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What Causes Persistent Pain, Tightness And Heaviness In Head Along With Sleeplessness?

Posted on Wed, 2 Mar 2016

Question: Head hurts constantly 24/7, feels tight and heavy and feels like your scalp is being scraped, have trouble sleeping with it and concentrating and doing things

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (20 minutes later)

Possibility of migraine is more. So take combination of propranolol and flunarizine. Avoid stress and tension. Avoid fasting and take your meals timely. Drink plenty of fluids orally and keep yourself hydrated. Avoid excessive sun exposure.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Please hit thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 minutes later)

To add to that can if you have problems with your liver can this cause your head to feel like this? my head problem has been going on for quite some time now and it effects everything my motivation, not being able to think clearly resulting in memory problems and also effects your co-ordination (what i mean this as it doesnt feel its me as if i'm far away, dont feel like my hands or my body is mine) feel so heavy and lethargic all the time

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Are you having stressful life?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern. Liver related diseases can cause similar symptoms. But these symptoms are seen in end stage liver diseases where synthetic functions of liver are impaired like low hemoglobin, low protein etc.
So please let me know
1. Do you have any liver disease?
2. Do you drink alcohol?
3. Are these symptoms progressive or stable?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (46 minutes later)

I was told that i had high enzymes in my liver if that makes any sence but was told that this reduced a while back, i do drink alcohol but not in great excess, would another blood test, test for this again if thats the problem and can they check for more things to do with your liver to find out if theres anything else wrong?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
First of all get done ultrasound examination of abdomen to know liver struc

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Only elevated liver enzymes cannot cause these symptoms. But if other liver's synthetic functions are grossly impaired like low hemoglobin or low protein then these are can cause similar symptoms.
It would be worthwhile to get ultrasound examination of abdomen to rule out liver parenchymal damage (structural). Also get done repeat liver enzymes, serum protein and hemoglobin level.
Quit alcohol as soon as possible.

To discuss further, I will need the following information:
1. What were the levels of your liver enzymes?
2. Do you had any symptoms like abdominal pain, vomiting, yellowish discoloration of urine or eyes?
3. Do you have stressful life?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad