Chronic Headaches

**kneegrow_native** · 05-20-2004, 01:23 PM

Anyone here ever have a lot of headaches?

Have you ever coughed real hard, or did something that was kind of physically stressful and you ended up with a pounding headache that incapacitates you for a minute, but then you still feel the affects for days.

Or go to sleep with a headache, and still wake up with it?

The local doctors here don't know what to say except to hand out the painkillers, which I don't like to take.

Any ideas?

**BurBz** · 05-20-2004, 01:29 PM

maybe you need more water or fluids..dehydration????? :dontknow:

I dunno... i get those sometimes.. it sucks!!! especially when you think it will go away when you got sleep and come to find out that when you awake..its still lurking! ugggghhh!!!

Singing Eagle · 05-20-2004, 01:37 PM

Sometimes I'll get a headache when my neck or neck is out of alignment - chiropractic helps!

Plus I notice massgaes help to ease chronic pain. Maybe see if you can get a massage therapist to work on your neck, shoulders and head - it likely will be painful but will ease the tension of your muscles and tendons - get a trained/qualified/licensed deep tissue therapist.

You might also want to ask your doc for some tests to rule out anything more serious - especially if the headaches are on-going.

**kneegrow_native** · 05-20-2004, 01:43 PM

Well, I drink at least 64 ounces of water everyday.

Fortunately nothing has showed up on a CT scan.

I have done mass neck exercises, but a massage therapist sounds good though!

**NDNQt** · 05-20-2004, 01:44 PM

Physically stressful things can bring on migraines. That is one of the triggers for some people in addition to the regular things like food, lights, smells, etc. If it could be determined whether you are having "headaches" or "migraines" that would help you.

Massages def do help with any type of headache. Relaxing the muscles helps the bloodflow improve. Besides just working the stress out of you.

When my migraines weren't severe I went to this lady and got some oils that you smelled and rubbed on your temples - aromatherapy. That helps too.

Singing Eagle · 05-20-2004, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kneegrow_native

Well, I drink at least 64 ounces of water everyday.

Fortunately nothing has showed up on a CT scan.

I have done mass neck exercises, but a massage therapist sounds good though!

Glad to hear your scan was clean!

**BurBz** · 05-20-2004, 03:34 PM

go see a medicine person :)...not the white doctors...the REAL doctors in native land!!! ;)

**WocusWoman** · 05-23-2004, 03:15 AM

I've had severe migraine headaches since I was a teen; over 2 decades now. I've been suffering for the last two days from one that just won't go away; I realized it is from the change in humidity here, since it's been raining. As someone pointed out before; mine almost always have a trigger, and don't always have a cure.

**NDNQt** · 05-24-2004, 06:33 AM

Bettles if you go to a neurologist you may want to check into Botox. I finally have a life because of that!

**Yelloweyes** · 05-24-2004, 07:28 AM

I've had headaches since I was 13. When I am starting to get a migraine everything sounds louder. and if I bend over to pick something up my head throbs like the blood pumping in my head. I usually take a scraf and wrap around my head real tight shut myself up in a dark room and sleep. When my head hurts because of the scarf my headache is gone. It's a hell of a way to live. You should consider something you are allergic to. I found out that I was allergic to pepper trees. I would go over to my friends house and within an hour I would have a headache. When I would leave so would my headache this went on for a while until I figured it out. Sometimes keeping track of things you do or eat and cleaning products you use will help you find the problem.

**NDNQt** · 05-24-2004, 08:39 AM

Weather changes are one of my triggers - if I am outside and it is hot and then the temp drops that will mess me up. Besides all the foods - some frozen foods, citrus fruits, OJ, certain beans, etc.

alamosaurus · 05-27-2004, 03:05 AM

I get a headache whenever I try to hod the telephone
receiver between my ear and my shoulder by bending
my neck to the side. It usually lasts for up to 2 weeks.
I have been repeatedly told not to do this, but sometimes
I don't have any choice--e.g. I have to write something
down while on the phone. I tried a shoulder rest--it was
a piece of junk; it would not stay attached to the phone.

**Annie Fawn** · 05-25-2005, 11:17 PM

1st. get checked for miagraines and the only other good option I can tell you is to find a QUALIFIED dentist who specialises in jaw and have him check you for TMJ. I had problems for years with headaches and neck pain but also had migraines so I knew that wasn't what it was. My sinus doctor diagnoised me with TMJ and sent me to a specialist. My regular dentist didn't catch it. The specialist I went to doesn't like to do surgery for TMJ until he has tried all other options first and the first option of wearing a jaw splint to hold my jaw in it's proper alligment worked for me. It is heritary and when my cousin started complaining at a reunion I told him and sure enough when he got home he got checked and he had TMJ. Easy to fix if you know what to look for and get a decent dentist.

