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Having Headaches, Hot Flashes, Puffy Eyes And Blurred Vision. Not Cured By Indomethacin. Safe Remedy?

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Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2013
Question: My son has been having right sided headaches and hot flashes for years. Just started indomethacin 50mg twice daily...not helping ...this has been going on for years and no migraine medication has helped. Cat scan normal. Rt temple and eye gets tears and puffy.Sometimes extremities tingle during headache. Hot flashes also. Blurred vision rt eye and eye gets very red.
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Answered by Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash (2 hours later)
Hello,

Thanks for your query

Let me tell you that there are many causes of headache like migraine, cluster headache, tension headache, hemicrania continua, brain tumor/infection and so on. Note that migraine tension headache, cluster headache are dianoses of exclusion, i mean the secondary causes need exclusion.

The analysis of associated complaints like vomiting, redness of eyes, weakness of hands/legs, duration of headache etc will help narrow down the possibility further.

With the limited information, the possibilities in your case could be 1. Cluster headache 2. Migraine 3. hemicrania continua

I advise you to get re-evaluated by a neurologist/ headache specialist in a medical institution. The clinical interview and examination will guide further regarding the requirement of MRI scan of the brain.

If it turns out to be cluster headache (very likely), he will benefit with the following regiment:

1. Acute episodes: nasal oxygen, steroid for short duration
2. Chronic episodes; varapamil / topiramate

Please don't worry and get evaluated by a headache specialist

Hope this helps. Please get back to me if you have any questions in this issue

Best wishes
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Having Headaches, Hot Flashes, Puffy Eyes And Blurred Vision. Not Cured By Indomethacin. Safe Remedy?

Hello,

Thanks for your query

Let me tell you that there are many causes of headache like migraine, cluster headache, tension headache, hemicrania continua, brain tumor/infection and so on. Note that migraine tension headache, cluster headache are dianoses of exclusion, i mean the secondary causes need exclusion.

The analysis of associated complaints like vomiting, redness of eyes, weakness of hands/legs, duration of headache etc will help narrow down the possibility further.

With the limited information, the possibilities in your case could be 1. Cluster headache 2. Migraine 3. hemicrania continua

I advise you to get re-evaluated by a neurologist/ headache specialist in a medical institution. The clinical interview and examination will guide further regarding the requirement of MRI scan of the brain.

If it turns out to be cluster headache (very likely), he will benefit with the following regiment:

1. Acute episodes: nasal oxygen, steroid for short duration
2. Chronic episodes; varapamil / topiramate

Please don't worry and get evaluated by a headache specialist

Hope this helps. Please get back to me if you have any questions in this issue

Best wishes