Diagnose me - Headaches - almost every day

"Migraines" are caused by a lot of things, including foods, smells, light, really anything you can think of. There are a lot of books out now that can help you diagnose your triggers (your local library will have them I bet!)

My neighbor and brothers GF have sensitivity to processed chocolate, and since avoiding have been headache free. My mother had chronic migraines for many years (before I was born) and regular visits to the chiropractor for a year or two fixed that.

Think about what foods you eat on a daily basis, and if there are days where it's worse than usual retraced your steps. Were you wearing a particular perfume, eat something different? Did you wake up feeling sluggish, have itchy/puffy eyes or have a particularly bad night of sleep?

Also, go to a Chiropracter. Even if you don't think you have back pain, headaches can often be caused by muscles in the neck just being unhappy. Go and talk to a chiropracter and let the know you've been having headaches.

For some people it is related to a food allergy--have you tried keeping a log of how often the headaches occur and what you are eating that may trigger them? it is just a thought? I know if I eat to much sugar my head feels like it is going to blow off!!! I am a migraine sufferer and have noticed that stress does play a huge role in how often they appear!!! Good luck-I hope you get some relief!!!!

My sister has suffered with migranes every day for the past 20 years. At the age of 41 was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her right eye. Very uncommon in someone her age. Its an old persons disease.

She no longer has central vision in this eye. He doctor figured that the onset of this disease started with the migranes for all these years and because the eyes were not thoroughly examined, the MD just got worse. She is not to far away from losing complete vision in her eye.

Get your eyes checked again from an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist.

I had the same issues. went to eye doctor and okay. went to neurologist and he did all the tests. told me probably migranes brought on by lack of sleep. mentioned to my doctor and also that my wife noticed snoring. he sent me for a sleep study. they diagnosed sleep apnea. now i use a cpap machine and the headaches are gone.

smoke some pot the headache will go away....lol
You should go get your eyes checked, did you stop drinking soda,alcohol, or smoking cigarettes?Withdrawel causes headaches

I suspect brain cancer.




Seriously - see a doctor.

I haven't read all the replies so sorry if this has been said.

SINUSES. I always got migraines/sinus headaches. a LOT. When I was 21, I had to have a tonsillectomy and the doctor asked me about my sinuses and whether I got sinus headaches, and when I said yes, he said he'd also do a FESS procedure which clears out the sinuses.

It's been nearly 3 years and I can count on one hand how many severe headaches I've had.

Dehydration. Now that I pay closer attention, if I feel a headache coming on I chug 2 glasses of water (or more). Sometimes that helps, sometimes I take 2 Advil with it. 64+ oz of water a day will keep you from getting dehydrated.

Good luck! I was in shock and disbelief when I went a week without a headache. Then two. And now I get them rarely.

My boyfriend also his this problem and we found out that it's because he GRINDS HIS TEETH AT NIGHT! Why? Because of stress!! Maybe look into that?

Migraines run in my mother's side of the family. We've recently discovered that it is caused by food allergies/intolerances. I had what was essentially a year-long migraine until I had a blood test done for food intolerances. I've since cut out the foods that popped up on the test and I haven't had a migraine (or other very nasty symptoms) since, unless i ate some of those foods again.

You may want to look into getting a blood test done yourself.

That is actually very helpful. What kind of doctor would do that type of testing? My GP does not believe in doing anything other than handing out pills.

No doctor really will, as there aren't many treatment options for headaches. If you have them consistently, however, a neurologist can determine whether there's a neuro-anatomical reason (say, herniated disc in your neck) or send you for an MRI to see if you have white matter changes, a tumor, or structural issues with your brain or sinuses.

There are supplemental thinsg you can do to relieve stress, like yoga or meditation. You can track your food to see if you're eatign soemthing that triggers it. Or, have more bloodwork done to check levels of important nutrients.

Migraines run in my mother's side of the family. We've recently discovered that it is caused by food allergies/intolerances. I had what was essentially a year-long migraine until I had a blood test done for food intolerances. I've since cut out the foods that popped up on the test and I haven't had a migraine (or other very nasty symptoms) since, unless i ate some of those foods again.

