I've tried paracetamol. I've tried not taking paracetamol. I've tried sleeping. I've tried lying in a darkened room. I've tried drinking icy water. I've tried tha hand over the mouth/nose breathing thing and none of it's working.

My eyes hurt so badly. My neck feels constantly uncomfortable. I can feel my heart beating in my brain. I don't know what to do.

Oooh. Sorry to hear you are feeling so bad.


Have you tried icing your neck?

I hear ya bud, Ive had something that I wouldn't really call a headache more like just pressure that i can feel constantly in my head and on the left side of my face going on for almost 2 months now, nothing seems to take the edge off

Hope you get some relief

I am so sorry for your suffering. Is the paracematol a narcotic? Early in my recovery I would take two tabs of oxycodone. One would not even dull pain of the terrible headaches I would get. I also read in a different post that Benadryl may help.

Andromeda,

I am so sorry that you are suffering so much with this headache. Paracetamol is what we call Tylenol in the U.S. It is not strong enough for a bad headache.

If you cannot get rid of the headache, you need to see a doctor. It sounds like you have a migraine, but only a doctor can diagnose that.

If it is a migraine, there are medicines that stop a migraine. They are called triptans. They are medicines like Imitrex, Maxalt, Naratriptan. Only a doctor can prescribe it for you. Or they can give you something that will get rid of your headache pain. You shouldn't have to be in pain for such a long time.

If you do get diagnosed with migraines, I would recommend that you read The Keeler Migraine Method by Robert Cowan, M.D. He is the head of a headache clinic and he himself suffers with migraines. In the book he explains very clearly all the different options for treatment of migraines.

I hope that you get rid of your headache and get something stronger than paracetamol to treat it next time.

All the best, ShellyK

Hi andromeda,

It is bad, I know, that you are suffering so prolonged with unrelenting headache.
Have you tried Mark's'cocktail' of meds? I think he takes up to 1000 mg. Tylenol (acetaminophen in US; = paracetemol in UK); plus somtimes up to 1000 mg. aspirin ... Mark: Do I recall all that correctly? I've forgotten in which thread was your posting.

At any rate, I wanted to offer a traditional German Bad (spa) hydrotherapy for self-treatment of migraine, headache, and insomnia.

Hopefully you have a bathtub. Fill it with very cold water, as high as you can. You can densely stuff tissue around the overspill 'flowvent' if you've not a deep tub.

Unlike here subtropical where our cold water is never less than 60+ some degrees --- hopefully you there can fill tub with nearly icy cold water.

Dress warmly your head, upper body, abdomen, and thighs. Bare your legs from the knees.
And then you "tread" the cold water in the bathtub ... like "marching", lifting your feet high and stepping down.
Do the treading, marching, walking, swishing through the cold water in your tub --- try for 2-3 mins at first, 5 mins at second treading. Increase as you can, 10-15-20 mins as needed, as tolerated.

I used it during grad school lifetime for migraine and insomnia, with success. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me subtropical DownHere where rarely can we get a 'run' of actually cold water out of any tap or faucet.

Thinking of you, Lady Andromeda, and hoping for relief for you very soon.

Theta

I'm sorry you are suffering Andromeda.

I am confused though... isn't it common to have constant headaches? I've had a headache since I fell back in February and I've seriously not had even 5 minutes without one in that time. The best I've had is it reduce to about a 4/10, but generally, my headache is normally a 6-7/10 and sometimes up to a 9.

The only thing I'm taking for it is topomax and I think its helped a little, I no longer wake up crying from pain at night, I still wake up, but not crying, so I think that's an improvement.

I was startled to read this though, now I'm thinking that not everyone suffers 24/7 for 9 months with headaches?

Best of luck to you Andromeda!!
Starr

Starr wrote: "I was startled to read this though, now I'm thinking that not everyone suffers 24/7 for 9 months with headaches?"

... For others of us, it may characteristically come & go depending upon precipitating, aggravating factors, stress, triggers, selfcare, etc. I had a more or less nonstop headache for 18 months post-injury. (With that "symptom" how can a doc dismiss the "idea" of PCS, I'll never comprehend!)

Hang in there, Gal, with your good selfcare and you will indeed feel better, be better, yes.

Much appreciation to you, Starr,
Theta

Theta,

You remembered correctly. I will take 1000 mgs of acetaminophen/paracetamol and 1000 mgs of aspirin (salicylic acid) together. They work as good as a prescription codeine and acetaminophen without the drowsy feeling. I learned about this when I broke my leg and had 9 screws causing pain for a week or two.

You must be doing well. I see your 'Thank you' or comments on so many posts. I could never tolerate reading so many posts and I have all day and evening to do it. Good for you.

When my headaches step up a notch, the only thing that relives it, is a mundane activity which acts like a diversion - some gardening, a slow walk, tidying something up in the house or playing a low intensity game.

As long as I can immerse myself in this one task it goes away