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Originally Posted by btmspox
I have yet to wake up after a night of solid use and feel any better than any other day. So I'm not very motivated to keep fighting with it every night.
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I get that. It took me a long time (coupla months) to be able to get through a whole night. Now that I'm used to it, I usually don't notice it unless I get congested, in which case I can't sleep anyway.
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When my neck is really sore, I'll take 400-800mg [ibuprofen], depending on how sore it is, on my neurologists recommendation.
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Do you find > 400 mg makes a significant difference?
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I've had more varied cold medicine rather than an uptick in ibuprofen usage though. I've had sore cheekbones in the morning most days this week.
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I'm sure you know to check the labels. A common cause of overdose of NSAIDs & acetaminophen (Tylenol), etc. is taking them on top of cold/flu meds that already contain them. I got myself into a jam that way (back when I was young & invincible
)—wound up giving myself a bad case of IBS and almost lost half my bowel. Now I can't take
any NSAIDs more often than once.
The sore cheeks sounds familiar, but I can't put my finger on it (not prone to sinus problems)....
If you're considering a headache/migraine specialist, one thing that
will help move things along a bit quicker is to start & keep a
headache diary/journal/log. An initial visit often includes having the patient do that, and then come back after a few months of headache tracking. Each doctor's requirements may be a bit different, but you may be able to save some time in getting to some meaningful dx & treatment.
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