Severe Headacheby Diana
I have suffered from headache with crawling feeling feeling on the left side of my head for many years. Now the pain has gone to the top of my head anf feels like a heavy weight is sitting on my head with a crawling feeling.i take gabapentin 100 mg 3 times a day. i also have ringing and motor sound in my left ear. I am 81 years old on blood thinner, webutrin digoxin and diovan for high blood pressure also zantac for my stomach. Answer: Hi Diana, I am hoping with headaches in a lady your age, temporal arteritis has been ruled out. This would have shown up in blood work that your doctor would have ordered. I will also assume the doctor ordered an MRI of the brain. You do not say what your diagnosis is, but headaches on one side of the head may be coming from neck pain and spasms. Many patients in your age group have moderate to severe arthritis of the cervical spine which could cause this. If this is the case you need to be on an anti-spasmotic. The ringing and sounds in your ear could be coming from the carotids since you have a history of high blood pressure and are on blood thinners there may be some stenosis there. Gabapentin is generally not the best choice for headache, but you need to see the doctor and tell them it is not working for you. There are many other choices including the anti-seizure drug Keppra which does not interfere with coumadin or warfarin. Based on your cardiovascular history, the doctor must choose the best medication for you. A short course of steroid (2-3 weeks) might break the headache. Finally, please tell your primary care or the neurologist how much you are crying. No one should be in pain to the point of crying. If the neurologist will not help, find a pain management specialist who will listen to you! Ask your primary care to recommend someone. Best of luck and I hope you feel better soon. Mary Kay Betz MS RPA-C Severe Headaches
by romani'
Can you tell me why I have been having very severe headaches for about two years now. I am only 17 years old and are experencing daily headaches. I dont do any drugs are anything like that. I have been to the doctor numerous times and they cant seem to find out what is wrong. The pills that they heve prescribed for doesnt help at all. So can you please help me with my problem? Does the scenerio above sound like you? If not, or if you think you need more information please read about different types of headaches to find out which type of headache you are experiencing. |
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