Jen

glad you had a good vacation.

tell your doc about the headaches.

i am concerned that you only seem to consider something a migraine if it wipes you out. the headache in migraine is often moderate-severe, but does not have to be. they can even be mild or not present. there can be different presentations with different determining characteristics.

the headaches could also be "just" stress, tension. OR rebound headaches. OR dehydration again. or something else. they are still relevant. treatment will depend on the cause. so please tell your doctor about them and any other symptoms regardless of whether you "connect" them to the headache or not. then the doctor can help you.

and do try to keep up the liquids.

~ waves ~

Jen

I second Waves request to tell the doctor about the headaches. The
reason is that even stress, tension or migraine headache all can be treated
with medication. I know I have all three. But I also get sinus headaches,
which I treat with sinus medicine plus either tylenol or one of the medicines
that I have for the Tension headaches. But I've been told by my pain
management doctor that I am allowed to use my imitrex too if the pain is
so severe its needed. And its worked. I've had to use it a couple of times.

I also know that if you don't treat it, sometimes it will just linger and then
return. Also if you are having lots of bad weather, this may be your problem.
The weather effects my head. I have to take my migraine medicine when
we start having severe storms. Or even if the temperture just starts changing big time.

Also I find that if I'm outside I have to wear sunglasses all the time. Or I have a severe headache within 10 minutes. I wear them till about 30 minutes
till dark.

It helps a lot. I've lost two pairs, and had to replace them immediately.

Donna

Thanks for the information.

I have been thinking about making an appointment with my primary doc. but then I talked to my mom and she says it's just stress and to hold off for a while. She's probably right, there is a lot going on with the move and with the tension in this place I live with my dad and step-mom.

I was on imatrex (sp) once and never took it again cause i got sooo sick from the shot. It made it so much worse.

I'm back to the thing with going to the doc. again. I feel so stupid going in there for a headache, but who knows what to do anymore. I feel my mom thinks i go to the doc. for too many things that this is just a little thing and that i don't need to run to the doc. for every little thing ya know? I am at the point where I need someone to say Jen it's ok that you should go to the doc...and meaning someone like a friend, or even my dad or something...but I swear am always at the clinic.

I am already on so many medications as it is. Maybe even my depakote or Neurontin could be increased, but I know in the past I was on medication for migraines, but don't remember what.

I don't know what to do...I am just wanting a healthy day where I can be ok for a day ya know? Seems like always something wrong with me and so I feel am a hypochondrict (sp).

I am in a downward spiral today so I don't even know if I should be saying anything.

Thanks everyone for your support,
jen

Dear Jen

i am sorry your mom is not supportive of you going to the doc. i am sorry we cannot be persuasive enough for you to feel ok about going. i really hope that your dad or someone can persuade you.

one thing about being on lots of meds is that we have to rely on our doctors more, to help us even with what may seem like "ordinary" things. because we have to be careful about what else we take or whether one of the meds is causing a problem. we can't and should not figure that out by ourselves or assume there isn't a problem.

frequent headaches are not "a headache" and i don't see it as an ordinary problem either. it has already been going on a while as i see it.

the doc does not help you out of the kindness of his heart. they get PAID.

you do not, on the other hand, get paid to suffer.

please think about it. you have more than my permission to go to the doc. if i were there i'd probably pick you up and plop you down in a car and drive you myself. but i'm not so this is the most i can do, is say i wish you would go and not wait for someone's arbitrary permission.



~ waves ~

Waves,

I am sorry I didn't mean to make it sound like you all aren't enough to persuade me. I have a tough time doing things without the simple yes from family....have had that for a long time. Like I need their permission to do anything it seems. I don't know why that is, but I have a hard time making decisions maybe because am afraid i will dissapoint them even more than already have.

I do have a doc. appointment this afternoon. My primary doc. is out for the week, so I am seeing another doc. who has been very nice to me in the past and is one of the docs that put me in the hospital for the first dehydration.

waves i do wish you were here, i need a friend like you all here...so supportive. It's nice to hear your kind words.

Thanks for everything
hugs,
jen

Hi Jen

it's ok. and you are not alone - many of us have trouble with needing approval from family, in certain areas or in general. i just hate that it gets in the way of one's health. i know you can't help it.

i am glad you are seeing a doc this afternoon that has been good to you. i hope she will be helpful again. check in when you want and let us know how things went.

take care.

~ waves ~

Waves is right of course. The more meds we are on, the more we need to see the docs. The docs are responsible for us.

I think sometimes parents are in denial. They want to ignore reality and want to wish us into wellness.


I hope your appt. today went well.

M.

Jen
Honestly as a parent in a case of headaches. You as the patient
are the only one that can make the right decision for you. A parent
or another relative can't.

I am having to help my son make decisions for his seizure medications.
But that is because he has seizures and we have to help too.

But when it comes to his headaches. I expect him to know when he
needs tylenol. Since that is what is stopping them right now.

Donna

hi

i went to doc. nothing really happened...wants me to start PT which i don't understand. he said not simple solution to this and doeesn't want to put me on more meds...which is fine with me. he told me stop chewing gum, which i only was chewing gum to make sure my breath not smell. and other things which i don't do anyways...that is when he said no simple answer.

this is why i not like go to doc. PT??? for headaches??? never heard of it, and am even embarrassed to go cause i just finished PT for my back....I know they are really nice people there and wouldn't really say anything if i came back, it's just the prinicpal of it I guess. I tried to go there yesterday after appointment but they closed so supposed to call, i not knowing if even going to do it...but maybe it will help...i don't know and i can talk to them bout it first.

Well, back to bed for me.
Jen

he may feel the headache is to do with tension or posture or muscular weakness to a degree that cannot be corrected just by doing something different in your everyday life. and in that case, yes PT will help headaches! i am only second-guessing here... just saying it does not seem so strange to me. please try it.

i am so proud of you for going to the doctor and talking about the headache!

please do not feel embarrassed about going to the PT place... happens loads of times that a person has to do different runs of therapy for different things - nothing strange about it! at least you are already familiar with the place, and they with you...

thanks for checking back with us too.



~ waves ~