Tell me about your headache

[kate_schaefer]

Okay, this isn't about me. This is about you. What was your worst headache ever? Do you know what caused it? Did anything you did to get rid of it have an effect? How long did it take to go away?

There is no downside to being told that whatever made my head hurt, it wasn't going to kill me. That's totally a good thing. There is a downside to having my head still hurt more than a week later. There are no monster explosions inside my head; it doesn't hurt that appallingly intense way still. It does hurt, though, and it makes it hard to think. It's hard to do anything. I cannot possibly have been sympathetic enough to people with headaches in the past. I am so sorry, you all.

Historically, I don't get headaches. I didn't, anyway; I guess I have to change my perspective now. We didn't even have ibuprofen in the house. If I'm going to have this unwelcome addition to my life, I'm going to have to learn how to live with it.

So tell me stories, please. I feel your pain.

Dammit.

Comments

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

I can't pinpoint a single headache. My worst headaches have usually been associated with both my sinuses and tension in my upper back/shoulder blade area. It's a weird but direct connection -- when Mike massages that area of my back, I can feel my sinuses relax. I think the sinus irritation is what starts it, although I think the back tension is what then really gives me the headache. Ibuprofen mutes the pain well, but sometimes it persists for a few days. Certain perfumes bother me, but I've actually noticed a correlation to weather changes (high pressure/low pressure systems). Weird, huh? Not always, by any means, but often enough.

I can get migraine-like headaches from certain kinds of flashing lights (walking or driving past trees or fences with a setting sun, for instance). I can give myself a headache by doing a rapid focus/scan/focus/scan pattern, as in trying to rapidly check books on bookshelves. Small wonder I don't find used bookstores as compelling as many fans. Best cure for these headaches is taking ibuprofen and lying down in dim lighting, hopefully falling asleep.

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

And I'm sorry to hear your head still hurts! It doesn't sound right that it should be lasting this long. Maybe you should call your doctor again.

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Weather changes and sinus irritation could definitely be a factor in this, along with pollen and bright lights.