting a physician about this discomfort include:
1. How long has this been occurring? Weeks, months?
2. How often does this occur? Every day? Twice a week?
3. Do you sleep on your back, stomach, or side? Soft or hard pillow? Is your head turned at an angle when you sleep?
4. What medications do you take?
5. Do you exercise?
6. Describe the pain. You mentioned "shooting" and that it moves from left to right. Does it shoot once? Several times? Is is dull, sharp, tingling, slow, fast?
7. What makes it worse/better? What have you tried doing when it hurts? Pressure, heat, cold, nothing?
8. Do you have blurred vision with this? Nausea? Vomiting? Sensory disturbances (smells that aren't there, spots or lines in your vision, tastes that aren't there)?
Sometimes a headache is just a headache, or it may be caused by a compressed nerve in that area (or even in another area!). If some of the answers to the above questions concern you, you may want to see your physician.
Fibromyalgia does indeed cause aches, especially when you're tired and stressed, but if you've had fibromyalgia for some time you may be familiar with which aches are fibromylagia and which ones may indicate a different condition entirely.
Listen to your body! It may be better for a physician to say, "It's nothing, just a compressed nerve," than for a medical condition to go untreated.
2007-09-15 01:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by july 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you know Fibromyalgia can cause so many different pains. Anytime when you are tired or stressed the pain is going to intensify. It can also be from not having the correct pilliow. That can cause neck and head pain. Place an ice pack on the back of your neck for ten minutes when you are having this pain and see if it helps it diminish. I would recommend you see a chiropractor and have your spine checked out, because if the spine is not in alignment that can cause pain.
I'm enclosing a link to qualified chiropractors that use a gentle technique that's wonderful for people with Fibromyalgia.
2007-09-15 00:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.fibromyalgiasource.com has lots of information about Fibromyalgia and may be able to provide you with some assistance.
2007-09-16 18:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by sideline2084 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called a headache. at worst, you can be looking at a migraine. try to drink more water.
2007-09-15 00:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-09-15 03:44:21 · answer #6 · answered by Licia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