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las
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Username: Las
Post Number: 819
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:53 am: | 
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Anyone else get these?
How do you deal with them? Mine seem to be drug and herb resistant.
Many thanks as always. |
campbell29
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Username: Campbell29
Post Number: 324
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:05 am: |
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I know its an herb- but have you tried feverfew? It pretty much knocks out the stubborn headaches I can't get rid of with advil or tylenol. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 6569
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:11 am: |
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Cut out refined foods and sugar. That seems to help a bit. Otherwise, I pop Tylenos, grin & bear it.
Barometric pressure sucks. |
SoOrLady
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Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 2904
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:15 am: |
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Had a raging one on Saturday - get a presctription for Esgic Plus and take it with Coke. |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 1881
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:40 am: |
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Advil and Jack? |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2223
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:42 am: |
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I'm having one RIGHT NOW!!! I find that Ibuprophen, caffeine and a cold pack help. At work, I'll buy a cold soda, in a can, and hold it on the base of my skull or temples. |
Ink
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Username: Pageturner
Post Number: 76
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 12:15 pm: |
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(prescription) Relpax - it's for migraines, but works beautifully on rainy day headaches and sinus headaches, too. My doctor believes most of the headaches we call sinus and other, are migraines. This is the only headache medicine that has consistently worked for me. |
Spare_o
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Username: Spare_o
Post Number: 347
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 12:19 pm: |
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I use Tylenol Sinus. Worked this morning for me.
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ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 904
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 1:37 pm: |
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I'm going to pop a fistful of Motrin and hope for the best. |
sk8mom
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Username: Sk8mom
Post Number: 411
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:37 pm: |
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Tylenol Sinus, regular Coke, and dark chocolate, or any available chocolate. |
las
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Username: Las
Post Number: 820
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 3:29 pm: |
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This reads like the migraine thread: Everything works and nothing works.
Are barometric headaches predominantly a female phenomenon (as per those who have posted herein)? |
Reesa
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Username: Reesa
Post Number: 105
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 11:42 pm: |
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Most people I know that get them are women - except my dad! I find cold compress, sudafed, and tylenol or advil work for me. Which has been a problem, because I have been very reluctant to take sudafed while nursing, as I believe it can decrease your milk supply. I might just try feverfew. |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
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Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 2908
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 8:48 am: |
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This male gets them, especially when there are radical shifts in pressure in a short period of time; and nearby tornados and hurricanes can be the worst.
Meditation helps. Staying hydrated helps. For some, as above, caffeine or other stimulants(ephedrine, chocolate) help to ease swelling capillaries in the brain. But sometimes all you can do is go to sleep and ride it out.
Watch out on Sunday or Monday when this warm front collides with a new cold front. |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 4379
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 9:03 am: |
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Excedrin. |
Holly
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Username: Holly
Post Number: 17
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 12:04 am: |
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I started a thread not too long ago on migraines. On the recommendation from someone on MOL I saw Sidney Bender, a neurologist in W. Orange. I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions, but the thread had already been archived. Bender said the exact same thing that two other neurologists, an intern and reading a lot on the internet has told me: More than likely, these headaches that come with the weather are migraines. One must have a sinus infection for them to be sinus headaches. More women than men have them. Often caffeine can help. That is why there are so many recommendations for coke and chocolate and coffee. As was mentioned here earlier, the blood vessels swell, probably due to inflammation. When this happens they press against nerves which cause the pain. At least this is the latest theory. Dr Bender says there are 9 triptan products on the market. The best known is probably Imitrex. I have been mostly satisfied with Maxalt. Relpax is another.
He did give me a bunch of samples of different kinds to try. I don't want to scare anyone, I think the word migraine upsets some people, but you might want to get a prescription for the triptans. Do get checked out. You should not take them if you have any heart problems. But I found tremendous relief not suffering from those headaches. |
ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 917
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 12:07 am: |
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Word to the wise: triptans interact with other prescription meds, so if you are taking certain medications (SSRIs and MAOIs come to mind immediately) a triptan may not be right for you.
It's important to tell your doctor about any Rx meds you're taking before starting anything new. |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 833
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:19 pm: |
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There's something a bit different about the rainy day headaches than the migraines, though. I can likely postpone, and sometimes prevent, a migraine with 2 Cokes (one to drink, one to hold against my head) and Bayer, but the rainy day heachaches are just a day-long out-of-sorts feeling behind my eyes. Doesn't feel vascular like the puslating migraines, or even like a typical headache. More like a constant pulling ache. And of course, it's not just rainy days, it's combination days like today: sun to cloud to sun... |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 834
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 9:42 am: |
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Do tell, rainy day headache sufferers, as it's a rainy day and I want to know if anyone else feels the way I do, and what will help you today. This is not a migraine, not even migraine potential. It is a pulling behind the eyes, a bit of a dull, all-over headache, a bit of a face ache. Who has this? What will make it go away? |
hismom
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Username: Hismom
Post Number: 360
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:13 am: |
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I'm using my fiorinal and a big cup of coffee this morning along with keeping the lights low. I always get "premigraines" (the stabbing pain above one eye and a very tense neck) when the weather turns like this.
Imitrex gave me tachycardia and severe nausea - worse than a migraine anyday. |
Cynicalgirl
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Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2244
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:55 am: |
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Me, I'm having one. I need an ice helmet. What I ahve is a large bottle of Arizona iced tea. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 6604
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 12:21 pm: |
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Try some decongestant or nose spray. It's often deep sinus cognestion. I am doing much better today because I am on a nasal steriod, Singular and amoxicilline for my sinus infection. Although, I am about to pop a couple Motrin. |
las
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Username: Las
Post Number: 839
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 1:53 pm: |
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It's half way through the day: Did any of your remedies work?
Greenetree, how do you know if you have deep sinus congestion?
I haven't done anything but drink lots of water with ice and roll the glass across my forehead. My eyes are still being pulled into my head; I can't have a caffeinnated drink because everything is nauseating. And I'm getting crabby so here comes my whine: Am I to believe I am the only MOLer with a relentless pain en la cabeza? Didn't somebody ward off a headache today? |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2247
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 3:20 pm: |
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OK -- I finished the Arizona tea, had a Hershey's dark chocolate bar -- and 2 Tylenol Sinus Severe Congestion capsules (650 total mg aceta, 400 total mg guafenesin, 60 mg Pseudoephedrine). I think I feel a bit better, tho a tad wifty... |
kathy
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Username: Kathy
Post Number: 1235
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 6:15 pm: |
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"wifty"--I like that word! |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2248
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:50 pm: |
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Yep, that's me. Actually, it was greenetree's remark about "deep sinus congestion" that got me thinking. My little sinuses act like balloons, sensitive to humidity and temperature change. I've always found the guafenesin (aka snot thinner) helps, and then the Pseudoeph does other stuff. While all of that didn't make it all go away, it made life way, way more tolerable today. |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 840
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:15 pm: |
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Cyn, thank you for having a headache with me this afternoon. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 6614
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 8:19 am: |
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If you feel that the solution to your problem would be to drill air holes on the bridge of your nose and under your eyes to relieve the untenable pressure, that feeling is what I refer to as "deep congestion". The kind of thing that can easily turn into a sinus infection. |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 843
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 9:28 am: |
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I usually contemplate the solution as gauging my eyes out - likely the same effect as drilling air holes. I do get tons of sinus and ear infections. Maybe I've got a deep congestion. Thanks. |
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