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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Headache While On Tylenol
Question: Hi
I would like an opinion . for the last 2 days I have been suffering from a headache on one side starts in front of eye and stays around temple and one side the Tylenol dulls it but doesn't take it away I took 2 regular advils and it also dulled it but have it again today . I have had my physical all is well I do suffer from sinus issues as well as migraines I just want to know if you think it is more serious ... I don't like to take a lot of pills is there something u can recommend
I would like an opinion . for the last 2 days I have been suffering from a headache on one side starts in front of eye and stays around temple and one side the Tylenol dulls it but doesn't take it away I took 2 regular advils and it also dulled it but have it again today . I have had my physical all is well I do suffer from sinus issues as well as migraines I just want to know if you think it is more serious ... I don't like to take a lot of pills is there something u can recommend
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.
Judging from that description I do not see any indication of it being anything more serious. Symptoms which would indicate something serious would be double vision, loss of vision, weakness or numbness of the body on the side opposite to the pain, balance and coordination issues, progressive increase of the pain with nausea and vomiting.
Some patients after reading online are scared by such pain of being a condition called temporal arteritis but you are too young for that. So again no indication of it being something serious.
If you have any other sinusitis symptoms like stuffed and runny nose then sinusitis might be a cause and nasal decongestants added to the painkillers you mentioned.
If not then the most probable cause would be tension type headache. It is the most common type of headache, more common than migraine, and often migraine sufferers have tension type headache episodes as well. It may be triggered often by stress and anxiety.
In terms of treatment I would stay with Advil to alleviate it for the moment. Only in chronic cases when it persists preventive treatment with amitriptyline may be considered.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Read below.
Detailed Answer:
I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.
Judging from that description I do not see any indication of it being anything more serious. Symptoms which would indicate something serious would be double vision, loss of vision, weakness or numbness of the body on the side opposite to the pain, balance and coordination issues, progressive increase of the pain with nausea and vomiting.
Some patients after reading online are scared by such pain of being a condition called temporal arteritis but you are too young for that. So again no indication of it being something serious.
If you have any other sinusitis symptoms like stuffed and runny nose then sinusitis might be a cause and nasal decongestants added to the painkillers you mentioned.
If not then the most probable cause would be tension type headache. It is the most common type of headache, more common than migraine, and often migraine sufferers have tension type headache episodes as well. It may be triggered often by stress and anxiety.
In terms of treatment I would stay with Advil to alleviate it for the moment. Only in chronic cases when it persists preventive treatment with amitriptyline may be considered.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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