Constant Headaches?

Question

I am getting a headache every night. It starts anytime between 5 and 7 and I go to sleep with it (and sometimes it stays overnight). My other half says it's a combination of allergies and the drastic change in temparature (goes from 50's to high 80's every day). They are not sinus headaches, it's a headache that hits where a headband would sit on my head. I just know I'm sick of being in pain and trying to not be crabby with my kiddies. I've tried some different OTC meds, but I'm concerned about taking them because something as simple as tylenol sinus can knock me out. I've tried tylenol migraine, aleve, ibuprophen, drixoral and tylenol sinus and none have helped (or they've knocked me on my butt--I can't care for my kids because I'm so drowsy). Any suggestions? This hasn't happened before.

Answer 1

Try an icepack,apply to the source of the worst pain, (across your forehead) and to temples and the back of the neck. Make sure you are well hydrated,avoid caffeine it dehydrates you,or if you do drink something with caffeine make sure you also drink a lot of water to counter it.
Does anyone else in your home get a headache during the same time? Your children, do they seem irritable at bedtime? If so, I would make sure that your home does not have a carbon monoxide leak. Even low levels can be harmful, and a headache that comes on suddenly,when you are heating your home can be caused by a leak. Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? It needs to be plugged in an outlet low close to the floor. Furnaces and fireplaces can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.If you detect it in your home get everyone out and go to the E.R. for treatment with oxygen.Call the fire dept to come and clear your home of the carbon monoxide and to verify levels are down and it is safe to re-enter.
No over the counter med or any med will help if it is carbon monoxide poisoning, you must get it out of your bloodstream by getting oxygen levels up again.Carbon monoxide replaces the oxygen in your blood, and must be treated at the hospital.

Even if others in your home do not complain of a headache I would check for carbon monoxide, my husband and son did not have a headache and did not need treatment because the rooms they were in were not affected.

Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Severe headache, fatigue, confusion, pink or flushed red skin.

Answer 2

There are a great many things that can cause headaches and to try and answer your question without a medical work up would not be fair to you. You should seek a doctors opinion on this. Not to worry you because many headaches are just simply a headache that needs a different approach other than OTC medication. I would just simply encourage you to seek a medical professionals advise rather than trusting the opinion of people who do not know you and have not properly assessed you. Take care and if you have further questions that I can help with feel free to e-mail me.

Answer 3

There is no medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for RA, OA, Back ache and almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.

Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES,
Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy, BODY CONSTITUTION etc are their causes. None of them can be treated with medicine. Our 100% success in treating migraine &H/A confirms it.

Acupuncture is the best treatment.
I can treat it with naturopathy and YOG, but how can you manage pl see.

Pain killers don't treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.
The useless drugs have tremendous power of side effects like liver/kidney failures, ulcer, inflammation of intestines and lot more.
Avoid late sleeping if possible; worry, spicy foods, sour fruits, stale bakery foods, SMOKING and alcohole.
Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help if cough is not there.

But you try one herbal remedy- two drops of drumstick leaves' juice in opposite nostril if one side pains and both nostrils if full H/A will give you rescue. Betel leaf helps but it is very strong.

If it is acute pl search a painful point 3-6 mm behind your thumb nail and press it, H/A will disappear within 30 seconds.

For forehead pain the points are in front of nails on the finger tips or 3-7 mm below.
It may disappear naturally too.

Source(s):
SHREE SWASTHYAYOG TREATMENT, TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE
R.H. 19, Jhulelal Society, Sector 2/E, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, INDIA.

Answer 4

Go to the Dr. Any time you have the same pain for a long period of time it needs to be addressed by a Dr. Our weather is doing the same thing and I am not having head aches. I'm sure hubby is trying to help,but If he's like mine,He always thinks everything is minor. Better safe then sorry.

Answer 5

Headaches described as a tight band with regular occurrence are usually tension headaches. These are sometime hard to treat. Many people find relief with professional massage therapy or a chiropractor, followed by a stretching routine to keep things from returning. My wife suffered these things constantly for years until she went to a chiropractor who treated severe muscle spasms with ultrasound, and followed up with several deep tissue massages. Now she still has occasional headaches, but they are not as severe, and she can get them quickly under control.

Answer 6

See your regular doctor. They may refer you to a neurologist.