sometimes i get them behind my eyes, i get sensitive to light and sound. ibuprophen doesnt help. ive had eye surgury at age 6 but just for a lazy eye. why do i get these nasty headaches
2007-12-24 06:50:17 · 14 answers · asked by sunkissedbabe100 1 in Health ➔ Optical
It's hard to believe but you can actually drink too much water. They recommend 8 glasses of water a day so you'll drink plenty of water, but you can actually drink too much and flush out all your sodium and water soluable vitamins until you've made yourself anemic.
When I am dehydrated I do the same thing you are describing, I get terrible headache pain and I feel tense and achy in that muscle behind my neck. You can drink orange juice or a sports drink and get more sodium or potassium in your diet, and it will make you retain your water better. It's still going to make you thirsty, but the sodium will help balance your water and sodium and that headache should be kept at bay. If you don't drink enough orange juice, that's when you would get a headache and that would show you're running low and you need more orange juice.
It's good to drink water, but drinking a lot of water can make you feel terribly thirsty, even more so than when you started. This is a clear sign you need more sodium. There are foods you can eat that are good sources of sodium and potassium. That would be something like oranges, grapefruit, raisins, prunes, figs, dates and dried apricots. They'll make you thirsty but still help you keep a healthy balance between your water and sodium.
I hope this helps you.
2007-12-24 07:11:12 · answer #1 · answered by sisterwoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if there's a pattern. If you get them at a certain time of day only on work/school days, it may be the lights they are using. If your back or shoulders feel tight, it can be a tension headache. It can be lots of things... allergies, sensitivity to certain lights/sound, muscle tension. Staring at a computer monitor for long periods of time can set them off too!
If the ibuprofen isn't working, you might want to try Tylenol or acetaminophen. If it keeps happening though for say a week or more, see your doctor.
2007-12-24 07:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Dani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you drink nothing but water all day, then you are restricting yourself from nutrients, your blood sugar is probably dropping down too low, and you are starving your brain of nutrients, therefore giving you bad headaches You really need to try and eat a balanced diet.
2007-12-24 06:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Migraines have lots of triggers, including certain foods, smells, sounds, allergens, changes in the weather, and changes in air pressure. Try to think back to when the headaches first started and make a list of anything that might have changed to start triggering them. Talk to your doctor, too because she will have more information, recommendations, and treatment options.
2007-12-24 07:00:55 · answer #4 · answered by Cat Loves Her Sabres 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They sound like they might be bordering on migraine headaches. Could be stress, but only way to really tell is by seeing a doctor. Sometimes, they don't really know either.
2007-12-24 06:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by T 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like migraine, water will have no effect good or bad.
See your doctor, there are effective treatments for migraine.
2007-12-26 07:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by Judy B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a migraine headache to me,
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2007-12-24 06:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
along with drinking alot of water should come eating a balanced diet
2007-12-24 07:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you eating food too? Could be a hypoglycemic triggered migraine
2007-12-24 06:54:31 · answer #9 · answered by Helen DDS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like a migraine.
2007-12-24 06:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by windybreeze 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