You may want to look into getting a blood test done yourself.

That is actually very helpful. What kind of doctor would do that type of testing? My GP does not believe in doing anything other than handing out pills.

No doctor really will, as there aren't many treatment options for headaches. If you have them consistently, however, a neurologist can determine whether there's a neuro-anatomical reason (say, herniated disc in your neck) or send you for an MRI to see if you have white matter changes, a tumor, or structural issues with your brain or sinuses.

There are supplemental thinsg you can do to relieve stress, like yoga or meditation. You can track your food to see if you're eatign soemthing that triggers it. Or, have more bloodwork done to check levels of important nutrients.

There are many treatment options for migraines from daily preventative meds to actual migraine meds like imitrex. If you get headaches daily it may be time to try some type of medication.

Scurvy? I know it's more a pirate type ailment but maybe you're the exception to that.

I believe scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency. I live in the sunshine state and eat lots of citrus :-)

If it's even moderately sunny and I don't wear sunglasses, I end up with a headache every single day from squinting. Could that be part of your problem since you live in the sunshine state?

Also, if it's migraines vs. just headaches, I had migraines 2-3 times per week when I was a kid (to the point of laying in a dark room and still throwing up). Had every test in the book run on me, and they found nothing wrong. They eventually just went away on their own with no explanation as I got older. Perhaps it's because I learned how to control the pre-migraine headaches with sunglasses and such as I got older. Who knows?

ok. Here is my story for what it is worth. This is ongoing at this moment. I went to my eye exam where pictures were taken of my optic nerves as part of my yearly exam. Immediately he sent me to a specialist, who confirmed his findings and took more pictures of my eyes. He told me that most likely it is pseudotumor intercranial hypertension (essentially high spinal fluid pressure with the absence of tumor). but he wanted to run some tests first. He also said that if we find nothing, (which happens often) that this seems to be more predominant in overweight females for some reason. so off to the testing i went, blood work, MRI. they both came back fine, so now referral to neurologist...remember, i am having no symptoms, she is perplexed because i have no headaches.. usually someone with this condition would have headaches often. she does a spinal tap to test pressure in spine and check fluid for anything abnormal... all is fine, but pressure is confirmed as high. so she puts me on a diuretic and also encourages weight loss confirming that this is more common in women who are overweight. so, back to eye drs for more testing and follow ups, they say, that there is a SLIGHT change for the good. could be from the spinal fluid the neurologist removed or the med she put me on or the loss of 13 lbs. the neurologist is now sending me to another neurologist who specializes in eyes.... so.... this can be very serious... please take it as so and go to the neurologist.

Only a doctor can diagnose, but below are reasons why i think i / people i know get headaches:
1. trigger foods
2. Eye problems
3. Migrane
4. Lack or too much sleep
5. Stress
6. Sinus
7. Dry eyes
8. Allergies

Migraines run in my mother's side of the family. We've recently discovered that it is caused by food allergies/intolerances. I had what was essentially a year-long migraine until I had a blood test done for food intolerances. I've since cut out the foods that popped up on the test and I haven't had a migraine (or other very nasty symptoms) since, unless i ate some of those foods again.

You may want to look into getting a blood test done yourself.

This is EXACTLY what my issue was too. Since you already track your food, start tracking your headaches too! See if when you eat certain things you always have headaches. You don't even necessarily need the blood tests, I did it "manually" via tracking!

Good luck!

Migraines run in my mother's side of the family. We've recently discovered that it is caused by food allergies/intolerances. I had what was essentially a year-long migraine until I had a blood test done for food intolerances. I've since cut out the foods that popped up on the test and I haven't had a migraine (or other very nasty symptoms) since, unless i ate some of those foods again.

You may want to look into getting a blood test done yourself.

That is actually very helpful. What kind of doctor would do that type of testing? My GP does not believe in doing anything other than handing out pills.

i used to get headaches everyday. started out of no where too. turned out to be the pill. once i went off it the headaches went away.