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louiseds
May 30, 2007 - 10:31pm
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Chronic headaches
Hi Mom30
Who is to say that it is not a part of it, even if not directly? I know that when things go wrong painwise at one end of my spine it eventually spreads or transfers to another part of my spine. I also know that all of the nerve impulses in the body travel to and from the brain via the spine for some distance at least. I also know that before a period I have more lower back pain and general below the waist congestion than normal for about a week, and that if there is some upset from overexertion or inappropriate exercise during that period it will eventually end up with a neck problem and sometimes a headache. Put all that together and it is feasible.
However, six months is a long time to have a headache, more than I could take, so you can conclude that it is not your run of the mill headache that will go away with a good long sleep. It's funny how something chronic sets in and we become resigned to it.
I think you need to take some steps to investigate it, probably starting with a trip down memory lane to identify a point in time when it started, and any changes in your life at that time, eg environment, medication, food, lifestyle etc. Then a visit to your doctor if you haven't already. Then if appropriate I would suggest some sort of physical therapy, eg chiropractor, massage therapist, shiatsu practitioner etc, to try and solve it by simple physical means, and take it from there. That's a start anyway. Good luck. I hope the solution is simple.
Cheers
Louise
AnneKane
May 30, 2007 - 10:38pm
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trad chinese medicine headaches
hi
outside of the great advice you got below, i'd suggest checking it out with a good acupuncturist.. From a trad chinese medicine perspective headaches can be identified by asking question's about time of onset, nature of pain, location of headache( eg side of head may be related to liver /gall bladder, above the eyes the stomach), work posture, time of headaches in cycle, pulse and tongue. things like that.
Hormones, pelvic health and hormones could be linked from this perspective all right..
anyhow just another viewpoint to consider help you i.d what's going on
xx
Anne-helen
AnneH
June 5, 2007 - 2:35pm
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Chronic headache differential diagnosis
This is definitley something for a doctor to investigate for some possible causes I can think of listed from most to least likely:
1. LIFESTYLE - Stress/tension headache, allergy related, food related, red wine, or related to chronic drug use (the "Tylenol rebound effect", I don't mean illegal drugs here). Chronic mild dehydration. Too much sitting at the computer. Address by making lifestyle changes.
2. TMJ dysfunction, a VERY common and misdiagnosed cause for constant headache. If it is accompanied by jaw pain or snapping/popping when you chew, this goes high on the suspect list. Treatment varies depending on severity of bite alignment.
3. Migraine - usually acute, limited episodes of severe pain sometimes accompanied by visual impairments, but there is such thing as a "Transformed Migraine" which is a headache of vascular migrainous nature but has become chronic, more or less constant and does not have the visual aura.
4. Chronic undiagnosed sinus trouble.
5. Systemic disease, could be anything from infection to the collagen vascular disorders
6. Mechanical problems - Congenital malformations which took time to manifest or recent structural changes such as high cervical disk herniations.
7. Brain tumor
As you can see, it takes something to sort out the cause of a headache. This is not meant to be a complete list. Keep in mind that the majority of headaches are found under the first item listed, and that alone takes some detective work to nail the exact cause.
If you can't sort it out pretty quickly by yourself, see a doctor.
jepala
June 5, 2007 - 5:29pm
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Headaches
Hi, just wanted to offer another idea for headache causes. Have your thyroid checked. Ask for Free T4 and Free T3 along with TSH.
Also your Blood sugar levels.
I suffered from chronic headache along with the other many symptoms of Hypothyroidism. All gone now with proper treatment.
One of my daughters suffered from some major daily headaches. for her it was also thyroid issues. Headaches went away for a few months but then came back, this time she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She is in her early 20's, I'm 47.
Anyway just an idea, I thought I'd pass along.
Linda