Medical Advice

I know people have probably said this to you, but I'll say it again. Change doctors. I've had to before because my doctor didn't take my problems seriously. Now that I'm on disability, it is really hard to get a good doctor, so if I had to change doctors I'm not sure where I'd even begin. There aren't a lot of choices.

Your migraines sound like my migraines. I have ended up in the ER I don't know how many times. And this is even after I took the prescription medications he gave me. Something could be wrong with you, but a lot of times migraines just suddenly appear in teenage or adult lives and we don't know why. But I know what you go through. If you speak to your doctor, ask him about Amerge or Imitrex. Imitrex worked best on me, in shot form. You don't have to resort to the shots though. Zomig was another that worked well.

I agree with the others that say see a neurologist they are the best ones to tell where the pain is coming from.
I lived for years with what I thought were migraine headaches and muscle spasms and I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
When I was 13 a Gynecologist told my mom what he thought it was that I had and I that I couldn't possibly have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and he left it untreated.
I was 17 and that pelvic pain I was having that my GP and Gynecologist said was all in my head, I ended up having emergency surgery to remove a fallopian tube that had petrified.
Do whats right for you. If your doctor won't help you find somebody who will.
Don't always believe the doctor they can be wrong sometimes to they are only human.

Before you spend any more money with these quacks I suggest going to a chiropractor. It sounds like your neck is out....just a thought. I have a friend who is greatly helped by this kind of headache with them.

Do you live in an area with Lyme disease? Have you had a lyme titer drawn?

Ok, what about a cat scan and mri...how does your blood work look? Need more info?

From personal experience, it souns to me like you have something going on with your nervous system and the discs in your back. It took me a very long time to get the doctor to figure anything out with me, and now, I have a new doctor and am going through it all over again. They are in disbelief because I am so young.
I was diagnosed with herniated disc, degenerating discs, and neuropathy. The disc problems explain the headaches I get as well as a lot of my pain, but the neuropathy explains it even more.
I would recommend that if your doctor won't run any tests, such as an MRI and a nerve response test, in other words, if your doctor won't really try to figure it out, I would find a new doctor as soon as possible. You symptoms are definately not normal and no one knows your body better than you. If you feel that something is wrong, chances are, something is wrong and you need to find the right doctor to help you. Don't accept any doctor telling you that nothing os wrong when things are only getting worse.
You may have to talk to several doctors before you find the right one, but don't give up. Eventually, you will find the right doctor.

I will say that some of your symptoms are similar to my husband too. However, he did get some temporary relief from Panadol Active. From experience, the pain is most likely to be stress-related. Is your work giving you a lot of stress? You should try and relax more. You may want to try listening to those soothing music which makes you relax, use aromatherapy, or learn to do some yoga. Another way is to go for a relaxing massage, and see if you feel better after that. Try these for a week or so, and see if the pain gets better.

However, if the above does not work, you may want to change a new doctor, and tell them all the symptoms you are currently facing. Sometimes, there may be new discovery when you seek opinion from another doctor.

get a CT scan. that should show you whats happenin in your head. if everything here is normal then i guess it would be due to stress or only a psychosomatic disorder. try relaxation techniques. have a holiday.

Are those the only symptoms you have or do you have anything else that go with it such as dizziness, chest pains, weakness, etc.

Hi Bellasmama, when the medical reports show nothing wrong with your head doesnt mean no problem.
Once a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner told me that those sickness that caused a lot of pain to us initially are usually easily treatable. Those that caused no pain and no discomfort are the ones that will develop into serious problems.
I wonder if you have gone for a whole body checkup? Sometimes poor posture that caused stress to the neck or the spiral can cause headache.
If you have access to Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner who can do foot reflexology, he can pinpoint which organ or part of body causes the problem, then you can go to the hospital and request for tests to verify.
Hope you can get the right diagnosis and get well soon. All the best.

You pay medical insurance, don't you? Well, go back to the doctor or the hospital and DEMAND a specialist look you over. This sounds serious to me, and you need to get it sorted very quickly. It could be spinal related, nerve centre, or something to do with your head, but I wouldn't take the "brush off" any longer. As a medical insurance policy holder, you have the right to DEMAND a specialist. Refuse to leave the hospital until they find you one too! You can't go on losing sleep and enduring this pain, my friend.

Brightest Blessings - please let us know how you get on, would you?