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MIGRAINE or SINUS HEADACHE
by julian87, Mar 01, 2008 10:24AM
Hi i am julian,i am 20 yrs old.For the past 2 years i'hv been having head aches.Always the headache comes the day after i have my head bath.It starts with visual weirdness(zig zag lines)and then it stays for 2 hours during which i have severe pain in back neck,pain in cheeks and fore head and pain around eyes..During the pain i have vomitting sensation too.But the problem arises only if i had a head bath the day before.Usually i take head bath once in 5 days.
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usually it comes in many way.. might be some tension, water drops in head etc., the best way meet Doctor and take cure.. take care julian
Migraines can often be mistaken for sinus headaches. Some doctors will even misdiagnose a migraine and tell you that it is a sinus headache when really it is a migraine. So, that might be why you think that this is a sinus headache.
Like Julian87 said though, the best thing to do is to be seen by a doctor... although if that doctor suggests that you are having sinus headaches, I would ask him to refer you to a migraine specialist because of how often doctors misdiagnose migraine headaches as sinus headaches when really they are 100% migraine headaches. A migraine specialist will know for sure. If you can't get a referral, then get a second opinion if you are told that this is a sinus headache... as this does NOT sound like a sinus headache... although it may not be a migraine, you are for sure dealing with something other than a sinus headache (or maybe something in combination with a sinus headache).
Your symptoms like zig zag lines, neck pain, headache, vomiting sensation are very suggestive of migraines.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118582170/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
I would suggest you to see your GP about it. In the meantime you can take magnesium and B 12 supplements as they have been shown to reduce the frequency of migraines.
Hope this helps!