Daily Headache/Neck Pain
Discussion
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 (!)
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 (!)
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.
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.
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...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.
Will try the hot bath thing (rarely have one - always showers, probably a good excuse for an hour to myself!)
If you are waking with pain on one side in the temple, behind the eye, in front of the ear, or jaw or side of the neck, you might be grinding or clenching your teeth in the night. Possible other pointers are tender teeth or jaw-locking or restricted opening. Look for BRUXISM and see if anything fits.
bqf said:
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!)
Sounds sinus-y to me. If you hold breath and nose, and try to pop your ears, does it hurt loads?Will try the hot bath thing (rarely have one - always showers, probably a good excuse for an hour to myself!)
wendyg said:
If you are waking with pain on one side in the temple, behind the eye, in front of the ear, or jaw or side of the neck, you might be grinding or clenching your teeth in the night. Possible other pointers are tender teeth or jaw-locking or restricted opening. Look for BRUXISM and see if anything fits.
Yep, just finished treatment for this, involved bite guards lots of physio on muscles from temple to jaw joint, and on neck etcwendyg said:
If you are waking with pain on one side in the temple, behind the eye, in front of the ear, or jaw or side of the neck, you might be grinding or clenching your teeth in the night. Possible other pointers are tender teeth or jaw-locking or restricted opening. Look for BRUXISM and see if anything fits.
+1 TMJI have had the same. Tension headache starts at the neck and feels like my whole head is being clamped.
GP was useless, I saw a Chiropractor and Physio privatley. Both of which helped to loosen my neck and gave me some exercises to do.
In terms of pills to help try Syndol. It has a muscle relaxant which helps. Also has codine though so only take for 3 days.
GP was useless, I saw a Chiropractor and Physio privatley. Both of which helped to loosen my neck and gave me some exercises to do.
In terms of pills to help try Syndol. It has a muscle relaxant which helps. Also has codine though so only take for 3 days.
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?
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?
Yes you don't need a prescription for Syndol. Have to get it from a pharmacy though.
Also might find it hard to find at the minute:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/91313...
Would also add that I swapped to a memory foam pillow and mattress topper and that improved the situation a fair bit.
For ages I felt like I was stuck with this for ever but with Chrio / Physio and pillows have all improved it massively.
Also might find it hard to find at the minute:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/91313...
Would also add that I swapped to a memory foam pillow and mattress topper and that improved the situation a fair bit.
For ages I felt like I was stuck with this for ever but with Chrio / Physio and pillows have all improved it massively.
I'm suffering at pres and have been for two weeks with a pain behind my left eye and a pain on the left side of my forehead that oddly gets alot worse if I raise my left eyebrow (its not the roger moore headache i don't think).
any ways last night i was rubbing my foreheds and got very sharp stabbing pain but there is no bruising it is getting very annoying- I think I need the docs.
anyone familiar with this?
back in two weeks.
any ways last night i was rubbing my foreheds and got very sharp stabbing pain but there is no bruising it is getting very annoying- I think I need the docs.
anyone familiar with this?
back in two weeks.
Nom de ploom said:
I'm suffering at pres and have been for two weeks with a pain behind my left eye and a pain on the left side of my forehead that oddly gets alot worse if I raise my left eyebrow (its not the roger moore headache i don't think).
any ways last night i was rubbing my foreheds and got very sharp stabbing pain but there is no bruising it is getting very annoying- I think I need the docs.
anyone familiar with this?
back in two weeks.
Sinus issue?any ways last night i was rubbing my foreheds and got very sharp stabbing pain but there is no bruising it is getting very annoying- I think I need the docs.
anyone familiar with this?
back in two weeks.
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