Headache for five days?!?
Question:
Now here are some details about me that you should take into consideration. I've seen a doctor about headaches and he prescribed the meds that I now take but he told me to keep a diary of the things that I eat. I will tell you that I drink coffee in the morning on somedays, Jamba Juice smoothies in the morning on other days, and Coke usually with my lunch and dinner (I love Coke). But I haven't been drinking it unusually more than I usually do. Also, I have Raynaud's Phenomenom which leads me to believe that it could be migraines... But it's been five excruciating days! I can't listen to music! Help!
Answers:
Five days is too long! Call the Dr.'s office and tell them about this.
Coffee and coke contain caffeine. If you drink a lot of caffeine one day and little or none the next, it can cause headaches. It is advisable to consume the same amount of caffeine each day, or even gradually cut it out all together.
Dehydration causes headaches, too. You should make sure to drink enough water each day. They say 8 glasses, 8 ounces each. I suppose that varies with your body size, exertion level and how hot it is.
Foods to avoid include chocolate, cheese, alcohol. Also avoid excessive stress. (You may need to dump your boyfriend.)
Take the meds the doctor prescribed, but be careful not to overdose. That is easy to do when you have a splitting headache and you aren't thinking straight. Write down the times and amounts of meds. Too much too soon can make you even more sick.
I used to have migraines as a teenager, but when I got older they ceased. So there's hope!
do you know what? i think you're not drinking enough water. maybe youre dehydrated? too much caffiene and not enough H2O
That's definately a migraine. Take long warm baths, preferable with oils, attending to worrying matters, playing with children or a pet, stufflikethat.
might be migraines try taking one Excedrin for migraines and see if it helps if not take another won't hurt you.
for my migraines i take two but if it's barely coming on i take one
This is not a normal migraine headache. Believe me I have had them for twenty years. Of course I'm not a doctor but migraines usually last around 8 hrs. Could it be your having an unusual amount of stress in your life right now? That can cause a migraine to keep going. But I would definitely get to your doctor or if it becomes unbearable go to the emergency room they will give you a shot. But some one has to take you because sometime to break the cycle of the headache they will give you pain meds(narcotics).
I am sorry, friend, headaches are ugly..hope you get better.
I was thinking, why don't you let that coke alone? sodas are not good at all, maybe the drop dosage you had is causing it, it's maybe a withdrawal, Coffee in AM, I vote for that, maybe 2 cups, but after that, drink water, icy cold water, you add, crystal light ,they have different flavors, 100% better than soda. Also could be the weather? I have headaches in summer, due to the heat...miserable! Your Dr is the only one to prescribed for your kind of headache, according to you other diagnosis.
Hope you get better!!!!
You could have high blood pressure.
take some advil or see a doctor. it could be something serious like a brain tumor. you never know.
A headache for five days shouldn't be ignored. See a doctor. Especially if you've never experienced this before, you should get it checked. It could be anything from an impacted tooth to needing glasses. But, get it checked.
There is no medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.
Acidity, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation;
Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy 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.
Avoid late sleeping if possible;spicy, sour, stale bakery foods and alcohole.
Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help you.
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 isvery 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.
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