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Suggest Treatment For Severe Right-sided Headaches
Hi, I have been experiencing severe headaches on the right side and the base of my neck. Initially the doctors said it was caused by a knot in my trap and diagnosed me with myof asocial pain syndrome. I have been taking muscle relaxers and pain meds and naproxen for six months and it no longer seems to be helping. I have had an MRI and X-rays which show nothing. I have been using heat and stretching my neck and muscles but my pain seems to be getting worse rather than better. I am at my end please help!
Fri, 31 Jul 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
It could be tension headache or migraine.
Tension headache is a primary or simple headache caused by some precipitating or triggering factor which is relieved by OTC analgesics
(ibuprofen,naproxen,diclofenac) and eliminating this triggering factor.
Tension headache may last for few hours to some days depending on triggering or precipitating factor like heavy sunlight exposure,sleep deprivation,wrong or uncomfortable posture,eye strains,stress,long working hours in one position etc.
Migraine is a recurrent headache associated with nausea,vomiting or photo-phobia.
Generally it occurs at only one side of head and characterized by pulsating over head and generally not relieved by OTC analgesics.
You are a likely to be having a tension type of headache as it is not accompanied by nausea or vomiting or other symptoms in your case and it is only in right side.
Take OTC analgesic which suits you and take bed rest or sleep with muscle relaxant and antacid if gas trouble.Try to avoid contact with triggering factor.
If it is not relieved in-spite of taking treatment then you can see neurologist and undergo clinical examination, routine blood investigations as per neurologist advise.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
It could be tension headache or migraine.
Tension headache is a primary or simple headache caused by some precipitating or triggering factor which is relieved by OTC analgesics
(ibuprofen,naproxen,diclofenac) and eliminating this triggering factor.
Tension headache may last for few hours to some days depending on triggering or precipitating factor like heavy sunlight exposure,sleep deprivation,wrong or uncomfortable posture,eye strains,stress,long working hours in one position etc.
Migraine is a recurrent headache associated with nausea,vomiting or photo-phobia.
Generally it occurs at only one side of head and characterized by pulsating over head and generally not relieved by OTC analgesics.
You are a likely to be having a tension type of headache as it is not accompanied by nausea or vomiting or other symptoms in your case and it is only in right side.
Take OTC analgesic which suits you and take bed rest or sleep with muscle relaxant and antacid if gas trouble.Try to avoid contact with triggering factor.
If it is not relieved in-spite of taking treatment then you can see neurologist and undergo clinical examination, routine blood investigations as per neurologist advise.
Regards,
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