Headaches all the time and its worrying me.

[Dimmock]

Hi There.
Im 17
Over the past 2 years i got headaches everyday and migraines regularly some could be very bad. I used to take pills everyday paracetamol and ibuprofen and sometimes used to go over the limit the box said. I found myself as you would say "addicted" to them needing to take them regularly. If i didnt take them regularly i would get a headache and feel dizzy. The migraines then stopped last year and i was still taking pills but forced myself to stop before xmas. I hadnt been on the pills for almost 2 months. then a few weeks ago i had my first migraine in a year, it was a very short one lasting 20 mins or so. I now find myself taking pills almost every day, again and im also getting headaches every day. Im trying to force myself off them i havnt taken any today but im feeling dizzy. I also keep worrying alot about the migraines which makes me obsesse over them alot and gives me panic or anxiety attacks. I also feel very panicky and sick before i go to work so i find myself taking tablets again. Please can anyone help me. I just dont want to feel nervous or stressed/panicky anymore, i dont want to obsess over these headaches and migraines again and i certainly do not want to be addicted to the pills again, its taken a big chunk out of my life and i just want to go back to normal and stop this.

Thanks
George

[Dimmock]

Thank you for the post. it has helped. i will go see my doctor and tell him about this, i dont know where to find a neurologist though. I am going to try my best to lower the amount i take hopefully it will work out fine that im taking nothing every week.

Thanks
More help would be appreciated from others

George

[mbnad]

I've never been addicted to pills of any kind but was taking them daily prescribed to me by my doctor.  I hope this helps you in some way...

I had an accident just over two years ago that left me with a minor back injury.  I had just enough pain to take a little Ibuprofen every day.  After a few months I started getting migraines again (hadn't had one in over 3 years) and the back pain got worse.  The doctor increased my daily dose of Ibuprofen...  The headaches kept coming, I developed arm and leg pain, and all sorts of other issues.  I was having problems with speech, balance, memory, and my back still hurts.  

We do blood work and find nothing...  The doctor sends me to the Orthopedist and he does MRIs of my back and finds only minor injury that he says I shouldn't even feel.  
He sends me to therapy 3 times a week.  I learn interesting exercises and am still having all of the headaches and other issues.

Orthopedist finally says I can help you no further and sends me to a Neurologist :)
I love my Neurologist...   She Does brain MRI and evoked potential test to rule out MS...  No MS :)  I give history, she gasps...  IBUPROFEN!!!  in a migraine sufferer!!!
I had no idea this was a no no.  Any over the counter or prescription pain medication taken more than 3 times a week in a migraine sufferer can cause for the brain to kind of go hay wire, the nerve endings all over the body can over sensitize and you'll feel more than you should.  I was having one giant migraine for over a year all because of Ibuprofen.
I now have to take a daily neurological medication to keep my brain from misbehaving.
My migraines closely mimic MS and if I'm not taking this medication you would seriously think I had some serious disease or were drunk.  

Your Neurologist can explain all of this to you :)  If you don't have a Neurologist you need to get one.  Migraines happen in the brain, why not have a brain specialist working for you???
I'd also recommend talking to your doctor about you feeling the need to take medication when you're not in pain.  Over the counter medications are just as harmful as prescription when abused.  
Good Luck!!!