Head aches and Arachnoid Cyst

Hi this is my first time writing on one of these but Im wondering if anyone can shed some light on my symptoms....

I have always suffered from head aches, generally around the time of my period. They seemed to get progressively worse so I decided to try coming off the pill which I had been on for 10 years, to see if it helped. Since then I have had a constant head ache/migrane. Everyday for over a month now!  I have been working in the US so had most my treatment over there. Two MRI's show an arachnoid Cyst on my left side.

Like many of your stories my Doctors have acted nonchalantly over this finding. no big deal, probably unrelated to the head aches etc. There diagnosis remains that my head aches are hormonal!

I am on migrane (migraine) medication and Anti-depressant medication which is meant to keep the head aches away but honestly just masks them. I still feel a constant throbbing.

I am now back in the UK and will be seeing my GP on Monday. Is this hormonal or should I be pushing my doctors to actually do something? And dose anybody know anything about surgery? I heard it can lead to lots more problems down the line???

Thanks so much for the support and good luck to all of you with the same struggles.

[Nassim Abi Chahine, MD]

please clarify! what are the dimension and the location of your arachnoid cyst??
antidepressant alone is not sufficent. try to find out my email, because i cant prescribe here on this site medications. our policy is very strict. cause somebody could use the same medication for another type of headache.
dr nassim abi chahine