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Bad Headaches, Migraines. Took Medicnes. No Help. Solution?
I have always had bad he Tooadaches and have had some migrains as well. I haven t had any migrains in a while until Monday after a 1hour long zumba class I started getting a throbbing pain on my right side of my head and as time went by it got worse and worse It took me a while to get it to become bearable Tuesday I went to my dr she gave me butalbital/apap/caffeine-plus tabs I took 1 and 2 1/2 hours later pain was still there she told me to take 2 but no more it did take majority of the pain away. wed. I got the migraine but now on the other side of my head it lasted from 7:30pm to 4:30am I am a mom of 4 I have a full time job I cant take it anymore please help what do I do next?
Mon, 8 Apr 2013
Hello,
Thanks for the query,
Let me tell you that headache can be due to many causes and it can be due to migraine, tension headache, brain tumor/infection/bleed etc. I will request you to get evaluated by a neurologist who will examine you and help you through evaluation including a brain scan if needed. I feel that you have migraine headache and you will improve with anti-migraine medications. Medications that help are propranolol, topiramate, amitriptiline, valproate etc. Your doctor will guide you and help you select appropriate medications. You also need to have regular food and sleep habit along with rest, relaxation.
Hope this helps
Best wishes
Thanks for the query,
Let me tell you that headache can be due to many causes and it can be due to migraine, tension headache, brain tumor/infection/bleed etc. I will request you to get evaluated by a neurologist who will examine you and help you through evaluation including a brain scan if needed. I feel that you have migraine headache and you will improve with anti-migraine medications. Medications that help are propranolol, topiramate, amitriptiline, valproate etc. Your doctor will guide you and help you select appropriate medications. You also need to have regular food and sleep habit along with rest, relaxation.
Hope this helps
Best wishes
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