Diagnose me - Headaches - almost every day

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.