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Suggest Treatment For Pressure Headaches

Last week I had pain behind my right eye and the veins in my right temple were so swollen. My doctor did a blood test and ruled out giant cell artieries He put me on prednisone. The swelling went down but I am still getting pressure headaches on each side of my temples. Sometimes the pain isn t bad and other times it bothers me a lot. What can it be
Wed, 19 Aug 2015
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I have gone through your history and feel that you have a migraine. A migraine is a type of recurrent headache which occurs due to a trigger factor. Example of trigger factors are:
Cold
Fever
Weather changes
Certain foods

Usually, identifying and then avoiding the trigger factors will help prevent the headache. Here are a few things that you can try to help you with the headache:
Take a Paracetamol 500 when you feel you are about to get a headache
Inhale steam mixed with Eucalyptus oil to clear the nasal passages
Drink lots of water
Sleep well and get at least 8 hours of sleep a day

Follow up after 5 days so that we can confirm the cause.
Hope this helps you
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Suggest Treatment For Pressure Headaches

Thank you for choosing HCM I have gone through your history and feel that you have a migraine. A migraine is a type of recurrent headache which occurs due to a trigger factor. Example of trigger factors are: Cold Fever Weather changes Certain foods Usually, identifying and then avoiding the trigger factors will help prevent the headache. Here are a few things that you can try to help you with the headache: Take a Paracetamol 500 when you feel you are about to get a headache Inhale steam mixed with Eucalyptus oil to clear the nasal passages Drink lots of water Sleep well and get at least 8 hours of sleep a day Follow up after 5 days so that we can confirm the cause. Hope this helps you