I hit the top of my head hard saturday mid-day, from that evening i started developing a headache, dizzyness, feeling dazed, slightly blurred vision, nauseas etc. Went to the doctors, said i had a bad concussion and to take continuous paracetamol and rest and sleep. Paracetamol is having no effect at all and i’m just feeling worse and worse.

It’s werid actually, about an hour after i wake up i feel bad, than afte that for about an hour i feel pretty pretty okay, than a bit after that in later morning stages pain/syptoms start progressing. Can you think of any stronger pain relief i can take, i feel really bad and my head just feels heavy and keeps falling kinda/well hard to keep up.

I’ve got university exams starting wednesday morning and need something strong for the pain to get me through!!

Because of how intense the pain and other symptoms are I would recommend going to the ER. As for something strong they may be able to give something like Morphine (an example only) but after they see how extensive this concussion was.

I have had this headache for three weeks on/off but its throughout the day, everyday-I take tylenol, advil, everything. Nothing even touches it. So I started taking double doses and even that isn’t relieving my pain. I have tried all I can think of…I don’t really want to go to the doc, I am just wondering what are some home remedy ideas for relief?!

Are your neck and shoulders really tense and knotted up? When I’m really stressed, my muscles there bunch up and I get headaches until I can loosen them. If that’s whats happening to you try a few things:

Take a really hot shower, letting the water concentrate on your neck and shoulders. Try to stretch the muscles and massage them. Put a heating pad on that area while watching tv or relaxing. Usually this helps me, even when meds dont.

The pain is constant with no relief even after I take medication.

It is due to excess of Coldness energy of kidneys and Urinary Bladder, (according to science of acupuncture). Kidneys are related to ears and coldness energy generates pain, hence this problem.

The Urinary Bladder Meridian starts at inner corner of eye and passes over head, hence H/A.
Your urinary bladder meridian is blocked at neck, hence the neck pain.

There is no medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.

Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES,
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.

Pain killers don’t treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.

These useless drugs have enormous power to create hazardous side effects like liver/kidney failure, ulcer, acidity adn lot others.

Avoid late sleeping if possible; worry, spicy foods, sour fruits, stale bakery foods and alcohole.
Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help you if cough is not there.

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 is very strong.

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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I’ve already taken headache pills but they don’t help that much. What else can I do for pain relief other than taking more pills?
Its the ‘tail end’ of a migraine, yesterday it was awful, its a lot better today but sometimes after the worst of it is past I still have a horrible headache that lasts for days and the pills don’t really help.

Have you tried ‘forehead’ patches? or Migracool – they stick on your forehead and are supposed to reduce the pain and discomfort caused by migraine. My daughter is a sufferer, and finds them quite good – best of luck, be well

To begin, I found a lump to the upper left of my Adam’s apple ten days ago. My school nurse reassured me that it was a swollen lymph node, but that I should go to the doctor if it’s not drained in a week or so.

Five days later (five days ago): A unilateral head"ache" emerges behind my left temple. I say "ache," because, though there is always a dull pressure, the pain is not triggered unless I experience a sudden head motion (jump, plop down in chair, slight whiplash, rapidly standing up). I’ve thought about it being sinus related, but the discomfort is there regardless of a stuffy nose (which only appeared yesterday, and mildly).

Today, I went to the doctor. No recent head trauma. Normal heart rate. Normal blood pressure. Absolutely everything checks out as normal.

He told me to take motrin (ibuprofen), as it would be more effective than the two advil’s I had taken on one occasion (which were completely ineffective). Here I am, 600 mg of ibuprofen later (155 lb male, 17), with absolutely no headache relief. I took 200 more mg, and still nothing happened.

I had blood drawn for testing today (results tomorrow), and I’m scheduled for an ultrasound of my thyroid tomorrow (for the bump above my larynx). However, the doctor merely told me to see if the motrin makes my headache go away in the next two or three days. Considering the motrin did absolutely nothing, I have my doubts. I almost never take pain relievers of any kind, so it’s quite unlikely that my body is irresponsive to pain-killers because of overuse.

Any ideas for either the lump or my headache? I should know what the lump is conclusively within the next few days, but it would be good to hear ideas. After all, who trusts doctors anyway? (No offense intended to any doctors who may end up responding to this).
No, it is not mono. /sigh

As for migraines and reading online, I suppose that’s a good point. However, I would still like to hear some opinions so that I don’t feel obliged to believe every word my doctor says.
Ultrasound has confirmed that it is indeed a swollen lymph node. However, my headache is worse than yesterday, and nothing seems to alleviate the discomfort at all.

I get blood test results back tonight, but I would still very much appreciate any ideas from someone who is knowledgeable on the subject.

Unilateral head pain unresponsive to normal headache measures may indicate the start of a migraine. It’s better to just wait for your doctor because if you see something remotely similar to your symptoms online and it’s really bad, it may make you really stressed.

I’ve been visiting a recommended and highly qualified osteopath for the last year in order to get help with re-occurring pain which rises from in between my shoulder blades, into the back of my neck and shoulders, and causes me to experience dull but persistant headaches.

Although the visits to the osteopath do bring some relief, it is only temporary and they haven’t solved the problem.
I am now wondering whether there is any point in continuing these visits, as the problem seems to be muscular, probably brought on by some kind of tension, and not of musculo-skeletal nature.

Is there anything else in the field of the ‘alternative’ medicine that some of you have perhaps found useful when experiencing this, or similar?

Thank you for your time:)

Btw, I do practice Pilates on a regular basis and am on a skinny side.
Thank you all very much for your advice.
I wish you all a happy, healthy and peaceful 2007.

Since you say visits to Chiropractors and Osteopaths fix the problem temporarily, you probably need to look at what you are doing between visits. If your problems are not caused by some sort of neurological or spinal problem, then its very likely that you are doing something to cause the problem, or at least failing to do what’s needed to prevent the problem from reoccurring. It sounds a lot like you could have a habit of craning your neck, hunching your back, or maybe sleeping in an awkward position. These types of things can be turned around by removing the cause and getting things back on track by stretching. If the pain is caused by spasms, you might find some relief by taking a magnesium supplement several time per day. I found this website to be helpful:
http://www.drbookspan.com/NeckPainArticle.html

Are there are real head massages one can do to relief headache pain?

You should be carefull to eat on time, to take a 5-10 mins break every hour from pc if you use it a low.Keep in mind that breakfast is the most important meal ever.

I get headakes from theese reasons and lately i am preventing them.

I say prevent it, dont treat it.Find out the cause.

i have a bad headache no pain killers or ne thing what can i do to relieve the pain and go to bed ?

Drink lots of water and massage you temples. Keep your eyes closed and hum softly while you do it. It gives you a sence of peace and massageing your temples relaxes you so that you are not tense and this helps headaches go away. This is what I do because i hate swallowing pills. Hope i could help ya!

What do you do to relieve the pain between the time you take the meds and the time they kick in?

A warm cloth on the neck and forehead in a dim room with relaxing music.

i’ve had an ongoing headache since yesterday evening and am having trouble finding relief. I’ve taken tylenol and nyquil to help with the pain and to help me sleep but nothing seems to help. any personal suggestions that have helped you? thank you!!!

I get really bad headaches, about 2 per week sometimes more.
I went to an allergy specialist and come to find out, after blood test, I have quite a few food allergies which are causing the headaches. I am allergic to Wheat and peanuts both of which are found in so many food products.

I start off my taking something for it like you have but also try and benedryl because if you have some reaction causing the headache, this will help.

Secondly, I get in the shower and alternate hot and cold water to level out my core body Temperature ( believe me this helps alot ) also just taking a shower opens up your pores and gets rid of oils on your skin,

Next I lay down with an ice pack on my forehead, then I move it to my sinus area then to my stomach, cooling down my organs.

I would suggest seeing a doctor. Headaches have many causes. Infection, reaction to food, allergies such as pollen or pet dander ( yes you could be allergic to a pet ), sickness, injury or even a tumor. If this is just a one time thing, you are probably ok but if you continue to have these or it last more than a day or two, you should see a doctor for test.