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Severe temple pain, extreme tiredness, feeling faint
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Severe temple pain, extreme tiredness, feeling faint

by ade2007, Jul 29, 2007 12:00AM
Hello everyone,

I've been experiencing very severe pain in my right and left temples for over a year now. It feels like the actual temple vein is tender and it feels like my scalp is tender just under the temple vein. My doctor gave me solpadol tablets, (co-codamol 30/500mg) These are helping a little. The other this is that I have been SO tired lately, falling asleep at times which are really weird for me - the middle of the day etc, really odd for me.
My doctor said that it may be possible that the amount of mental health medications i was given when i was younger has effected my brain and this is why I am getting the headaches. Is this possible? Has anyone else experienced this? He is sending me for an MRI Scan, he's tested me for Temporal Arteritis. He's also tested me for Parkinsons Diesease because I was (and still occasionally) get tremors in my hands. I was diagnosed with occulta spina bifida ages ago, but that was all sorted out.
Can anyone relate to the headaches accompanied with such feelings of absolute tiredness? My doctor said he will refer me to a neurologist. Any ideas what all this could be?
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by ade2007, Jul 29, 2007 12:00AM
The feelings as if I'm going to faint have only happened in the last week, it happens even if I'm sitting down, it's like im going to just uncontrollably fall asleep. This sensation is very heavy when it happens. Can anyone help? I've got another week to wait for the MRI.

by heart2heart, Jul 30, 2007 12:00AM
To: ade2007
How old are you? Temporal arteritis usually occurs in people past the age of 50, women are more often affected. I'm not a doctor, but yes, it does sound a little like Temporal Arteritis or even like Polymyalgia.  Do you have any body/muscle aching? Have you had a sedimentation rate done and was it normal or not? You may need to have a biopsy done of the temporal artery in your head. I would not fool around with this illness, see another doctor if you don't find answers soon.

by ade2007, Aug 01, 2007 12:00AM
To: heart2heart
Hi, thanks for your post - I've actually just spent the day laying down because the head pain and fatigue have been so bad today. I'm twenty eight and even though I have taken a fair amount of pain relief today, I still am feeling pain in my right temple. I explained to my wife today that it feels like my head is actually swollen on that side and it basically feels like my head is bruised - like I've been beaten up or something! I'm really hoping this MRI on Saturday shows something up. It feels like the blood in the temple veins is having trouble passing through or something, thats what it feels like. Anyone ever had anything like this? This website is a real outlet for how painful this whole business is. I'd welcome any comments & contact this way - take care everyone.

by ade2007, Aug 01, 2007 12:00AM
To: heart2heart
Yes, I do ache a lot at the moment - its a bit like flu-type symptoms but I haven't actually got the flu! It's definetely an issue with the temple vein casue I can feel it all the time. I have not had the sedimentation done. I cant work it all out - i live quite a healthy life, I used to smoke but gave up a year ago, don't drink very much now. Thanks for your support. take care

by Ellis20, Aug 01, 2007 12:00AM
To: any one
i am Ellis i have had pain for 7 going on 8 months now in the right side of my head, i have had 4 teeth out now two being my wisdom teeth they told me it must be my teeth but it isnt. i give up im on at my doctor to send me to a specilist does anyone have any ideas.

by ade2007, Aug 02, 2007 12:00AM
To: ellis
I wouldn't be surprised if you have to be quite persistent in going back (and back again) to your doctor for a referral to a specialist. I'm sorry you have been in such pain for so long. It's horrible isn't it. Has your doctor actually given you any medication for the pain you are encountering? My head pain has been on and off for one and a half years now and it was only in the last couple of weeks that my doctor took a deep sigh and (it appeared) actually thought of what to do. He's sent me for an MRI and has spoken about a neurologist being involved. He's given me quite strong pain killers. You can buy over the counter pain relief, but, if you are not happy with the results you are getting from your current doctor, simply change him/her. It took me many years to get the right doctor. I had one doctor who was giving me paracetamol for chronic back pain - I changed doctors and he, (the new one) sent me to a pain management clinic, got me a tens machine and medicated me correctly.
My doctor now is a great guy. Do you live in the UK or abroad ellis? I've had a better day today with my head pain, yesterday I was in bed all day sleeping with such exhaustion because of the pain. I would sleep whilst covered by pain relief and then wake up when it was wearing off. I think that head pain is very trying - it's horrible when it comes on. Drop me a line. Take Care. Adrian

by Helentheo, Aug 04, 2007 12:00AM
To: pain for many years in my temples mainly my left
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by kaznev, Aug 11, 2007 12:00AM
To: Ellis20
I had a similar problem.  I changed dentists and the new one had a machine which zapped my teeth.  He found out that I had a bad tooth even though nothing showed up on xray.  Once he did a root canal filling, the pain was finally gone.  I also have one tooth where food gets stuck into the gum.  I have a job to get the food out but eventually it does.  Until the food is removed I end up with facial pain and pain behind my eye and the right side of my head.

by voxbox, Aug 13, 2007 12:00AM
To: ouch my head!
can someone help me please, I had a sever pain in my left temple over 8 weeks ago now, like a big knife being pushed into my head accompanied by beautiful rainbow lights and a slight loss of vision in the left eye - a pin ***** of vision missing - but i noticed it, then the lights stopped and a burning hot and flooding sensation in/behind the left eye happened... I have had pain (and now swelling) in this region ever since, and this has now spread from the left front quater to the left side of my head and face.  No one can come up with an answer and i have an mri on aug 30.  I feel like it is poison in my head and I'll say why, pain killers do not help but ibroprfin do because they take the swelling down, also a doctor gave me a broad spec antibiotic and that helped some what.  I felt the symtoms were only presenting in the eye