(((Ellie)))

so sorry the headache monster hasnt gone away yet

all the tips I have are for supplements mainly and I dont think you can mix them with your meds

I dont know if it works for your type of headache, but I use a drop of pure peppermint oil on each temple when I get a headache. seems to help me (caution tho...dont get peppermint in or near your eyes!!!)
It is an old tip that my grandma gave us

that does work great chemar. clears your sinuses and helps keep your tummy settle without having to eat a peppermint.

i can't take any rx's for headaches or migraines. pm with any herb help you have.

if I need portable heat I find one of those microwaveable wheat packs really good, you can get them at lots of places, even market stalls as people make them themselves.

My H/aches usually last for a minimum 3 days often 5, and aspirin and brewed coffee are about the only management plan I have , and believe it or not, the doc agreed!

(((hugs))) and hope you are feeling better, I can empathise with the whole gamut of feelings they and szs bring with them.

I got one of those green tea herbal bean bag heat packs. My boyfriend wouldn't sleep by me because he said my head smelled like a big teabag.

(((hugs))).

Last month I had a headache for 7 days straight, no break. So I finally thought I better go to the doctor. She asked me to describe the type of headache I was having. It seemed to move around. Sometimes my ear hurt with it too, like an earache. But a constant throb. I was living on Advil and Tylenol. The doc gave me a persciption for message therapy. I made some inquiries and found someone who came highly recommended. She assessed me and gave me a 45 minute message. Shee worked on my upper back, shoulders, upper chest, neck and head. My head still hurt when I left there that morning. By the evening it was gone. Coincidence?.... I think not! It stayed away for a couple of weeks. Now I go every 2 weeks for a message. I can tell you that I don't enjoy them. They are not relaxing. They actually hurt, but they do the job in the headache department without drugs.

Yah, I go to PT three times a week because I guess the seizures, headaches and being paranoid of having seizures has did a number on my neck. My PT kept trying and trying, but as soon as a new seizure comes her work is gone.

Now they want to do trigger point injections. Eww!

Had my former doctor addressed this a year ago, it probably wouldn't be -as- bad.

And yes, her massages are nice in some spots and others, I have to try not jumping up and hitting her. I HATE my spine and center of my neck touched. It triggers this awful liquid-like bubbling, grinding sound that creeps me out.

Oh I get terrible headaces too, it can get so awlful at times that I pass out from the pain. but sometimes what works for me is crushing up an excederin and then swallowing it with a coke or pepsi ,,,

Sometimes nothing works,,

: (

hope your doing better

xena

Oh Ellie, I can relate. I've had the never ending headache that not only went on for days but literally months non-stop. I went the route of PT, it did help (along with muscle relaxers and pain killers) although always only temporarily until this last September when I finally (this has been going on for over two years) let the Neuro talk me into trying Topamax (for that and for about the last 6-9 months recurring seizures). I have never been so glad to have gone on medication for anything in my life. I orginially avoided it because I have taken AED's for seizures before and know what they can do to my body and don't want to risk the side effects or long term damage, but finally decided after a bottle of Advil/Excedrin/Tylenol (insert OTC pain killer of choice) a week and no relief for two years I was doing more damage to myself and the pain was unbearable I might as well try it.
Well, that and the fact that the seizures came back. Have you thought that the two may actually be connected? You may be having a change in your seizure frequency or intensity that is causing or presenting itself as headaches. Something you may want to ask your doctor about...
Also, for portable heating pads, most outdoor supply (camping/hunting supply) stores carry small individual heat packs that hunters and campers use that are quite effective some are reusable some are not but that may be another alternative to try also. I loved playing with them when I was a kid, they get really warm.
I hope you get some relief soon.
-Stef