05-20-2004, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
kneegrow_native whip cream is better Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In God's Country Posts: 1,382	Chronic Headaches Anyone here ever have a lot of headaches? Have you ever coughed real hard, or did something that was kind of physically stressful and you ended up with a pounding headache that incapacitates you for a minute, but then you still feel the affects for days. Or go to sleep with a headache, and still wake up with it? The local doctors here don't know what to say except to hand out the painkillers, which I don't like to take. Any ideas? __________________ It is so sad that a family can torn apart by something as simple as a wild pack of dogs.

05-20-2004, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
BurBz Dineth Hearth Throth Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: az Posts: 13,893	maybe you need more water or fluids..dehydration????? :dontknow: I dunno... i get those sometimes.. it sucks!!! especially when you think it will go away when you got sleep and come to find out that when you awake..its still lurking! ugggghhh!!! __________________ I'm not mean, you're just a sissy! :Tongue

05-20-2004, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
kneegrow_native whip cream is better Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In God's Country Posts: 1,382	Well, I drink at least 64 ounces of water everyday. Fortunately nothing has showed up on a CT scan. I have done mass neck exercises, but a massage therapist sounds good though! __________________ It is so sad that a family can torn apart by something as simple as a wild pack of dogs.

05-20-2004, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
NDNQt PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Aylett, VA Posts: 1,066	Physically stressful things can bring on migraines. That is one of the triggers for some people in addition to the regular things like food, lights, smells, etc. If it could be determined whether you are having "headaches" or "migraines" that would help you. Massages def do help with any type of headache. Relaxing the muscles helps the bloodflow improve. Besides just working the stress out of you. When my migraines weren't severe I went to this lady and got some oils that you smelled and rubbed on your temples - aromatherapy. That helps too. __________________ Becky B.

05-20-2004, 03:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
BurBz Dineth Hearth Throth Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: az Posts: 13,893	go see a medicine person :)...not the white doctors...the REAL doctors in native land!!! ;) __________________ I'm not mean, you're just a sissy! :Tongue

05-20-2004, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Singing Eagle An URBAN NDN Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 2,433	Sometimes I'll get a headache when my neck or neck is out of alignment - chiropractic helps! Plus I notice massgaes help to ease chronic pain. Maybe see if you can get a massage therapist to work on your neck, shoulders and head - it likely will be painful but will ease the tension of your muscles and tendons - get a trained/qualified/licensed deep tissue therapist. You might also want to ask your doc for some tests to rule out anything more serious - especially if the headaches are on-going.

05-23-2004, 03:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
WocusWoman N8tiffUmatillaMAMA Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Interior Alaska Posts: 2,690	I've had severe migraine headaches since I was a teen; over 2 decades now. I've been suffering for the last two days from one that just won't go away; I realized it is from the change in humidity here, since it's been raining. As someone pointed out before; mine almost always have a trigger, and don't always have a cure.

05-24-2004, 06:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
NDNQt PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Aylett, VA Posts: 1,066	Bettles if you go to a neurologist you may want to check into Botox. I finally have a life because of that! __________________ Becky B.

05-24-2004, 07:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Yelloweyes PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chino, Calif Posts: 1,597	I've had headaches since I was 13. When I am starting to get a migraine everything sounds louder. and if I bend over to pick something up my head throbs like the blood pumping in my head. I usually take a scraf and wrap around my head real tight shut myself up in a dark room and sleep. When my head hurts because of the scarf my headache is gone. It's a hell of a way to live. You should consider something you are allergic to. I found out that I was allergic to pepper trees. I would go over to my friends house and within an hour I would have a headache. When I would leave so would my headache this went on for a while until I figured it out. Sometimes keeping track of things you do or eat and cleaning products you use will help you find the problem.

05-24-2004, 08:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
NDNQt PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Aylett, VA Posts: 1,066	Weather changes are one of my triggers - if I am outside and it is hot and then the temp drops that will mess me up. Besides all the foods - some frozen foods, citrus fruits, OJ, certain beans, etc. __________________ Becky B.

05-27-2004, 03:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
alamosaurus Teen Dancer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Greater Los Angeles. Posts: 265	I get a headache whenever I try to hod the telephone receiver between my ear and my shoulder by bending my neck to the side. It usually lasts for up to 2 weeks. I have been repeatedly told not to do this, but sometimes I don't have any choice--e.g. I have to write something down while on the phone. I tried a shoulder rest--it was a piece of junk; it would not stay attached to the phone. __________________ alamosaurus

05-25-2005, 11:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Annie Fawn PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rico, Ga. Posts: 3,606	1st. get checked for miagraines and the only other good option I can tell you is to find a QUALIFIED dentist who specialises in jaw and have him check you for TMJ. I had problems for years with headaches and neck pain but also had migraines so I knew that wasn't what it was. My sinus doctor diagnoised me with TMJ and sent me to a specialist. My regular dentist didn't catch it. The specialist I went to doesn't like to do surgery for TMJ until he has tried all other options first and the first option of wearing a jaw splint to hold my jaw in it's proper alligment worked for me. It is heritary and when my cousin started complaining at a reunion I told him and sure enough when he got home he got checked and he had TMJ. Easy to fix if you know what to look for and get a decent dentist. __________________ Courage is just fear that has said it's prayers.