Daily Headache/Neck Pain

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About 3 weeks ago, woke up with a headache on the right side of my head (extending down to the neck). Thought nothing of it, popped a couple of tablets and got on with it.

Had the same pain (in varying intensity) for 3 weeks now, daily! When it's bad it can't be shifted with tablets, but sometimes it's negligible.

Web search threw up 'chronic tension-type headache' - anyone here suffer with that? Any ideas?

Booked to see GP - week today was the earliest appt (!)

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MrWhale said:

Yes used, to suffer from these myself (lasting up to a week) pain would be at the base of the skull where it joined the spine usually down one side of my neck.

Whenever I get them now I take some neurofen and have a good hot bath follwed by a long stretching session of the neck / back with some deep heat / foam rolling. Loosens up all the muscles and a few hours later the tension headache dissapears.

Did you get pains in your head too? Mine seems to spread around one side of my head, esp behind my eye...

Will try the hot bath thing (rarely have one - always showers, probably a good excuse for an hour to myself!)

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Thanks for replies - looked at Bruxism, could be a factor. Will see what doc says Friday..

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all very useful info, thanks for the replies (Pistonheads is great sometimes!).

I'm not sleeping on a memory mattress, so it can't be that. I do think I may need a better mattress/pillow combo though.

The Bruxism thing is very interesting - I do have a tender tooth (large one at the back) in the mornings.

In the middle of moving house so think stress comes into it!

Is Syndol an over the counter thing?

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I'm convinced it's a nerve thing - docs tomorrow, suspect i'll be sent home with an instruction for tablets and a need for physio