Today, I had my third incapacitating headache this week. This has been happening for months. Pain killers and other remedies seem to work at random, if at all. Nobody has been able to tell me the cause. FML
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Today, I woke up with a bad headache yet again. I've tried changing pillows, mattresses, lifestyle changes, gotten massages, been to different doctors, gotten MRIs, been to a chiropractor and theaphysio. The only thing that worked was the physio, but my circumstances changed and I can no longer afford it. FML
Today, I found out the trigger to my horrendous, disgustingly painful migraines that last up to 5 days is... Pain. My migraines are literally causing themselves. FML
Today, it's the third day of me having a migraine. I just want to kill myself. I've tried tablets, no screen for 20 hours, sleep, hydration, food and everything. If it were not for my loving husband and caring kids, I wouldn't hesitate to kill myself. This is a monthly routine now, one week out of order. FML
Today, it's the sixth day in a row of non-stop migraines, due to grinding my teeth. Medicine works, but doesn't last. A mouth guard offers very little relief, I'm just so stressed out, and I think too much. FML
Today, it's the 11th day of my migraine. I've drunk enough water to piss crystal clear, eaten every type of food there is, slept for days, and tried every remedy in my medicine cabinet. Nothing made a dent in the splitting pain. FML
Today, after two weeks of migraines, my doctor informed me that bowel movements are one my triggers. This means every time I shit, I will have a headache. FML
Today, after three years of being in physical pain, which affects my health and daily life, I was told it's an undiagnosable condition that I'll have to deal with for a long time, as there are no answers and no fixable solution. FML
Today, I've been suffering from unbearable headache, fever, agonizing body pain for more than ten days. I took a COVID test, an antibiotic tablets course, even a dengue test. Finally after spending my entire bank balance on tests and MRI, it was diagnosed as a migraine - which went away with a single tablet. FML
Today, I learned that pregnancy makes me more prone to migraines, but the only pain killer I can take makes me vomit. So I have to choose between being in pain and vomiting for hours on end. FML
Today, I experienced my third day in a row with visual aura causing a migraine. I informed my safety and human resources departments, who both offered help. When I went to tell my supervisor, she told me that women experience this all the time and I need to learn to deal with it. FML
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Dumbum123 19
It could be cluster-headaches. Go see a neurologist and maybe try Sumatriptan succinate. That tends to work quite well but they may suggest tablets and various other medications first. I really hope it isn't cluster-headaches. That's a hell I can't/don't want to imagine.
X1ON666 8
I've had chronic headaches and migraines for over 10+ years. I always have a headache 24/7. I go to bed with one and wake up with it. it sucks. no long and seen numerous doctors and specialists to no luck it sucks but hopefully you find relief and help. I don't wish it on my worst enemy
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X1ON666 8
I've had chronic headaches and migraines for over 10+ years. I always have a headache 24/7. I go to bed with one and wake up with it. it sucks. no long and seen numerous doctors and specialists to no luck it sucks but hopefully you find relief and help. I don't wish it on my worst enemy
RichardPencil 32
Climate change Covid-19 The end of Western Democracy Social media Conspiracy theories. There are so many reasons to have crippling headaches, pick one.
Dumbum123 19
It could be cluster-headaches. Go see a neurologist and maybe try Sumatriptan succinate. That tends to work quite well but they may suggest tablets and various other medications first. I really hope it isn't cluster-headaches. That's a hell I can't/don't want to imagine.
DragonflySystem 8
yup, sounds like cluster headaches. or as they're also known, suicide headaches. seriously, go see a specialist. I've had them too and they are the absolute worst.
Pheonix Evans 2
Sounds obvious but you've been to the opticians right?
Bro-D 1
Is there a lot of head pressure with them? It may be cluster headaches or potentially Hydrocephalus if there's skull pressure. see a neurologist asap.
IHaveThePower 18
Get to a neurologist. Those are probably a form of migraine or cluster headache, and there are treatments.
King Jayymez Fuller 2
i was born hyper sensitive, so i get constant migraines. try smoking a joint of regular
taylor_b22 7
Been there, ask your dr to check for deficiencies and if you can afford it a vitamin d deficiency specifically, also magnesium and potassium
1921bigguy 3
I suggest seeing a neurosurgeon my fiance had this happen eventually turned into constant migraines and throwing up due to the pain she was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma cancer and had surgery to remove 85% of said tumor