Hi everyone,
I seem to be very prone to headaches. I usually get headaches everyday unless I take two ibuprofin and two paracetamol (tylonal) tablets when I wake up everyday and before I go to bed. I'm afraid if I keep taking ibuprofen everyday I'll get stomach ulcers. I don't know if my headaches could be considered migraines, but they hurt and they keep me from doing my school work when I have them and their annoying. I usually get them during school or after school. Even when I don't have a headache there is a sensation in my head all the time that won't go away it feels like a grip or vice like feeling in my head or something but it is painless it's just annoying. I usually get the head aches if I go out, but if I stay at home all day I usually don't get a headache. What could be wrong with me?
I had this battle for years.
I advise you log you activity's and food compared to headaches.
this worked for me:
1- watch your sugar intake, keep it balanced with fruit sugars.
(no fruit in the morning = headache. candy or sugary product on empty stomach = headache)
2- watch you caffeine intake. (if for example, you would be used in drinking Thea every day, and stop drinking it you can trigger a headache)
3- I noticed that mental stress + physical stress = guaranteed headache.
4- don't sit in a room still for hours without enough oxygen (pretty obvious)
5- sunglasses, water and reduce audio input when you notice an headache coming up.
6- morning exercises help with environment transitions (like going outdoors)
I only get a headache when I don't follow these rules I made for myself.
good luck! headaches are horrible to get.
Edited by Fleet, 28 March 2010 - 11:53 AM.
